A new direction for 2025
As 2024 is coming to an end, I am heading in a new direction going into 2025. The year 2024 was a depressing year for me in some respects. I did not get a lot done. I will be blunt it sucked for my projects. There are many reasons. I will list them.
- We had an election
- Due to the election I spent way too much time doom scrolling thru the news about the election and war in Ukraine.
- I attempted to use several different project and organizational tools. They did not work for me. One was the 12 week year, another was the bullet journal. These just did not work well for me.
- Focus – my focus was not on my projects
- I had too much to do on just basic maintenance.
- I got distracted way too often.
For 2025 – I am heading in a new direction.
Things I did get Correct in 2024
This is a list of things I did get correct in 2024.
- I did improve my writing skills by writing these blogs
- The improved writing skill will help with books and product marketing for 2025
- I improved my furniture refinishing skill using french polish
- Steps were taken to improve my organizational skills
- I improved my growing methods for my garden, orchard and vineyard
- Worked on house repairs and upgrades
- Helped my students at school
- I learned more about WordPress, SEO and gardening
Making Plans and getting results
I needed to do some introspection this year. Therefore, I need to improve my goal making and get better results. So what did I learn? I learned that I did not scope my projects out well and I got distracted doing tasks because my tools were scattered. The main distraction was looking for items I needed for my projects. Since 1994, my life was put in boxes and forgotten way too often. That was the year I got divorced from my first wife. Afterwards, it was a depressing time for me. Because, I was worn out mentally and physically during this time.
Thus, I carried trauma from that time to now. During my divorce, I lost a lot due to mental trauma, and for many years after that carried unresolved issues with clutter. Clutter felt good to me despite the fact I was disorganized! Now having my tools handy and organized feels good to me. Being dyslectic seeing labels and items is critical. If the objects I need are not visible, they do not exist in my brain processing. Cabinets without glass are not good for me!
The Solution?
The solution came in the last few weeks for me. I need to develop a system to organize my tools, books and life. My ADHD and dyslexia cause a loss of focus often. Consequently, I started my plans for 2024 after the year started. Evidently, my learning and recover curves were too late. This is quite common in those of us with ADHD and dyslexia. My daughter and I talked about this issue we both share.
Similarly, my solutions needs to feel good for me. Likewise, my solutions need to work for me with my ADHD and dyslexia. So what turns me on and makes me feel good? Well, I like pretty things. Also I enjoy helping others. So keeping that in mind I will be moving forward into 2025 with a focus on enjoying what I am doing. One saying from a Dr Who episode, “I am just a guy in a box with a screw driver trying to help any want I can”, helped me mentally.
Some of my joys
Furniture making and refinishing.
I will be blogging and maybe doing YouTube videos on this!
History as per my ancestry
I will continue to write and research history and authoritarian leaders and their goof ups. You can bet I will do some more posts on these creeps!
Cars and motorcycles
I will be posting about fixing and riding my bikes, motorcycles and cars. Also included in this area are my model airplanes. I enjoy making furniture, riding motorcycles, working old cars, metal work and just messing around with them.
Art and music
I will spend more time developing my skills in art, playing my guitars and making them. I have several unfinished paintings to do. More on those later.
Flowers and gardening
I will be writing more about growing and gardening. What gives good results.
Writing, Reading and Science
What can I say, I am a science addict! I will be writing more on science. I will also be working on my books. Developing my skills as a writer has been a plus for me for 2024. English courses were the bane of my experiences in school. I hated English courses and writing papers. The Word Spell check helped, but my writing was boring and disconnected with tons of passive voice.
Making Jewelry and faceting Gemstones
Follow along as I make jewelry and a gems. I have many designs in my head and will share the pictures.
Looking forward to 2025
So my conclusion to this blog post. I will redirect my passion and effort into these areas. Screw blithering ninny politicians, narcissistic jerks and minions.