DEBBIE-DABBLE BLOG: Intentions, Possibilities & Goals for the New Year, 2026

I am a Victorian Soul, who lives in a small townhouse that was built in the mid 1970's, not a huge Mega Mansion!! I just recently lost my Hubby Joe, who was a Retired Letter Carrier. I worked night shift as an RN on a Hospital based Rehabilitation( Physical Medicine) Unit for 37 years before I had Knee Replacement Surgery and officially Retired in 2019 after 41 years working in Direct Patient Care ... I am so glad that we retired at 62 years of age and got to spend that time together before he passed....I still do love Retirement!!!!

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Monday, March 9, 2026

Intentions, Possibilities & Goals for the New Year, 2026

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In my last post, I shared how I did with my February Goals and what are my Goals for March....

Click HERE if you missed that post!!

And now for a few Personal Notes...

For the New Year, I am trying something different with my 3 times weekly posts....

On THURSDAYS, I will feature what I cooked and ate during the week, showcasing local cuisine and a few recipes for things that I actually made...

I decided that on SATURDAYS, I will showcase What I Have Been Up To in the past week, sharing events and places I went to, if any....

On MONDAYS, I will be featuring What I Have Bought or Been Gifted Recently, if anything...

I am happy to say that even though today is MONDAY, I have nothing to share as I did not buy or receive any gifts this past week!!

Well!

Imagine that!

This post is long overdue, I know!

In the beginning of the year, I posted what my Word of the Year was....

INTENTION

"An intention is the idea that you plan (or intend) to carry out.

If you mean something, it's an intention.

Your goal, purpose, or aim is your intention.

It's something you mean to do, whether you pull it off or not."

I like that "you mean to do something whether you pull it off or not.... "

Meaning no guilt for not doing something...

"How can a person be intentional?

Being intentional means making deliberate choices to reflect what is most important to us.

Becoming intentional can help us maintain a positive mindset, reach goals, experience more clarity, and be more present.

It can also increase our focus and commitment and bring more purpose and meaning to our lives."

I like "being more present"!

Why, you may ask, did I choose INTENTION as my Word for the Year??

This is why.....

Time is short so I do not want to waste the time I have left here on this earth....

And I can control my INTENTIONS....

I need that feeling of control as I have felt my life was totally out of control for the past 2 years....

This is a great article about setting a Word of the Year and your INTENTIONS

Well, INTENTION is my One Little Word...

My Intent

“Intentional days create a life on purpose.” Adrienne Enns

Here is another great article....

Living Intentionally

Living Intentionally brings a purpose to life creating passion...

Since the beginning of the year, I have tried to live each day INTENTIONALLY.....

This means that even on days when I do not feel like doing anything, especially what I have listed on my daily To Do List....

And yes, I do have those days....

I try to think about something small that I can do and at least accomplish something for the day so that day still has purpose.......

This also involves being MINDFUL....

Here are some of my general INTENTIONS for this New Year...

A lot of these have to do with establishing a new life for myself after the passing of my husband Joe almost 2 years ago....

I INTEND to find JOY in every Day

I think this is important for everyone to do...

One of my favorite You Tube personalities, Jean E,. always encourages her viewers to do something that you enjoy at least once a day, even if it only takes a few minutes, because it will give you JOY even if you are having a bad day...

And that is so important...

And more INTENTIONS for this year...

I definitely INTEND to protect my Peace....

Even if that means distancing myself from people or events that put that Peace in jeopardy...

I INTEND to keep learning to accept what I can not change and trust the timing in my life....

And I definitely INTEND to keep learning and keep growing and be proud of that progress...

I also INTEND to start romanticizing my life...

What I need to really focus on is setting Daily Intentions for myself....

These are different from my daily or monthly To Do List.....

This is a great guide to Daily INTENTIONS...

All of these help and encourage sticking to my Daily To Do List....

Now I do have some specific INTENTIONS for the year....

I am going to call them INTENTIONS rather than Goals because like the definition of INTENTION says "you mean to do something whether you pull it off or not.... "

That gives me a bit of forgiveness and grace if I do not pull them off!!

INTENTIONS taken from the list above:

Make something beautiful

I have realized that since my husband Joe passed away almost 2 years ago, I have not really done any crafting....

And this could be why....

Yep!

My Craft Room is a disaster.....

So one of my INTENTIONS for this year is to go through everything, and by that I mean all the tubs, boxes, etc. in my craft room, and seriously decide what I will keep and what will be passed on....

And that will require me to be MINDFUL of what I want to continue to have in my house, storage of those items, etc.

After I do all of this, then I INTEND to re-organize both the Craft Room and the Sitting Room as the closet in the Sitting Room also contains some crafting supplies...

This is going to be a HUGE task so I am hoping that the Summer will be cooler than it has been in recent years so I can work up in both rooms as i do not have air conditioning in those rooms....

Read for pleasure

I INTEND to start to make time in my day even if it is only 2-3 times a week, to read....

During the Pandemic, I bought 4 bags containing 10 paperbacks each of books at a local library sale....

I think I have read maybe 6 of those books in the 6 years since the Pandemic...

And those book are in addition to books that I accumulated prior to my retirement thinking that I would read...

I realize that I have more time to do this in the Summer as I am not redecorating the house for different Holidays every 4-6 weeks like I am from Fall to Easter....

Drink more water

I INTEND to drink a minimum of 64 oz. of water daily....

To accomplish this, I bought this from Dollar Tree....

This is part of my Wellness INTENTIONS

I really need to start to exercise again this year....

It seems that since Joe passed away, I have a mental block with walking like we did when we walked our grand pups every morning as my son and DIL were at work....

Grief is a funny thing, isn't it???

This was our coldest Winter in 30 years but even though that is an excuse for not walking outside, I could be using my stationary bike in my bedroom....

Which I have not done and I know I really should be doing as it will maintain the Range of motion in both my knees, especially the one with a joint replacement....

So this falls in line with the INTENTION to

Tell myself the truth , always

Meaning that these are no good excuses....

So .....

I INTEND to start walking even if it is at the Mall, which is level and climate controlled. right down the road from me, 5 minutes away....

At least 3 times a week....

Have I started to do that???

Not Yet!

Again, I am being truthful!

I do admit that I felt great when I was walking daily....

Try New Things

I INTEND to do this by going to different events and places where I have not gone before....

One example of this was that I went to The Raging Reptile Show at the Mall by me even though I am deathly afraid of snakes....

Embrace opportunities

This goes hand in hand with trying new things if the opportunity presents itself....

I am doing this through a lot of events that the new Senior Social Club I belong to, and am President of, are doing.. ..

We went to a high school presentation of "Fiddler on the Roof yesterday...

More on that in a future post...

Spend time outdoors

I INTEND to spend more time out on my front porch and back Patio even if it is unGodly hot this Summer by using a fan outside!!

The heat and humidity kill me in the Summer because of my auto immune diseases but I do INTEND to fight it this Summer...

Some other specific INTENTIONS for the year

1.Start to organize my Mother's old photos in an acid free container that I bought several years ago...

Notice I am saying "start"...

2. Decide what sports Memorabilia of Joe's that is left, will be kept or passed on in addition to those that I already went through...

3. Go through all the CD's I have and decide what to keep or pass on

4. Continue to go through everything in my storage room and decide what to keep or pass on

5. Continue to go through everything in my storage unit that I rent, donate some things and hopefully, be able to move to a smaller unit...

6. Go through all of my dishes, glassware, etc. and decide what to keep and what to pas on..

These are all fairly big projects that I INTEND to work on and complete, by the grace of God, by the end of the year,...

I may or may not list them in Monthly Goals unless it is a specific task that I want to accomplish in doing those big projects....

This is another great list of INTENTIONS that I have posted for a few years now....

But I am focusing on the last statement...

I INTEND to buy LESS...

I can't guarantee Buying Nothing but so far, I have decreased my Buying...

I also INTEND to Shop my own home

I have been watching some You Tube Videos where decorators are doing this and using everyday items to decorate with..

I have started to do this with using Holiday decorations for different Seasons and Holidays than what they were INTENDED for...

I INTEND to sew something and make something once i get my craft room in order...

Other INTENTIONS for the year....

Spend LESS time on Face book

Spend MORE time reading Blog posts

Respond to Blog comments quicker

Watch MORE You Tube decorating Videos

Listen to some Podcasts

Reconnect with a few old friends and meet for lunch or invite over

I did just hat yesterday as I got to spend an afternoon with an old friend and former co worker as she rode with me and we sat together when attending a high school play with other members of our Senior social club.

She belongs to my church , is a member of the club and also recently lost her husband...

Be in contact more, whether through messages, texts, phone calls or visits with more family members....

Well, that is about it....

I know it seems like a lot....

But.....

My favorite quote!

I hope you will stop by to visit again on THURSDAY for my next post!!

Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!

And try to find Joy in every single day!

Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!

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