Ready or not, it is 2025. The holidays are behind us and the new year looms ahead. I cannot believe how quickly we arrived here!
Each year at this time we think about resolutions, possibilities, changes, challenges, and more. While November is marked by being thankful, December is a time of celebration of joy, January is more of a time for self-reflection. A time to analyze what is working well, and discard what is not.
But, as for resolutions, I quit making them a long time ago. I prefer to call them goals. I had three last year. I reached one of them.
I will not tell you which ones I failed to achieve, but I will say I met my reading challenge. I wanted to read 75 books in 2024. I read 76.
The other two remaining goals have been moved to my 2025 list, and I have upped my reading challenge to 80.
I think meeting my reading goal was easy because I love to read. The other two involved a little more of a sacrifice that I was not ready to make. We will see if 2025 turns out better.
As I reflected on New Year’s Resolutions/goals, I began to wonder what the top 10 resolutions for Americans are. According to the online site “Go Skills,” this is what most people say they hope to achieve each year:
Exercise moreLose weight.Get organized.Learn a new skill or hobby.Live life to the fullestSave more money/spend less money.Quit smoking.Spend more time with family and friends.Travel moreRead more.
Unfortunately, only 46% of people achieve their goals/resolutions each year, meaning a whopping 54% do not. I also heard that most people have stopped working toward their resolutions by the second Friday of January, which is today.
Experts say if you want to achieve your resolutions, it is important to do the following things.
Write them down.Be reasonable.Break them down into smaller tasks.Be specific about what you want.Get prepared mentally.
Regardless of whether you meet your goals, plans, resolutions, or whatever you prefer to call them this year … I hope it is a happy, healthy, one for you!
Cam Hill (Ms. Cam) will be instructing dance movement classes on Saturday, Feb. 8, as a fundraiser for the TAD Center at the center on 261 Yvonne Ave. There are classes for ages 5-8; 9-12; and a dance fitness class for teens and adults.
Space is limited. Contact Cam through Facebook to reserve your space or with any questions! Classes are $10 per student with all proceeds going to the TAD Center.
The Habitat for Humanity 16th annual Chili Open Golf Tournament will be Saturday, Jan. 25, at Heatherhurst Golf Course in Fairfield Glade. It’s a nine-hole scramble with a noon shotgun start. The cost is $60 per person. A homemade chili lunch will be served immediately in the Heatherhurst Golf Club snack barl $15 lunch for non-tourney players.
Register today at www.cchabitatforhumanity.com. Contact Alicia at 931-484-4565 or Alicia@cchabitatforhumanity.com for more information. (Inclement weather date is Feb. 1.)
CRYSA’s Youth Soccer season is just weeks away. Registration has begun for Spring 2025 for ages 4-17.
You may register in person at the Crosville Parks Office or online at www.crysasoccer.com.
Season starts March 1. All games and practices will be at the Duer Soccer Complex.