Happy New Year (or whatever)

I'm not in the mood!

Happy New Year!! I sit here, starting to write at 5:56am on New Year’s Eve 2024 (and finishing/editing at 5:48pm on New Year’s Eve 2024). I’ve been putting it off, but I’ve decided now’s the time to try to write this thing I’ve been putting off writing all week—The New Year’s Post. Hopefully, I’ve caught you before you head out (or head to bed), but if not HAPPY NEW YEAR! Cheers to 2025, and to doing things even if we’re not in the mood for it.

I’ve been grappling with how I want to approach The New Year’s Post, and despite not knowing how I want to approach this, I have overall been called to write something. Do I share a 2024 roundup of things I’ve done? Accomplished even? Things I’ve learned? Big lessons and milestones? Do I make it cheeky and keep the list to 24 things¹? Do I do the ‘resolution’ or ‘look ahead’ post, where I talk about all the opportunities I see for 2025 and all the things I want to do² to make big! grand! sweeping! changes?

Sure. Fine. Whatever. I think to myself.