Let’s see how I got on with my plans & goals during 2025 and what I’m hoping to do in 2026.
My biggest wins last year were to reach 9000 sales on Etsy, keep learning Dutch on Duolingo (I did lessons every day), ride my bike more often (very much so, thank you Zwift), ride to the next village and to list my bags of clothes/accessories on Ebay (10 things sold so far).
My biggest fails were all to do with my goal tracker journal as I stopped updating it pretty quickly. I definitely didn’t go somewhere new every month. I might have tried a new recipe twice a month but since I didn’t keep track I don’t know.
I still like the bingo card format so I’ve updated my printable for 2026 and will try again – you can download it for free in colour & b/w.
My 2026 Plans & Goals
My main goal is just to survive this year. Given the last 18 months, it seems like the universe is very insistent that I make some major life changes so who knows what the year will bring. I still have some general goals though to keep me going:
- Upload a new print on demand design every month
- Clear out and reorganise my studio (and the rest of the flat?)
- List more stuff on Ebay
- Go somewhere outside Helensburgh every month (bingo)
- Try a new recipe twice a month (bingo)
- Keep learning Dutch on Duolingo
- + my crafts goals & reading challenge
Bonus! Cycling goals that no one cares about
- Take my bike on the train to ride somewhere with actual bike paths
- Ride 2026km (either in 2026 or since I started tracking)
- Complete 6 stages of the Tour de Zwift
I would also like to do some monthly challenges – either something I do every day that month, or that I have 30 done by the end of the month. Once I decide on a new format for my monthly recaps, I’ll include this.
