Happy New Year! Setting Goals for 2025

Happy New Year, lovelies! As we step into 2025, I want to look back and reflect on last year’s goals and my goals for the future. I had a huge setback last year and struggled so going forward, this year's goal is to have sustainable habits and find balance for both my creative and personal life.  I'm going to be focusing on having a structured approach so that it'll be easier to achieve them.

SETTING THE FOUNDATION: My Daily Schedule

One of the biggest changes I'm implementing is having a consistent daily routine. Since I have ADHD, this is going to be a challenge to keep but if I use a Pomodoro-style time structure, I feel like I can maximize my productivity and creativity. 

Morning Routine (5:00 AM - 8:00 AM)

• 5:00 AM: Wake up and make bed immediately

• 5:15 AM: Morning stretch and walk the dogs

• 6:00 AM: Skincare and hygiene routine

• 7:00 AM: Household tasks and organization

Creative Block (8:00 AM - 2:00 PM)

• Art practice and development

• Work on art store designs

• Vocal training sessions

Content Creation (2:00 PM - 7:00 PM)

• Streaming sessions

• Community engagement

• Content planning and preparation

Wind Down (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

• Personal time and hobbies

• Evening routine

• 9:00 PM: Bedtime

My Creative Goals for 2025

With this schedule, I'm focusing on the following key areas

1. Art Development - 2024 and truthfully many years prior have been significantly scarce of artwork, so I want to dedicate a specific set of hours (the quietest hours of my household) to improve my art skills. This includes daily sketches as warm-ups, exploring new techniques and mediums, and working on manga and merchandise for my upcoming art store.

2. Streaming Journey - As a fairly shy person, streaming and social media, in general, is oddly hard for me, so for a long time I've been struggling in this area. With this schedule being more consistent and focusing on things that I'm comfortable doing like having art sessions, playing some of my favorite games, and having some casual chats, I feel like this makes things easier for me to enjoy streaming more.

3. Personal Growth - Beyond my creative pursuits, I have a few other goals in mind. These include me learning to sing, creating a more active lifestyle, stepping out of my shell, and meeting more people.

Bringing It Altogether

In order to manage all my goals with the most efficiency, I'm using the Pomodoro Technique, which should work well with my ADHD. I'm making tasks down to long 25-minute segments, followed by short 5-minute breaks, and then after 4 cycles take a 15 - 30 minute break. This method should help maintain focus while preventing burnout.

Cheers to a Productive 2025! 🥳🥂

I'm sharing this approach because I want to document my process and be able to look back and properly assess what I can do better. As a plus, there can be accountability and community support too! I'd love to hear about your goals and routines for 2025 and maybe we can even encourage eachother along the way!

Here's to a year of creativity, growth, and achieving our dreams!