Do you stay up to toast in the New Year?

I don’t think I’ve ever toasted for the new year. I’ve certainly stayed up until midnight on New Year’s eve but there was never any food or drinks. The only thing I did was watch the countdown on TV. There was a year when I walked the treadmill for three hours while watching the countdown on TV.

In the last few years, though, I’ve grown bored of watching the countdown – too much talking, ads, and out of tune music. So, it’s been like any other night the past few years and I have no doubt it’ll be like any other night this year.

Have you ever kept any New Year Resolutions made in the past?

Nope, I’m pretty sure I broke whatever new year resolution after 3 days after making it, hence, it’s why I stopped making New Year Resolutions.

Do you have any plans for 2026?

The only 2026 plan I have right now is starting seeds for the garden, which, depending on my restraint, I might be starting seeds today. I started seeds around mid-January in 2025 but I feel like I might be able to get away with planting things early in 2026, depending on the weather for February, of course.

What was the highlight/s of 2025 for you.

2025, surprisingly, had quite a lot of highlights, between the trip to Taiwan and Japan, the trip to the Four corners, and the trip to Grand Canyon. My absolute favorite was spending my birthday driving from one national forest to another, seeing the differing autumn colors from one mountain to another. I really enjoyed the solo drive down the winding mountain roads.

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