For the last few years, I’ve taken a laid back approach to resolution making and new year resets, given how hectic the outside world has been. There’s no need for any extra pressure, is the wisdom behind this, and that remains true.

However, on a personal level, last year really didn’t go to plan at all, and whilst I did achieve some of the things I set out to do (work/life balance made some real steps forward), there was a lot that slipped by the wayside.

With that in mind, I do want to use this new year as a reset, and head into the next 12 months with some good intentions and a list of things to achieve. I took the advice of a post on Mastodon that suggested creating a bingo card of things to try and do, rather than a strict list of resolutions. It was firstly a lot of fun to create the card itself, and now I have the joy of looking forward to some bingo bonuses if I do manage to cross any of them off.

As always, though, the main ambition is to 1) be kind and 2) have fun.