Acts of 2026 Randomness

I have lots of plans for 2026, most of which I won't do, but I thought I would try and plan it out with the idea, that only so much is possible; if it is spread out, month by month I can decide what has to give. And, before it goes in the table I am going to decide why I want to do this project.

My main aims or goals for 2026 are:

• Get a bit fitter, a bit stronger and lose a bit of menopause / cake-induced fat
• Get better at reading and translating Latin
• See 96 different species of birds
• Improve the back garden so I can sit out more and make the front garden even more of a haven for insects
• Actually have a work CPD plan and log my CPD as I go - yes a degree of organisation
• Try lots of fun arts and craft related things without worrying about finding THE thing and maybe create something each week
• Improve my photography and film processing
• Complete my photobook project
• Write more poetry and haiku - one (at least in draft form) poem a week and one haiku a day (also in draft)
• Cook more and different things and take control of my diet

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

January

1. Running - it is feeling a little easier than a few weeks ago, and I have been out every week. I've also swapped out one yoga session for pilates, so as a minimum I am doing 6 yoga sessions and 2 pilates every week, along with tai chi.
2. Latin - I have done some everyday except one. Two chapters of So You Really Want to Learn Latin and one and a bit of Lingua Latina under the belt this month, and some short stories. I've also watched quite a few videos - it's getting more complicated though.
3. My bird list is at 53 - so not too bad.
4. No gardening, no CPD planning and no film processing.
5. Not much in the way of fun crafting, although I have bought a book about Nalbinding so that might push things.
6. I have written 30 more haiku, a few draft poems and have taken quite a few photos.