My Goal for Next year

I can’t believe it’s already a new year. 2025 went by so fast. The past couple of weeks have been nonstop for me. I’m working two jobs and it’s busy season right now, so I’m honestly ready to slow down, reflect on my year, and prepare for what’s next.

Last year, I made a vision board and recently went back to look at how much I actually accomplished. Before anything else, I want to say that I did a lot this year. I traveled to new places, landed another higher paying job, started my app, and launched my blog. It was a genuinely exciting year. That said, I didn’t accomplish much of what was on my vision board, and that’s okay. Looking back, some of those goals were a little unrealistic for where I was at the time.

This year, I decided to approach things differently. Instead of overwhelming myself with a long list of goals, I’m giving myself one main goal and putting my full energy into it. Of course, there are other things I want for myself, but those feel more like expectations rather than goals I rewrite every New Year.

My one goal this year is to pay off all of my debt.

I’m about $5,600 in debt. None of it is credit card debt, and it came from circumstances that were mostly out of my control, so I haven’t been too hard on myself about it. Still, my credit score is definitely feeling it. This time, I didn’t just write the goal down and hope for the best. I made an actual plan.

I’m fortunate enough to be able to move back in with my mom. I’ve lived on my own for the past three years and never missed a rent payment or a bill, which I’m really proud of. Right now though, I’d rather put every dollar I make toward clearing my debt. I currently spend about $2,000 a month on household bills, so the plan is to move back home and put that money directly toward paying everything off. If I live with my mom for just three months, I’ll be able to completely eliminate my debt and start saving.

There are a few other things I’d like to focus on this year. Eating healthier, working out daily, keeping a clean and calm home, shopping more ethically, creating more than I consume, and maintaining good grades as I prepare to go back to school soon. These are expectations I have for myself. I don’t need a new year to start showing up as the best version of myself. I just want to be more intentional about how I do it.

This year feels less about doing everything and more about doing the right things.