2026 Resolutions

[frustratedearthmother]

I'm not one to make resolutions, but my resolution this year is to make, and keep, at least a couple.

DH and I started on a healthier eating style several months ago. My first resolution this year is to continue with our healthy eating plan and for each of us to drop some more excess weight.

We also started some gentle exercises. We've slacked lately so my second resolution is to make sure that he and I do some type of formal exercise at least 3-4 times a week.

I've noticed that a theme of several folks has been to declutter - I join that group today. Already have a donation box set up. I'll start with clothes that are now (!!!) too large.

Anybody else?

 

[Mini Horses]

I'm not a resolution person either. But I do intend to continue to declutter & organize. Still boxes from Mom's house we sold when she had to move here. She's been gone for years now & still in boxes!! Plus my own accumulations.

To be honest some can be burned! Paperwork she had boxed....no need for those bank statements & tax returns now. Always other things needed doing with my time -- but I'm gonna clear it out! Don't want kids to need to, 20 yrs from now.

It'll happen slowly but surely.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Always other things needed doing with my time -- but I'm gonna clear it out! Don't want kids to need to, 20 yrs from now.

It'll happen slowly but surely.

That's pretty much the way it is here too. I'd like my son not to have to deal with this stuff... Plus, it just needs to be done, lol.

 

[flowerbug]

i am definitely simplifying and getting rid of clutter and more to do for sure but making no promises or resolutions.

 

[chimkinsandwich]

2025 was just not a great year for me which is why I think I have a lot of the same goals from last year, but number one I want to prioritize my mental and physical health more

 

[Finnie]

Well I didn’t manage to get my 6 resolutions for 2025 done, so I guess my resolution for this year is to keep trying.

DH decided to move up his retirement from his 60th birthday in 2027 to the end of 2026. He figures no point waiting the couple extra months. Then he said we may as well start looking for our next place this year. So the declutterring and wrapping up chicken things have to be stepped up!

 

[Mini Horses]

if I ever decide to quit a job, at least I don't also need to move...saves a lot of time & work!! Lucky me.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

if I ever decide to quit a job, at least I don't also need to move...saves a lot of time & work!!

No thought of moving when we retired. I know DH would love it - but I'm not going anywhere.

 

[flowerbug]

Well I didn’t manage to get my 6 resolutions for 2025 done, so I guess my resolution for this year is to keep trying.

DH decided to move up his retirement from his 60th birthday in 2027 to the end of 2026. He figures no point waiting the couple extra months. Then he said we may as well start looking for our next place this year. So the declutterring and wrapping up chicken things have to be stepped up!

you may want to mention to him that it is really better to use the vacation time instead of taking it as a lump sum because all the time he puts in on the job he would get benefits that otherwise are lost. i made that mistake when i left a previous job and it would have been worth quite a bit of $ with the retirement pay, soc-sec credits, plus health insurance for a few months, etc.

as one small example, the vacation pay i cashed in would have given me a few thousand more in retirement contributions which now all these years later has gone up 16 times.

 

[Finnie]

if I ever decide to quit a job, at least I don't also need to move...saves a lot of time & work!! Lucky me.

Lucky you, but didn’t you move to your current place from a previous farm? So you already paid your dues way back when!

And, 22 years ago when we bought this place and moved here from Michigan, we were trying to get a farm in the country that would be in commuting distance from DH’s new job. We couldn’t find a nice place with a house that would fit our family of 7. We were lucky to get these 4 acres with a 40 minute drive, but then the suburbs got built up all around us. (40 minutes is not far enough away! Everybody else wanted to live out here too!)

So for 22 years, I have longed to move further out. My chance is coming, and I don’t care how much work it takes!

you may want to mention to him that it is really better to use the vacation time instead of taking it as a lump sum because all the time he puts in on the job he would get benefits that otherwise are lost. i made that mistake when i left a previous job and it would have been worth quite a bit of $ with the retirement pay, soc-sec credits, plus health insurance for a few months, etc.

as one small example, the vacation pay i cashed in would have given me a few thousand more in retirement contributions which now all these years later has gone up 16 times.

Oh don’t worry! Believe me, he uses all his vacation every year! He has all this stuff figured out. He has charts and spreadsheets and you name it. One of his favorite topics to research on.

It’s lucky for me that he started working from home during the pandemic and then transitioned to 3 days in the office, 2 days at home after that. Because now it won’t be such a shock to me having him underfoot every day. It will be more like a minor adjustment that he’s not tucked away in the spare room-office as much. I actually like having him work from home because he’s nearby and somewhat accessible when he doesn’t have meetings and such.