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It's surreal to know it is 2025 already. 2024 seeemed so short, I can only hope that this year lasts longer. As much as I love being busy, one of the downsides is losing track of time. But I like to think of that as a positive because it means I've been more productive in 2024 than 2023. Sometimes I have to make some sacrifices, and I'm willing to make more in 2025.

My 2025 Predictions…

I predict that the violent waves of 2024 will quiet itself in 2025. For many, 2025 may bring more destruction, possibly even more wars. But I want to believe that many of my problems will be solved next year. I have a strong gut feeling that good things will come my way after my patience.

My New Years Resolution…

I have many goals that I wish to achieve, but pathetically… My New Year’s resolution is to befriend more real life people. I love my online friends, but I also want to enlarge my real life friend group so I can invite more than one friend to events. My second priority for 2025 is to find my place in society. To be frank, even at the age of 21, I'm not sure what I want. I don't have any dream jobs and I don't have the sort of money to seek university, nor do I want to be in a position where I am indebt.

A greeting to myself in a years time:

Hi 2025 me, how is life treating you? Did you achieve everything that I expected? It feels odd to write this to you since we are only a year apart - I can imagine that I would be no different than now. I’m finally gaining hope in my life, learning the passions of cooking, exercising regularly, even starting to dog walk. Do you still walk Leelee’s dog? She said she wanted a long term dog walker, so I could imagine you are. Life is overwhelming sometimes, trying to juggle everything at once. I’m a little frightened to lose my best friend after a little accident of mine recently, I can only hope your friendship has healed now. I used to complain about having no boyfriend at 21, but I think I’m starting to see the freedom within it. Do you feel the same? I think I have everything I need to take the next step in life, but it is you who needs to make that step for me. If you ever get scared of losing me, don’t forget that I’m always with you - every fragment of your self from all those years, they live within you. So it is okay to change.

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It's almost frightening how fast the year has gone by. It was only a few months ago that it was my birthday, and now it's christmas. I am proud of myself for making achievements this year, even if it's the smallest of ones.

I began my L's for my driver's licence and brought a car...

I started a small keychain store...

I created this website and started my reviews...

I even started dog walking recently, which has been an eye-opening experience.

Despite all the ups and downs, learning all of these new skills is nothing more but exciting to me - and it's only just the beginning. I would say it is hard for me to juggle my goals, which is why it's important for me to achieve them one at a time. But the most important thing I learnt is the significance of branching into different pathways. As I expand my horizen, I came to understand the hardships of each field. I believe that in our early 20s, it's so easy to fall under pressure and follow a single path in life. I'm just thankful for the opportunity to discover what is best for me.