late january musing for 2024

what are my plans for 2024? to think of it, i have not sat down and thought much about it. i was busily swept up by the festivities and preparations at home last new year's eve that i haven't really given it much of a thought. years come and go, plans are created and some are crushed. so which plans should i create? ... and which ones to crush?

"nag simula na pero wala na akong balak na tapusin..."
(it already started but, i have no plans of ending...)

^{What? by SB19}

july of last year, i started going to the gym more often. initially it was just because i was left alone at home and felt too bored that i had to do something to kill time. then it developed into a hobby; taking regular measurements surely helped. last december, i had a talk with a fellow fitness convert in cebu and had the same conclusion; loosing the kilos made us more alert, more active, have less stress, gained more focus. i want to continue this in 2024.

for quite some time now, i have taken care of living beings. they always love the sun but they don't need much water. succulents! for those who do not know, succulents are those types of plants which store water in parts of their bodies like on the leaves or on the trunk just like a cacti. i have been taking care of quite a couple of them for the past years. they keep me sane and somehow connected to nature in my very own little way. seeing some greens in my very unanimated room keeps the balance. and i am not planning to get rid of them anytime soon.

i would like to keep expanding my brain exercise hobbies this 2024: just anything which keeps the brain engaged and working would be fine. for the past year, i started collecting and solving jigsaw puzzles. it is just satisfying to finally see an image form out of the utter chaos it started with. i still have two unsolved ones which i would probably open soon. aside from that, i have three gundam models which i haven't even touched. i will still have to buy some tools before i could finally dive into model crafting. good luck to me though, i have sweaty hands. it is probably a bad choice to delve into this new hobby, i will know when i finally get to start.

"... 'di ibig sabihin 'pag di tinapos ako'y hihinto na rin"
(... not finishing does not really mean that i'll stop)

^{What? by SB19}

i have realized, that i am the type who would like to just keep going (like that energizer bunny) doing stuff to the point that i have been sacrificing some sleep. this i would like to clean up. so long as we are alive, there is always a tomorrow to continue the stuff we left off the previous day. life is not meant to be a race to the finish line but a journey to be enjoyed. so might as well take some breaks here and there, get quality sleep, hop on to that vacation you've always dreamt of, and get that rest you so much deserve.

years come and go, plans are created and some are crushed. which of these will come into fruition? i hope they all will. but if not, say hello to 2025 plans.

@appleeatingapple and @ohlnwwlknat share your beautiful plans as well.