I’ve stepped away for a break so we’ll probably skip 40 things posts this week and next. Let’s do a Share Your World, just a few days late. Happy Friday, everyone!

Do you stay up to toast in the New Year?

Sometimes but it looks different depending on the year. In years past we’ve been up with friends, but lately BrightSide and I are more likely to be crashing at home. Celebrating in my PJs often involves a decent nap about 9pm before catching my second wind and watching the ball drop. Then again, I’d be lying if I didn’t say “the new year will come whether I’m awake to see it or not” a time or three.

Have you ever kept any New Year Resolutions made in the past?

I suppose it depends on what you mean by kept. Did I launch a commitment to the gym those two (or three?) times? Yes. Did I maintain that workout ethic for a good amount of time? Sure. Does the fact that I’m not currently in the gym mean I didn’t keep those New Year’s Resolutions? I vehemently object to that premise. I kept those resolutions for a significant amount of time so we’ll consider them in the “followed but eventually eased off” category.

Do you have any plans for 2026?

Is it too dire to say surviving is my 2026 plan? Sorry, y’all, dark humor will get us through.

We’re planning to travel with BrightSide’s sister and her husband next summer and that’s pretty exciting. I’d like to continue my commitment to writing, maybe even by setting a daily writing time. A little more structure won’t kill me…

What was the highlight/s of 2025 for you.

Turns out I have a decent list for this one. We saw Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, and W. Kamau Bell and they were all fantastic. We also heard Kamala Harris speak. We had a blast seeing James Taylor with a group of friends, and the Ocean City music festival in September was by far the wildest music experience I’ve had.

Gratitude:

Looking at the lit up Christmas tree, squishy carpet, and decent curly hair products.

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