Make ‘Em Purr

I haven’t been active on here, as I’m sure my few readers have noticed. If there is anyone left, there’s some updates to follow. If it’s just me left here… that’s fine too.

2024 has come to a lackluster end. After much debate as to whether I should go to the Christmas party, I eventually opted to go air some grievances. There seem to be minor changes from those that I initially wrote off. They’ve already waned from that first week, however, so I trust those friendships are on borrowed time, at least in the capacity that they were once meant to be. Beyond that, I co-hosted a NYE party before hitting the classic Irish Goodbye 20 minutes before the ball drop. No real updates beyond that for the end of 2024.

2025, however, has given me hope. Maybe false hope, but hope nonetheless. I’ve cleared my head for months without social media and it has been a very positive experience. I highly recommend others pursue the same cleanse as long as the media platforms continue to target us with ads and unblockable reels. With that said, I have also found the line, though blurred, of social media as a tool versus a cyclical time sink. I intend to use it, as the aforementioned tool, but I also intend to tread very, very carefully.

Resolutions are so last year. I’ve set three vague areas of focus for this new year:
1) Health. More fitness and better diet. I’m not looking for abs by summer or watching my macros and micros. I just intend on eating better than I was and moving and being active more consistently.

2) Finances. As many of you know, I sold my house last year and am currently staying with family. This opportunity is one that I don’t wish to squander. I understand how lucky I am to have been able to make this happen and want to ensure I can make the best of it. That means, more overtime, less spending and more side hustle.

3) Create. I don’t wish to just spend my time working; working on myself, working to make money. I also I want to make sure I use my brain to create. Maybe these artistic endeavors will see the light of day, or maybe they’ll be lost deep within my hard drives until long after I’m gone. Doesn’t matter, all that matters is I create.

That’s it, those are the three focuses of 2025. I am slowly figuring out the space in which all three overlap and I am, thus far, liking what I am coming up with. I feel really good about where I currently stand and I feel really good about the near future. There are a few other specific goals that I’ll touch on in later updates, but for now, 2025 is just starting and I intend to make it purr.