2026
Wow. I can’t believe its 2026.
I’ve never been so excited for a year. I feel like my frontal lobe is finally forming.
I’ve set goals for myself this year. Actually ACHIEVABLE goals!!!!!!
Goal 1: Get healthier
If you were to look at me you probably don’t think I’m super unhealthy but omg if only you knew. I am the most unfit I’ve ever been. It’s seriously embarrassing. I get winded SO QUICKLY. So unfortunately I am going to the gym. Not only to get fitter but also out of pure necessity. MY JEANS ARE GETTING TIGHT AND I CAN’T AFFORD A NEW WARDROBE. Obviously I would love to shed a few pounds but guys seriously never been so broke. I need to lose some weight because golly me and Sam are the same weight.
Goal 2: Actually save money this year
I am somehow super talented as spending every single dollar I earn. Don’t ask me how, I was just born with it. Since I’m almost officially an adult I thought it was time I make a savings plan. I’ve got my excel sheet and everything. I have 3 categories.
1. Trip
We want to save $25,000 for a 6 month trip. I want to go everywhere: Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia (sorry South America). We don’t really have a time-frame for when we want this to happen, just whenever we save enough and sometime before kids (btw not planning on having kids anytime soon).
2. Christmas and Birthdays
I noticed that every time someone’s birthday came around I was unprepared. I would use my amazing skill I talked about earlier and have 0 money ready to buy a present. Same with Christmas. Sooooooo to be more responsible I decided to figure out how much I wanted to spend on each person for their birthday and Christmas gift and then divide it by months so I would have a monthly goal. Lowkey this one was kind of hard to calculate because some birthdays are early in the year so I would have only 3 months to save for someone in March and I had to do a lot of alterations and excel formulas lol. Anyways planning this out made me feel so grown-up.
3. Misc
This category was for all my random things I forget need to happen.
contacts so I can see
oil changes
this website lol
the domain
Things like that.
Goal 3: Finish our house by Graduation
I’m not sure if this is common knowledge lol but Sam and I are building a house! In Norman!!! However, it is taking MUCH LONGER than we anticipated so I’m just hoping it’s done by the time I graduate. When I’m writing this its Jan 23 and we just have the foundation poured. We have the framing lined up but the snow storm is setting us back a bit. Hopefully after the framing goes up everything falls into place.
Goal 4: Read 12 Books
I’m embarrassed to admit it but I have not read a book since my sophomore year in HIGH SCHOOL. I know, it’s so bad. I’ve tried to read so many books but I would start them and they would be sooooooo boring so I couldn’t get into it. But I am proud to say that I have started a book.
Goal 5: Secure a job by August
The job market is scary. I don’t even want to think about it. Since Sam and I are staying in Oklahoma I feel like my options are very limited. I am excited because I have an internship with Love’s Travel Stops this Summer and I would love if I got a job with them by the end of it. I’m still applying to other jobs but that would be so nice.
Goal 6: Read the Bible more
I’m going to be honest. Reading the Bible has always been hard for me. It was always so boring and it felt like a chore. This year I want to change that and we were on a Bible in a Year plan and we’re already so far behind. It’s so bad. I know it would only take 10 minutes and somehow I still don’t do it. This is the one goal I’m slacking in and I need to fix it.
Goal 7: Learn how to use my sewing machine
I got a sewing machine for Christmas and I’m obsessed with it. I’ve made patches but that’s about it lol. Over this weekend I’m planning on making a Valentine’s Day pillow so we will see how it goes. I would love to be able to make myself a dress by the end of Summer so fingers crossed.
Anyways, those are my 7 big goals. I feel like I’ve realized how important it is to have goals and to remind yourself of them often. It does nothing if you don’t remind yourself of them. I hope by the end of 2026 I accomplished everything I set my mind to. We will see.
My last word for this blog is to set goal and make them visible. Make a vision board or a mood board (I inserted mine) and tell everyone that way you have some sort of accountability!!!! <3
xo,
Emma
My mood board for 2026!