Happy New Year! To ring in the New Year, I like to make Pop Culture New Year’s Resolutions. I’m not a fan of typical New Year’s Resolutions, so I like to make resolutions that relate to my hobbies or the things I’m interested in. It makes resolutions much more fun. I will start by highlighting some of the resolutions I had in 2024 and then conclude with my resolutions for this year.

2024 New Year’s Resolutions

• Colored Contacts – I did it! I made several appointments with my eye doctor and I have a pair of green colored contacts that I still haven’t used yet. I plan on wearing them for my Keyleth cosplay sometime throughout the year.
• Paint my Malifeaux Minis – Nope! I still want to do this though. They have been sitting in the box for far too long. I don’t own any paint, so I have to go buy paint first. I might look up tutorials before I get started, so I don’t mess them up.
• Halfway through Mighty Nein – Nope! I’m on episode #45 now and halfway through the campaign would be episode #71. It took me a bit to get into The Mighty Nein since it’s very different from Vox Machina. Now that I have gotten to the pirate arc, I have been flying through episodes. I do want to finish Mighty Nein this year.
• Travel to 1 State or Country that I haven’t been to before – I did it! I went to New Mexico and Wyoming for the first time, so I crossed two states off my list.
• Play 4 Different Console or PC Games – I did it! I played more PC games than Console games which is rare for me.

Here are my resolutions for 2025.

Finish The Mighty Nein

Okay, enough is enough. I am committing to finishing Critical Role’s second campaign. I fell behind in their third campaign, so I want to catch up with that one too. My primary focus will be on The Mighty Nein. It’s been helpful being a Beacon member because everything is available on their streaming service. Will I see the day when I have watched everything Critical Role has ever released? I hope so.

Golf at least 3 Times This Summer

This is probably the resolution that feels the most random to include on this list. I picked up golf a few years ago when my husband wanted to go more often. I have my own set of left-handed clubs because I was annoyed at not finding them at courses we would golf at. I like golfing! It’s a great way to be outside during summer and I find it to be an activity that keeps me moving. Every summer, we always say that we want to go golfing, but it ends up not happening. I want to make golfing more of a priority when the weather is nicer.

Travel to 1 State or Country I haven’t been to before

This will always be a constant resolution for me. I like to travel and go to new places. I’m hoping to go on an international trip this year, so I’m leaning towards achieving this goal by going to a new country versus a new state. We shall see.

Play 4 Different Console or PC Games

Similar to the traveling resolution, this will be another resolution I will always include every year. Gaming is a hobby I want to keep, so by having this as a resolution, I feel it keeps it at the top of my mind.

I decided to keep my list resolution list smaller compared to previous years. I am looking forward to what’s to come in the new year.