my brother has a border collie / newfoundland mix and she is soooo smart. I love that dog. Border collies are just sooo intelligent!
5 days in a row and 7/8 year
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I finished my first artwork for the New Year
Iām aiming for a total of 50, but thatās also including 31/31 for Inktober
I have two books in āDraftā status that have manuscripts completed, for which Iāve ābeen meaning toā do illustrations and print off (the first needs 18 illos, the other needs 12)
āYour best Work is the Work youāre excited aboutā
āNo one in the creative process, other than the Maker, truly understands the process. And often, even the Maker doesnāt.ā
āThereās a good time to impose a deadline. That time is not at the beginning of the process.ā
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6 days in a row and 8/9 year
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used the unhealthy coping skill yesterday.
8/10 month
I know some things like your medical stuff are not completely in your control but try to look at what youāre coping with instead of how.
Work on that 3 ft box mentality. Focus on the things you can do and try to let go of things that are out of your control.
Thatās all I got. Wishing you all a good 2026.
I started the year feeling extremely burnt out. Nov/Dec 2025 were extremely busy, right up until Xmas day, and I promptly got the flu 3 days in to my 9 day holiday, likely from being over worked.
My goals for ā26 are a mixed bag. Some longer term projects, some scaling back.
For the first time since my teen years, I have zero fitness related goals. I just want to continue my exercise regime, which is currently just 2x/week masters swimming and 2x/week CrossFit. I herniated a disc in my back in the summer which is still causing me some grief, so, I just want to move consistently without pushing too hard that I re-aggravate my back.
I would like to get back in the habit of reading a physical book before bed.
I want to seriously explore testing for an ADHD diagnosis and possible medication. I feel like I have always managed my fairly intense anxiety and distractfulness with hard work and exercise. I feel like this frequently leads to these repeated crash and burn cycles in my life, and now with two young kids, thatās just not sustainable and I need to find a better path forward. Maybe thatās therapy, medication, meditation, some combination of the above, Iām not 100% sure yet.
This goal kind of ties in to my last but I feel like I need a career change. Iāve been self employed nearly my entire adult life, and I would like to find something with a better work life balance so I can be more present with my kids. This is pretty scary for me because I feel like Iāve never had a āreal jobā 
. Housing regulations are also changing and causing a lot of headwinds in my industry, so I feel like it might be a good time to pivot.
So, yeah, no grand fitness challenges, no 100 books in 100 weeks challenge, if anything my goals this year are less about pushing myself to new heights and more about simplification and recalibration.
I finally got back on track last week with eating/weight loss goals. Hopefully I can keep this rolling now that the holidays are overā¦
Itās really about narrowing your focus and giving yourself manageable tasks you can accomplish. This way you donāt feel overwhelmed or overloaded with stress from external things.
To use a tri analogy, I was having a terrible day at my last race (injured). I started thinking ahead about cutoffs, worrying my back might get worse, feeling negative, thinking about dropping out.
But I then focused on what I can do. Break this into small chunks. Get up the next hill. Get more calories. Manage effort. Donāt look too far ahead.
Do the best with the factors you can control and let the worry go.
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Iām sorry about the herniated disk.
I encourage yo uto explore the ADHD diagnosis. Keep us updated!
Iām all about simplification and recalibration too.
2 days in a row here and 10/12 month/year.
thanks for the explanation.
11/13 month/year.
@bt how are you? how is your dad?
4 days in a row! 12/14 month
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Yay for 4 in a row!
Dad is up and down, but we had a good visit yesterday when I took him to an appt.
Iām being semi-productive today, catching up on a few chores. Need to exercise. I put it off so much. And I need to make a nice dinner tonight. I was lazy and we had frozen pizza last night. Lol
Did you exercise yesterday, @bt ?
5 days in a row!!! 13/15 month/year
Completed one today, and with one already in the bank, only 16 to go
I have a calendar on my fridge for work, with the weeks numbered 1-52. With 2 works done and itās only Week 3, weāre on good pace to start
cool!
6 days in a row and 14/16 month/year
I walked yesterday. But the allergens blowing around kicked my butt. Iām going to go swim one day next week, but some pools also make me sneeze, so Iām hesitant.
Better than nothing. Prob will be on trainer later today or tomorrow. 
Iām super anxiousā¦ I can cope! I need to in part to channel success your way!
Glad you got out for a walk.
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You got this! Walk was good, except the amount of sneezing Iām doing.
Trainer ride for a little bit this afternoon.
bless you!
hanging in there.