For a few years, I used to write about my yearly goals but I haven’t written a goals list for quite some time. An example of my goals from a previous year can be found here so you can see the sort of things I hoped for.
I thought it was high time I wrote another list so today was the day. What goals do you have for 2026?
Pay Off Debt
This has been a continued goal for many years and we have actually got out of it before. However life decided to life and with the pandemic in 2020, facing homelessness in 2021, living in temporary accommodation in 2022 and then two new children added to the mix plus Hannah having a febrile seizure and almost dying, Steve breaking his ribs AND Charlie’s birth all happening within four months of each other and him having to have unpaid time off or very low paid time off, you can imagine it has crept up again, especially when I lost most of my Virtual Assistance clients as well due to the cost of living crisis.
I know it is unlikely I will be able to pay it all off this year but I will be trying my hardest through a variety of side hustles.
Would you like me to post about the side hustles I am going to try?
Earn More Income
As I mentioned, my income took a big nosedive during 2025 and whilst I have been pootling along, I desperately need to find some long term clients soon! I’m looking everywhere and my friends have been referring me for jobs so hopefully something goes along soon.
Lose Some Weight
I have managed to lose 4kg somehow in the three months between my nurse appointments (even with Christmas in between!) without really trying but I know I really need to put the effort in to lose some weight this year. I want to lose it and get fitter so I am trying to hit my 10,000 steps a day and eat more healthily. Wish me luck!
Build Up My Other Sites
You might not have realised but I do have more sites than just this one. However finding the time to give them all the attention they need is a real struggle. This year I want to spend a bit more time on them.
Win My Christmas
With Jack’s birthday in early December, Olivia and Charlie’s birthdays early January and Hannah’s birthday early February, those few months are very expensive especially when you put Christmas in between! Years ago I did a Christmas comping challenge and I am thinking about doing something similar again and trying to win as much of Christmas as possible. This includes the tree and decorations, the presents and even the food! How do you think I will do? I once wrote a comping aims post – you can read that here.
These are my goals for 2026 so far, I may even add some more in as the year goes on. What do you want to achieve this year?