2025 – I’m almost afraid to look

I’ve seen a meme a few times in the last couple of days that says something like:

‘I don’t want a new year, I’d like a gently used year. Perhaps 2015?’

It does feel like everything has gone to shit lately, the US looks about ready to fall over, and here in Australia it’s not much better. There is a theory that every generation thinks it’s the worst and it’s all gone to hell but I strongly feel we’re going backwards and losing some of the ground we’d gained.

I’ve recently been on a little trip to the country with a friend. Just a couple of days in a different house to break up my two weeks away from work, and it was lovely. I walked up Hanging Rock, and had some lovely meals, and had my tarot read.

The tarot was overall positive; there is something big coming soon, I think it’s probably the work thing, but it could also be something else. According to the cards I’m settling into my power, and I should keep on with that. I may attract a romantic partner soon, and in order to do that I need to lean into it–be the biggest and best version of me I can so I attract someone on my level. The final card I pulled out was The Empress, who is powerful, creative, abundant, independent, and nurturing. This is a particularly good sign for my year to come and I’ve always thought The Empress was cool.

As I’ve done in other years, I’m setting some intentions or goals for the next twelve month period. I hope I’ll be able to achieve them all, but there is always room for something to get pushed off the list, or to lose it’s importance.

• Publish one book
• NaPoWriMo 2025 (April)
• Keep up the blog
• Craft projects, including crochet, painting, etc.
• Read 5 books
• Play music
• Focus on physical health/getting into nature

I will probably also do something during November for NaNoWriMo as I did this year, but that might not happen, so I’ll leave it off the list. I’ve added a focus on physical health and getting back to nature because I’ve been feeling tired and sore lately. I would like to get a bit more fitness (the trek up Hanging Rock didn’t fill me with confidence). I’ve also taken off the holiday item, since the big project at work might make that difficult to achieve in the next 12-18 months, but I’ll be planning something big after it’s all settled down, rest assured.

I hope the unexpected change isn’t something too hideous, or is even quite exciting, we’ll see when we get there. Here’s to 2025, I hope it’s kind to me.