I am doing pretty well with these goals, with a exception – sewing – which is proving to be impossible to do year after year. Despite this, I like to set up some goals and keep a track of them throughout the year, making me more inclined to complete more things from the list than I would have had without the list.
Goals for 2026: Blogs
1. Post regularly. I want to continue posting regularly on Coffee & Books and ancaslifestyle. As usual, on the book blog I want to review all the books I’m reading. On ancaslifestyle I am hoping for 70 posts, less that I did last year, so it should be fine.
2. Reviews for Vegan or Vegetarian restaurants. This year I’m aiming for 6 reviews of restaurants or round-ups or vegan-in-country/city sort of posts.
3. Reviews. The goal is 4, as I am not as excited about this kind of posts, maybe next year I will just let go of this goal.
4. Taste the World. Another year with 2 recipes as goals. This is one of those goals I’m struggling with, but I hope this year it will be different.
5. Read the World. This year I’m aiming for 2 books from countries I haven’t read from before. It’s getting harder and harder to find books for this goal.
Goals for 2026: Personal and Travel
1. Read 59 Books. After years of 89 books, last year I lowered [mid-year] my goal to 70. In 2026 I am hoping for 59, as I don’t want to be pressured with it.
2. Visit a new country and a new city. Last year I couldn’t complete this goal, so I am setting it up again for this year. I want to go to a country I haven’t been to before, which are quite a few in Europe.
I would also like to visit a new city from a country I’ve been to before, from which I am thinking of: France, Poland, Italy, Ukraine, Germany, or the Netherlands. I don’t want to go back to Austria or Hungary, and neither plan to visit Bulgaria.
3. Visit 4 new places in the UK. I want to visit 4 new places in the UK in 2026.
4. 30-a-week for 5 weeks. I want to eat 30 different fruit and veggies in a week and do that 5 times throughout the year.
This might sound really difficult, but it’s not if there is the will do keep track of them. I made a list with 70 fruits and veggies that are available at the supermarkets – fresh, canned, frozen. On the first week of January I managed 21. See the list I made below:
5. Visit 2 stately homes or castles. Last year I couldn’t do the 4 I was aiming for, so I will aim for only 2 this year.
6. Visit 9 museums. I like the idea of visiting 9 museums and last year I sort of did it.
7. Go to 4 special exhibitions. This was a goal I had for 2 years and managed to do it.
8. Sew. This is what I always write in my goals. Hopefully this is the year in which I am going to sew something.
9. Go with Volya to 6 cafes/pubs. She likes that and we’ve been with her once this year, a few days ago.
Great goals and they seem doable! I just checked your list and I think I’ve eaten 25 different veg in the last week or so! Not all weeks are as good as this!
These are ambitious goals but you h ave them so clearly set out, I am filled with admiration. And they do seem realistic, which is the best way to start!
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Oh goodness – great idea for the goal setting. I tend to overwhelm myself and probably should do the same. Main goal right now is get the house ready for sale and find something else!
This should be a fun year of posts for us to read based on your goals. The fruit and veggie challenge looks fun. I don’t think I can get all of those (and don’t know a few), but will try to eat more myself.
I’m looking forward to a new year here!
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Which ones you don’t know? Before making the list I had no idea that there are so many fruits and veggies available at local supermarkets. I didn’t include the unusual ones from the international shop (Asian veggies).
Cavolo nero and physalis. Some of the others are familiar, but not available around here.
Wishing you the best of luck with your goals. They all seem do-able. I love the idea of eating 30 different fruit and veggies in a week!
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