50 Things I Want to Do in 2026

Word for the year: Rejuvenate

All of my goals run through one question: does this help me feel more rested, more creative, more grounded, more myself? I asked myself, based on my current life, energy, and values, what should I stop focusing on this year, what should I protect, and what deserves my consistent attention?

Rejuvenate is about less input, but better input. Fewer distractions, higher quality habits. Refinement over addition. Not less living. Less junk. Not deprivation. More discernment. Trying to find joy outside of the algorithm.

Starting goals or setting new intentions on January 1 never really makes sense to me since it’s still a time for rest and recovery. I prefer to sit with things throughout the month, giving myself space to reflect before deciding how I want to shape the year and bring more discipline into it.

My plan for January is built around two opposite but equally important rhythms. One is centered on movement, sweat, and self-care: saunas, lifting weights, yoga, and red light masks. The other is about fully leaning into rest, embracing couch-potato mode, and watching podcasts on YouTube now that my outdoor walks and listening are on pause.

Over the years, I’ve stopped treating goal-setting as something rigid and started seeing it as orientation: a calm, intentional way to choose where my energy goes. I believe far more in priorities than in resolutions. Keeping a short list in my phone at the start of the year gives me something steady to return to and build positive habits around. Mel Robbins says that, "you don’t get motivated and then take action. You take action… and then motivation shows up."

Big themes for 2026

Less is more

Offline over online

Consistency over intensity

Early mornings, early nights

Finish what you start

Care for future you

Out for 2026

Excessive scrolling, especially Reddit, Instagram, TikTok

Buying things out of boredom or fantasy self shopping

Late nights that come from screens, not real life

Drinking as a default social activity

Half finished habits, half used products, half read books

A cage you built for yourself

Negative self-talk: the lies we tell ourselves

Self-sabotage: the blockade you created

In for 2026

Being offline and creative

Leaning into hobbies

Early mornings and an intentional routine

Refinement in all areas

Rest as a priority, not a reward

Sleep and rejuvenation goals

Sleep 8 hours a night as the baseline

Consistent bedtime, ideally before midnight

Protect evenings from scrolling

Optimize sleep with RingConn data, not obsessively, just intelligently

Sunrise lamp every morning

Consistent sleep score over perfection

Wake up rested, not rushed

Movement and physical health

Move my body most days. Walking counts

Stretch every day, even briefly

Lift weights and rebuild strength

Ride Peloton 5x a week, on autopilot

Yoga more often, especially when I don’t feel like it

Sauna 15 minutes, paired with hair wash day

Be fit and confident in my body, not punishing it

Lose 30 lbs in a steady, sustainable way

Reading and learning

Read 30 books in 2026, about 2.5 per month

Read a few pages every single day

Read Atomic Habits and Mel Robbins Let Them in January

Fiction at night to wind down

Make reading my most consistent lifelong habit

Be picky, if I don’t like a book, I don’t finish it

Tech and attention

One hour of Instagram screen time per day (Brick or Opal app)

Replace scrolling with reading

Clear digital clutter as seriously as physical clutter (youtube watch later and gmail unread)

Home and stuff

Declutter consistently, stress comes from deferred regular maintenance

Everything has a dedicated home

One in, one out

Clothing no buy February through April

Stop shopping for a life I don’t have with evening attire

Ask “who is this for?” before buying anything

Open a window, even in winter, and let fresh air in

Warm cozy lighting in lamps (I changed all my lightbulbs)

Limiting frequency of Amazon orders

Beauty and self care

Finish products before starting new ones, especially skincare

Clear and Brilliant laser treatment, been wanting to try this for years

Simple, consistent routines over constant experimenting

Lifestyle and mindset

Finish what I start

Track little wins, not just big outcomes

Honor that I moved out of my flop era

Winter is for comfort food and rest, without guilt

Peloton stays joyful, convenient, and low friction

Early morning workouts stay sacred

Consistency beats motivation

Become the person that you would like to be around

Travel and fun

Quebec City for my birthday in January 2027, planning energy starts now. The temperatures will be between 18-44 F as a high and it snows everyday. I want to visit the only Ice Hotel in North America, go dog sledding, ride a toboggan, go to a thermal spa. Then hit more spots on my Travel Bucketlist.