Hi everyone. I have a lot of thoughts floating through my mind, but none that I can easily type down. To get my fingers started on something, I’m taking part in Share Your World. Here are Di’s final questions for 2025.
1. Do you stay up to toast in the New Year?
Whether I’ll stay up until midnight depends on my mood. I’ll however most certainly not be toasting in the New Year. The staff here leave at 10:30PM as usual and I’m pretty sure the night staff are extremely busy by midnight with all the clients who are afraid of fireworks.
2. Have you ever kept any New Year Resolutions made in the past?
I doubt it. I used to make extensive lists of New Year’s resolutions as a teen but I’m pretty sure that if I ever kept one, it was by chance. Now I call them hopes to keep the pressure off.
3. Do you have any plans for 2026?
I have hopes, like I said, although I haven’t penned them down yet. No definite plans at all. Oh wait, I’ll most likely continue to attend the monthly local brain injury meet-up, which has its first meeting of 2026 on January 19. I’m also intending to go to at least one real-life meeting for adults who spent time in the NICU and will attend the mild cerebral palsy meet-up if I don’t contract COVID again.
4. What was the highlight/s of 2025 for you.
There weren’t any high highs this year, but I did have some good moments, such as my cooking activities.
Gratitude
Di always includes an optional gratitude section at the end of her Share Your World posts. For mine, I’m going to include a favorite affirmation from the Gratitude app.

I like how this affirmation compares human life to nature (or rather, the rest of nature). Indeed, I am allowed to go through seasons and each of the seasons prepares me for what’s ahead.
Lovely share Astrid. Thanks for joining in and a happy new year to you.
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Thanks so much! 🙂 Hope your 2026 will be off to a great start.
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I liked your answers, I think I might answer these questions on my blog
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Thank you. I don’t always participate in this meme, but it’s a good one.
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That is a good idea about making hopes instead of resolutions. Good luck with the meet ups. Wishing you all the best for 2026.
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Thank you so much. I am really looking forward to meeting new people in 2026.
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I think resolutions put too much pressure on most people. Hopes is a much better approach. HAPPY New Year, Astrid!
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Thanks so much! 🙂 Hope your 2026 is off to a good start.
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You’re welcome. Getting ready to close up day five and it is getting better day by day.
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Oh that’s good!
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