I’m reading a book, and my wife is doing cross-stitch. At the same time we are solving the problems of the world. 😉 At 8:30 we’ll watch a British Mystery, and then head off to bed!

I’m spending some time this evening thinking about how i spent my time in 2025, and as a result how i might want to spend it in 2026. I like writing better than typing, because it slows down the process and i can think a little more while writing. (I got a new pen today which heightens the motivation a little, being a pen aficionado.) So i have an initial list. It will definitely change. Some things will move up to the top in importance, others will move down, some will be added. I’m asking God for wisdom as i write. How do you guys approach a new year?

Happy New Year everyone 🥳 Remember when we used to say we're going to party like it's 1999? What would that look like today? Partying like it's 1999?

Hubby made a video of our dream on his channel. Jack is the star of the show: https://youtu.be/HVkYNbriLm8?si=MghF7cri5-JkgwGr Since we couldn't make it happen, we moved on to Plan P (Pool) which we accomplished. However, we're currently in Plan Q, Questioning all of our retirement plans & preparations. Running out of letters yet the early retirement or not countdown began in 2026 🥳

@Mark Eldridge posted the question of what person motivates you because of their passion and what they do. I really didn't have any one person that came to mind, and the person or persons I was thinking about weren't on SKOOL. Do you have a person or persons that you could talk to for hours? Who are they and why? If you read my answer via the link, you will find it would be 60+ year-olds, my grandkids, and the why. Or read here: "There are two people I can think of that are passionate and love what they do: 1. People 60+ who I really enjoy talking with about the perspective of their lives over the past 60 years. Interesting to see the differences of our paths and yet have ended up with such similar results and feelings about the world today. 2. My grandkids. Talk about passion and loving what they do. On New Year's Eve, my son went out to watch the fireworks. This was in Texas, in his neighborhood. He has three young girls, and the oldest was the only one that had stayed up and was so excited and was screaming "Yay! It's 2026!" That is cool. I want to hold on to that kind of energy and optimism." https://www.skool.com/aiexplora-skool-gems-1021/who-is-that-one-friend-you-could-talk-to-for-hours?p=e092723c