The Ritual must continue. How did I stack up against my 2025 aims?
- Health ✅
- Reading ✅
- Painting ✅✅✅
- Guitar ❌
- Films ✅
Smashed it mate. What next for 2026? More of the same I think. I start a new fully remote job tomorrow and starting well will be the focus. I’d like to build a better routine around going for daily walks in daylight rather than waiting for the evening.
I’m going to keep logging my painting in a Paint Slam journal. Last year’s count was 238 models which is probably the most I’ve ever painted in a year. The vast majority of that was done between January and July which is even more wild. I’d like to hit a similar number but with a more consistent approach.
I’d like to keep doing the 1001 Albums challenge which I’ve been posting on BlueSky, it throws a lot of “new” “classic” albums at me.
I watched/rewatched 40 films in 2025 which is a fine total. I’d like to watch more recent films in 2026, even just blockbusters which I’ve missed over the last few years.
On the book front I finished 21 books in 2025. For 2026 I’ve signed up to the Big Green Bookshop book club to get bit more variety.
Basically; we go again, we do not let this slip.