MY 2025 GOALS FOR THE NEW YEAR
Happy New Year, My Darlings!
I cannot believe we have welcomed a new year so quickly, it feels like we just welcomed the year 2024. This is a new beginning for Adaline Lane as we are entering this near year with big dreams to accomplish. I do not partake in the traditional new year’s resolutions because I can never stick to them.
Instead of resolutions for 2025, I am going to set goals for myself. I smile at the thought of setting goals because I never seem to accomplish those either. This year is a declaration that I will accomplish my goals because I have decided to try something new. I will write down my goal so I can see what I am working towards. I would like this post to be the first step to holding myself accountable for the goals I set for myself for both personal and professional.
This is the first year Adaline Lane will officially be my life’s work.
My 2025 Professional Goals
Daring to Dream Big!
For 2025, I am dreaming Big and Bold, but this must start with my self-confidence. Who would have thought a former cheerleader would lack confidence? I know that confidence is important if I want to accomplish my goals this year. Confidence building has been something I have always wanted to work on over the years, but it was not high on my priority list.
I have to let go of self doubt and sabotage my life. I need a can-do attitude if I want to accomplish my dreams. It is moving around the negative self-talk I do with my that will have to take the back seat for 2025. I am walking in boldness and trusting the process. We all have allowed our past to keep us stuck, insecure, and scared to make real change in our lives. I know I have allowed my past to keep me thinking I am not worthy of the things of my heart’s desire. This is my story and I have the power to change it.
I am not my past and it will no longer anchor me to my present and future. It’s silly really, to think we are all carrying our past into our present wanting change for the future. The New Year means a new beginning. To make changes so we do not repeat the year before. 2025 is my season to create and live my dream life. I can not wait!
Put myself out there
I am a self proclaimed introvert, so I laugh at the thought of setting a goal of putting myself out there. Me, an introvert wanting to be seen and heard. It’s so hard to step outside the comforts of my own world I have built for myself because I feel safe there. I want to become a content creator and for me that doesn’t mean to be seen. For me it’s about showcases all that I have learned and my journey. I am part of the generation that witnessed the digital world come to life. I can remember my first email address with AOL so I have seen where the internet has been and where it is going.
I can officially say that I am a blogger because I have taken the first steps of sharing my goals with you. I know I can overwhelm myself with overthinking and never starting but this year I will commit to my blog and hopefully a beautiful community will form because I took a chance on me for a change. I am going to embrace becoming a content creator this year and beyond.
Pour into myself | Learn and Evolve
Since the dawn age of the internet I have always found myself reading and researching everything. I am learning about history and how we have evolved as a society for the good and sometimes the bad. This year my goal is to dive deeper into more historical figures, events, different cultures, as well as learning about interior design.
We are in a world that is technology driven and forever evolving, so I want to make sure I have the knowledge and skill set to keep up. I am not in any way app dependent because I am old school with planning my life with diaries as well as the lost art of letter writing.
Embrace my individuality
I will no longer play the comparison game with myself. I am unique because I am the only copy. I have spent years hiding away the things I embraced as a child to live up to the expectations of those around me.
Work with intention to succeed
I am putting my all into everything I intend to embark on in 2025. I have to see success in everything I am going to do. I also know that with success there may be failures so I must intend on creating the life I am proud to live. We all want different things for our lives, but instead of me starting my journey at the finish line, I should enjoy my walk getting there.
My measurement of success is different from others so I am looking forward to defining what success looks like for my life. I want to share with you my successes and failures of all that I will do during the year.
My 2025 Personal Goals
Learn how to Romanticize my life
I consider this goal to be a lifetime commitment. Romanticizing my life has been something I did as a child often. I would immerse myself into story books and movies that brought me joy. As a child my favorite shows to watch were those that gave a beautiful relationship with time.
I want the life of my dreams and it must start with me. I want t o create beauty and joy all around me. For the first time in my life I am prioritizing my wants and needs in 2025. I want the finer things in life being rich with traditions and a comfortable home.
I want to live in the country with lots of green trees, brooks and hearing the sounds of nature when I open my windows. I want a garden that looks like the one from Peter Rabbit and I do not mind if it comes with the rabbits. Even though I do not have my country home, I can still do micro things now to have a slice of my dream life. I can do things now to create the environment that I want.
Prioritize Fitness, Health, and Diet
My overall health is very important to me. I am getting older which means prioritizing what is important. I never liked going to the gym only because I find it intimidating with all the equipment I do not know how to use. Instead of doing strenuous workout I will do Pilates workouts along with stretching exercises. My diet has been clean eating for about ten years now but due to stress and worry I have not made the best food choices for some time now.
Let’s talk about selfcare. I went through a period of shuddering when I would hear the masses mention the word selfcare. At the time it seemed to be a buzz word for everyone just to get clicks and views. The overwhelming content about spending money just for selfcare was not appealing to me because I did not have the means to get a message or get my nails done every two weeks.
Selfcare seemed to look more like a chore and at some point I was exhausted with the idea of self care. Enough rambling, what I am trying to share is that selfcare looks different for everyone. Selfcare for me has to work where I am in my life and how I can make it work for me. I want to try to use a wellness journal to keep track of my progress.
Embrace Slow and Simple Living
I want to have a better relationship with time. I no longer want to live a life of feeling like I am in a hurry. I no longer want to feel like I am in a constant state of worry and busyness. I watch a few vlogs on slow living and the benefits from it. I can say that it will take time to put into practice. It will take dedication to let go of things no longer serving a purpose in my life.
Slow living will look different for everyone so my expectations for this lifestyle change. It is not too late to stop to smell the roses. It’s time to enjoy the mundane and the simple pleasure of life. I want to create a simple life of being home, enjoying good books, recipes, and making a home.
Learn a new language: French
I want to freshen up on my French. I took French in high school, but I did not take it further because I did not see the importance of learning a different language at the time. Now that I am older I see the value of a secondary language. French is a beautiful language and I wish I had continued with learning.
I plan to travel to French speaking territories in the future, so taking this time to brush up on my French will
Embrace my Femininity & Learn Etiquette
I will declare I am an old soul. I love the wisdom of those who came before me. I was the little girl that loved being around my grandmother and her friends because they held a certain stature I know longer than today only in the older generation. I longed for the days of receiving a call from my friends, hand written letters and holiday cards, and having an address book filled with acquaintances that I could send holiday greetings to. I grew up in the south so everything southern is what I know my life would evolve around.
Now that I am older, I feel cheated. I don’t have the address book to send holiday greetings, no bridge games, or afternoon teas. I love old movies that share a glimpse of the past. The gentleness of a lady and the forgotten etiquette I saw my grandmother and her friends shared. There are things I saw my grandmother partake in that I do not see today. She had a beautiful dressing table topped with dusting powder, perfumes, lotions, and face creams. She had a signature fragrance of roses every time I smell roses I think of her.
She was very feminine and I wanted that for me when I became a lady. 2025 I am going to embrace all things vintage, feminine, and learn etiquette.
Have more experiences & Travel
I live in a location that gives me the smalltown feels of a Hallmark movie. In my surrounding areas there are more small towns. The past year I did not take advantage of Autumnal festivities like pumpkin patches, fairs and dining out. I am introverted and will talk myself out of doing anything if I get too caught up in my own mind.
I want to get dressed and go out more. Whether I am going to a bookstore or a solo lunch at a cafe. If I want to create content I must get out more to get life experiences.
