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What is one thing you hope to achieve in the New Year? (Original Post) debm55 Dec 31 OP
For myself ItsjustMe Dec 31 #1
Bless you , my sweet Itsjustme. Love, Debbie debm55 Dec 31 #3
I hope things get better for you... Trueblue Texan Dec 31 #8
I have no doubt ItsjustMe Dec 31 #9
Oh you will, you will debm55 Dec 31 #14
Stay sane and not let Trump live rent-free in my head, Ocelot II Dec 31 #2
Agree, thank you Ocelot II debm55 Dec 31 #4
Live. live, live, staying alive... GreenWave Dec 31 #5
Thank you GreenWave. debm55 Dec 31 #6
Finish my cozy mystery... Trueblue Texan Dec 31 #7
Thank you very much debm55 Dec 31 #15
Survive. Turbineguy Dec 31 #10
Thank you Turbineguy debm55 Dec 31 #16
Stay healty and alive. nt doc03 Dec 31 #11
Thank you doc03 debm55 Dec 31 #17
to be here for the next one..... n/t lastlib Dec 31 #12
Thank you lastlib. We will debm55 Dec 31 #18
Dental health mental issues XanaDUer2 Dec 31 #13
Sweet XanaDUer2 may your wishes come true. Love.Debbie debm55 Dec 31 #19
To find as many reasons as I can to be happy during the first year... 3catwoman3 Dec 31 #20
Thank you 3catwowoman3 debm55 Dec 31 #21
I will be shooting for those 6 pack abs. Prairie_Seagull Dec 31 #22
Thank you Prairie_Seagull debm55 Jan 3 #30
wake up, get out of bed, drag a comb across my head....every day lol nt msongs Dec 31 #23
Thank you msongs debm55 Jan 3 #31
You just need a cup and a smoke! DaBronx Jan 3 #53
Sanity on the political front ailsagirl Dec 31 #24
Thank you ailsagirl, I hope so too, debm55 Jan 3 #32
If they mess with SS, 'care, and 'caid staying in the good facilty I'm... electric_blue68 Jan 2 #25
I am going to do more crafting too, Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Jan 3 #34
More Fun for us! 👍 electric_blue68 Jan 3 #44
Agree debm55 Jan 3 #50
To, kozar Jan 2 #26
Thank you debm55 Jan 3 #35
To bounce back. FM123 Jan 3 #27
I am so sorry FM123, May the memories of your dad be a blessing to you. debm55 Jan 3 #36
. FM123 Jan 3 #41
Waking up in the morning. catbyte Jan 3 #28
Thank you catbyte, I have the same problem too, debm55 Jan 3 #37
Get my weight down to at least 180. Elessar Zappa Jan 3 #29
Thank you Elessar Zappa. You will do it. You are a strong person. I wish you luck and blessings in the NewYear. debm55 Jan 3 #38
Thank you Deb! All the best to you, your husband, and your furry friends! Elessar Zappa Jan 3 #40
Thank you Elessar Zappa. debm55 Jan 3 #42
I need to find more friends CountAllVotes Jan 3 #33
Don't give up on yourself, CountallVotes. You can do it. Take it one step at a time. debm55 Jan 3 #39
Peace of mind ailsagirl Jan 3 #43
Thank you ailsagirl. I am right there with you. debm55 Jan 3 #49
I plan to read more books. Archae Jan 3 #45
Thank you Archae. That's a wonderful idea. debm55 Jan 3 #48
To defeat the hordes of deer and actually have a garden Wicked Blue Jan 3 #46
Thank you , Wicked Blue. I don't know if there is anything you can do about that. Is there an apple tree nearby? debm55 Jan 3 #47
We have a deer overpopulation problem and its a nightmare Wicked Blue Jan 3 #56
We had the same problem here a couple of years ago. The Game Commission came and shot them. Also opened up deer season debm55 Jan 3 #58
stay healthy and reach my 78th birthday next December and lynintenn Jan 3 #51
Thank you lynintenn. And it is a very good therapy, debm55 Jan 3 #54
Eat more True Dough Jan 3 #52
HAHAHAHAHHA. well put your favorite soup in the post. It was 23 degrees here today . I need soup debm55 Jan 3 #55
Peace. redstatebluegirl Jan 3 #57
I am so sorry redstatebluegirl. May their memories be a blessing to you. I wish your husband the strength to overcome debm55 Jan 3 #61
Thank you so much debm55. redstatebluegirl Jan 3 #62
get arrested causing good trouble Fichefinder Jan 3 #59
Thank you Fichefinder. What is good trouble.? debm55 Jan 3 #64
As the legendary John Lewis said... Fichefinder Jan 4 #69
Thank you very much and I wish you luck on your journey of good trouble debm55 Jan 4 #70
At my age... calguy Jan 3 #60
HAHAHAHahahah. oh you. Think positive. Love ya debm55 Jan 3 #63
Resolution Wifes husband Jan 4 #65
Thank you very much, wife husband, You can do it. debm55 Jan 4 #67
That my husband have a decent life without fear. OldBaldy1701E Jan 4 #66
Thank you OldBaldy1701E I will keep both you and your husband in my thoughts, Best to you both debm55 Jan 4 #68
Mine is to find a hobby that gets me out of the house. Initech Jan 4 #71
Thank you very much Initech. I have the same plans. I wish you luck for both of your plans. debm55 Jan 4 #72
Stop working so hard and go fishing more! Emile Jan 4 #73
Thank you so much ,Emile. Take time to enjoy and relax. debm55 Jan 4 #74

Ocelot II

(121,828 posts)
2. Stay sane and not let Trump live rent-free in my head,
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 11:47 AM
Dec 31

try to keep things as normal and enjoyable as possible. I'm just too old for this shit.

Trueblue Texan

(3,070 posts)
7. Finish my cozy mystery...
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 12:06 PM
Dec 31

...or at least get it structured and plotted well enough that all it needs is a good edit or two.

XanaDUer2

(14,778 posts)
13. Dental health mental issues
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 01:01 PM
Dec 31

Resolved, enuf money to leave my partner the strength to dump relatives treating me like shit and not care anymore.

3catwoman3

(25,835 posts)
20. To find as many reasons as I can to be happy during the first year...
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 01:55 PM
Dec 31

…of the upcoming 4 yr shit show.

Prairie_Seagull

(3,835 posts)
22. I will be shooting for those 6 pack abs.
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 02:39 PM
Dec 31

Right now, more like a pony keg.

Hope everyone has a great time tonight on what has been called armature night.

Drive safe. Watch out for republicans.

electric_blue68

(19,090 posts)
25. If they mess with SS, 'care, and 'caid staying in the good facilty I'm...
Thu Jan 2, 2025, 11:11 PM
Jan 2

and getting meds. Geeeebz!

Besides the srmi-existential threats...

Do more hands on drawing (vs digital, which I do love), some painting, and more Crafting!!! 🖋🎨 💎 🧶
(just semi-precious stones & water pearls)
🤞🤞🤞👍

FM123

(10,150 posts)
27. To bounce back.
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 12:28 AM
Jan 3

I was so devastated after the election - didn't think I could feel much worse but then a few weeks later, my beloved Dad passed away. I am putting on a good front for my friends & family so they don't worry about me, but I am not yet okay. Soon, I hope.

Elessar Zappa

(16,218 posts)
29. Get my weight down to at least 180.
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 10:20 AM
Jan 3

I’m a 5’10 male and I currently weigh 226 pounds. Most of it resides in my big gut which is very unhealthy.

debm55

(39,674 posts)
38. Thank you Elessar Zappa. You will do it. You are a strong person. I wish you luck and blessings in the NewYear.
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 11:21 AM
Jan 3

CountAllVotes

(21,133 posts)
33. I need to find more friends
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 11:07 AM
Jan 3

My life is horribly lonely.

There isn't much to do where I live but go to bars/pubs or the local Indian casinos.

I need to get the house is order. Things are a mess around here.

Lots of work to be done!



Archae

(46,924 posts)
45. I plan to read more books.
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 06:27 PM
Jan 3

I just bought "Peoples' History Of The United States."
I plan to read it, and more including my current bookshelves books and not spend so much time online.

debm55

(39,674 posts)
47. Thank you , Wicked Blue. I don't know if there is anything you can do about that. Is there an apple tree nearby?
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:15 PM
Jan 3

Wicked Blue

(6,860 posts)
56. We have a deer overpopulation problem and its a nightmare
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 09:05 PM
Jan 3

There are so many deer that they are starving or eating plants that deer normally won't eat. I've seen as many as 10-15 deer wandering through the neighborhood at a time. Hundreds of them in the area, if not thousands. They have no natural predators.

debm55

(39,674 posts)
58. We had the same problem here a couple of years ago. The Game Commission came and shot them. Also opened up deer season
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 09:39 PM
Jan 3

so hunt. I didn't like but I saw their point. We had the problem with them going onto the major roads. jumping into cars, not moving once they were in the road.

lynintenn

(771 posts)
51. stay healthy and reach my 78th birthday next December and
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:30 PM
Jan 3

my goal is to learn to make a perfect pie crust. Last year I learned to make perfect buttermilk biscuits I guess you would say cooking is my therapy

debm55

(39,674 posts)
55. HAHAHAHAHHA. well put your favorite soup in the post. It was 23 degrees here today . I need soup
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:58 PM
Jan 3

redstatebluegirl

(12,509 posts)
57. Peace.
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 09:26 PM
Jan 3

2024 was a horrible year for us. We lost a beloved family member to cancer, she was 57. I lost my best friend from college.

My husband has been put through so much nonsense at work.

Then the orange leech gets elected.

2025 has to be better.

debm55

(39,674 posts)
61. I am so sorry redstatebluegirl. May their memories be a blessing to you. I wish your husband the strength to overcome
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 09:50 PM
Jan 3

nonsense at work, while he perhaps looks for another job. I went through that and it's hard not to bring it home. And our country, peace for all of the shit that is going to go on. Peace to you with dealing with it all

Fichefinder

(263 posts)
69. As the legendary John Lewis said...
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 10:26 AM
Jan 4

“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and redeem the soul of America.” John Lewis made this statement on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 1, 2020 commemorating the tragic events of Bloody Sunday. Bloody Sunday occurred on March 7, 1965 as peaceful protesters were beaten by law enforcement officers for crossing the bridge. Lewis and others like Amelia Boynton Robinson were beaten so badly they were hospitalized

Wifes husband

(139 posts)
65. Resolution
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 12:28 AM
Jan 4

Lose weight and watch my language. Trump does not make watching my language easier. The words that best describe him are not for polite society

OldBaldy1701E

(6,793 posts)
66. That my husband have a decent life without fear.
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 08:15 AM
Jan 4

Yeah, I am a dreamer. Because that is never going to happen to people like us. We are too poor and too unimportant to society at large.

debm55

(39,674 posts)
68. Thank you OldBaldy1701E I will keep both you and your husband in my thoughts, Best to you both
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:48 AM
Jan 4

Initech

(102,775 posts)
71. Mine is to find a hobby that gets me out of the house.
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 11:13 AM
Jan 4

I also plan to go back to school in the fall this year.

debm55

(39,674 posts)
72. Thank you very much Initech. I have the same plans. I wish you luck for both of your plans.
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 11:25 AM
Jan 4
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