#2025 resolution

going into 2025, I am shedding this fear of the fandom because I can’t please no matter what I do so I might as well enjoy what I enjoy at the risk of pissing people off. 2023-2024 have been just eggshell walking.

end of the day, I do this for free. this is my fun time and no one but me is entitled to my writing. you can call me names and say something is wrong with me all you want, but my reasons for writing and how I choose to heal myself and express myself is no one else’s damn business.

this is me putting my foot down because I don’t deserve to be treated like shit because I write fictional characters in a way you don’t approve of. I am not subservient to anyone or anyone’s opinions. I don’t care to hear what you think if it’s unkind. I don’t!

this will be the attitude. if you wanna send angry, hateful anons just know that I’m a) not going to read more than the first few words and b) utilizing the block anonymous feature liberally in 2025. you’re not going to piss on my fun and the fun of everyone who comes to this blog to chat and vocalize their hcs, thoughts, and opinions.

Okay so I am V Excited because, inspired by this post, I've come up with a plan that's a cross between like, a New Years resolution and a choose your own adventure game.

Here's the plan: I wrote up a list of 100 different small, random challenges. Every day, I'm going to roll 2d10 to get a number and do whatever challenge I get.

The parameters I ended up with for the list:

Free or very cheap (max I think is like $10)

Must be doing or learning something new, no existing hobbies/projects

Relatively quick (mostly 20 minutes) or time flexible to accommodate work etc.

As many as possible involve going outside and/or interacting with humans

Nothing that feels like "self improvement," so no cleaning, health, or career-related tasks. Any personal growth is to be strictly a side effect of The Whimsy

They range from easy ("Walk backwards everywhere you go for 1 hour") to more complex ("Schedule a day to do crafts with a friend this week")

And of course, my personal favorite:

Image ID: Handwritten list entry on dot grid paper in purple ink. It reads: "80. Write a to-do list in the form of (roll d6)". Six options are listed below: limerick, haiku, sonnet, bredlik poem, evil wizard spell, callout post

Anyway I'll keep y'all posted on how it goes and please feel free to get in on it if you like the idea! Also if anyone wants the whole list I came up with let me know