dear followers, today I offer you: the same new years journal tags I do every single year

(updating this with a version i like better)

1. did your art get better or worse this year?
   I barely drew but I think the things I did manage to draw are better???

2. did you draw something you are really proud?
   I'm in that stage of artistic development where I can very clearly see the flaws in my work and am in the progress of fixing them 😭 so???

3. did you make any new friends?
   Yeah I think I did!

4. did you buy a new character you love?
   No :(

5. did you confess to anyone?
   No I am a coward <3

6. did your relationship with your parents change?
   I started calling them once a week on Sundays! It's been nice, I've missed them

7. did you go anywhere new?
   Not really

8. did you keep your new years' resolution?
   So this time last year my OCD was so bad that I LITERALLY could not leave the house without having panic attacks and my resolution was to work on it (find a therapist, actually go to therapy, etc) and I am pleased to report that I did do that and am definitely making progress!

9. will you make a new years' resolution this year?
   Yeah, I think I will:

• only use Twitter on Saturdays
• some version of "draw more". for January I'm just going to keep track of how much time I spend drawing so I know where I'm starting from, I think.

10. has your taste in music changed?
    I rediscovered my love for pop music thanks to Lady Gaga, Chappell Roan and Neon Trees

11. what's one lesson you learned this year?
    Idk if this counts but I learned that I can do more than my OCD panic attacks would lead me to believe

12. do you feel you've come closer to your goals?
    Yes and no. I wish I'd spent more time actually drawing. I'm glad I worked on the OCD thing though

13. has your self-esteem grown?
    shrunk

14. what is your best moment of 2024?
    that's a secret

15. what is a moment you want to forget?
    lol

16. do you feel much older this year?
    Not really

17. what's your new year wish?
    tattoo apprenticeship

18. what did you do for your birthday?
    had a pool party with all my friends! got wine drunk

19. how did you dress for halloween?
    evil wizard

20. what colour do you think of when you think over this year?
    navy blue

21. who has been your closest companion this year?
    definitely my husband. i could gush forever about how much i love him

22. how many animals have you pet this year?
    lots and I want to pet more

23. sum up the year in four words?

24. what has been your most used emoji?
    😭

25. what did you eat a lot of?
    greek yogurt and smoothies. samefood my beloved

26. what did you drink a lot of?
    coffee

27. did you find a new aesthetic?
    no

28. have you changed your username?
    nah

29. has someone changed your opinion on something?
    no i am stubborn

30. did you like the music in the charts this year?
    i don't even know what music was in the charts this year. (except probably Chappell and Gaga and i love them so)

31. do you think this year was better or worse than last year?
    worse

32. do you think next year will be better or worse than this year?
    I am determined to make it better

33. what are you most excited for next year?
    I'm going to Joshua Tree with my parents! I'm gonna go stargazing, my mom is going to try to get a psychic download from aliens, and my dad is going to sleep. Also maybe my friend and I are gonna take a road trip up the west coast

34. when's the latest you've stayed up?
    8 AM when my husband was in the hospital

35. when's the earliest you've woken up?
    6:25 AM, for some reason there was a staff meeting at SIX THIRTY IN THE MORNING

anyway i hope 2025 treats you guys well <3

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( ) stayed single for the whole year
( ) kissed in the snow
(x) celebrated Halloween
(x) kissed in the rain
(x) had your heart broken
( ) broke someone else's heart
(/) had a stalker
( ) went over the minutes on your cell phone
(x) had/have a good relationship with someone
(x) had/have a relationship with someone you'll never forget
(x) done something you've regretted
(/) lost faith in love
( ) kissed under a mistletoe

( ) took an advanced class
( ) broke the dress code
( ) sent to the principles office for misbehaviour
( ) got straight A's
( ) met one teacher you really like
( ) met one teacher you really hated
( ) failed a class
( ) skipped school
(x) did something you were proud of
( ) discovered a new talent
(x) proved yourself an idiot
( ) embarrassed yourself in front of the class
( ) intentionally tripped someone at school
( ) made a varsity team
( ) were involved in something you'll never forget

(x) painted a picture
( ) wrote a poem
(x) ran a mile
( ) shopped at Hollister or Abercrombie and Fitch
(x) posted a blog
(x) listened to music you couldn't stand
( ) went to a sleepover
( ) went camping
( ) threw a surprise party
(x) laughed till you cried
( ) laughed till you peed in your pants
( ) visited a foreign country
( ) cut in a line of waiting people
(x) told someone you were busy when you weren't
( ) partied to celebrate the new year
(/) cooked a disastrous meal
( ) lost something/someone important to you

(x) broke a promise
(x) lied
(i'm 27. but yes lmao) went behind your parents back
(x) cried over a broken heart
(x) disappointed someone close
(x) hid a secret
(x) pretended to be happy
(x) slept next to someone of the opposite sex
( ) slept under the stars
(x) kept your new years resolution
( ) forgot your new years resolution
( ) facetimed someone for over 4 hours
(x) met someone who changed your life
( ) met one of your idols
(x) changed your outlook on life
(x) sat home all day doing nothing
( ) pretended to be sick
(what's the difference between this and "visited a foreign country"?) left the country
(x) given up something important to you
( ) lost something expensive
(x) learned something new about yourself
(x) tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it
(x) made a change in your life
(x) had a relationship past 10 months
(x) found out who your true friends were
(x) stayed up 'til sunrise
(x) cried over the silliest thing
( ) had your first kiss
( ) was never home on weekends
( ) got into a car accident
(x) had friends who were drifting away from you
( ) had someone close to you die
( ) had a high cell phone bill
( ) spent most of your money on food
( ) had a fist fight
(x) driven a car
(x) went to the beach with your best friend
( ) saw a celebrity
(x) gotten sick
(x) been told "I love you"
(x) told someone you love them
(x) liked more than 5 people at the same time
(x) fell asleep on someone
(x) became closer with a lot of people

(x) Got a new piercing.
(x) Dyed my hair.
( ) Ended a relationship.
( ) Started a new relationship.
( ) Been on a long car/bus journey.
(x) Passed an exam
(x) Met someone who's now an important part of your life.
(x) Cried on someone's shoulder.
(x) Received flowers.
(x) Had a Valentine
(x) Gone to see a therapist
(x) Been prescribed medication by a doctor.
( ) Read a really good book.
( ) Went to the zoo.
( ) Spent too much money on unnecessary things.
( ) Traveled by train.
( ) Spent the day out in the sun getting a tan.
(x) cried in front of someone you adore
( ) Slammed a door out of frustration.
(x) Had an anxiety attack.
( ) Babysat for a friend's child.
( ) Had a BBQ
(x) Went to the fair.
( ) Went bowling.
( ) Seen a film at the cinema in 3D
(x) Went on a date

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1: What did you do this year that you'd never done before?
Saw a personal trainer (first session was free and I had such a good time I signed up for regular sessions)!

2: Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
this time last year my OCD was so bad I couldn't leave the house without having a panic attack and I'm not even exaggerating 💀 If I made any resolutions it'd be to work on that and I DID 💪🏻

3: Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope!

4: Did anyone close to you die?
Nope!

5: What countries did you visit?
None!

6: What would you like to have in 2025 that you lacked in 2024?
Tattoo Apprenticeship

7: What dates from 2024 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
None of them are for good reasons and I don't wanna bum y'all out so.

8: What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Leaving the house and dealing with the panic attacks 💀 one of those years

9: What was your biggest failure?
Something I won't talk about here

10: Did you suffer illness or injury?
does OCD count as illness or injury? oh also I had shingles in the summer

11: What was the best thing you bought?
Therapy lmao

12: Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My sweet, beloved husband, for being his amazing self

13: Whose behaviour made you appalled?
Like half the country

14: Where did most of your money go?
Therapy lmao

15: What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Crush jokingly called me "babe" one (1) time and I knew it was a joke but it was still the highlight of my year 💀 scorpio venus problems

16: What song(s) will always remind you of 2024?
Masterpiece by Motionless in White, Fake Out by Fall Out Boy, and the entire Sink Your Teeth album by Neon Trees

17: Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder?, b) thinner or fatter?, c) richer or poorer?
a) Happier and sadder,
b) Heavier and leaner,
c) Richer and poorer

19: What do you wish you'd done less of?
Pining

20: How did you spend Christmas?
With the love of my life

21: Did you fall in love in 2024?
No <3

22: What were your favourite TV shows?
Steven Universe, Good Omens

23: Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Nah

24: What was the best book you read?
Biography of Marcel Duchamp that I read for my astrology class. His chart is hilarious btw like you really can NOT make this shit up.

25: What was your greatest musical discovery?
Chappell Roan. And I only listened to her out of spite because she was getting so much hate for the dumbest things but oh my god I LOVE HERRR.

26: What did you want and get?
A miracle

27: What did you want and not get?
Talismanic water bottle. I was too slow on the draw for that one

28: What were your favourite films of the year?
I don't think I watched any 🤦🏼

29: What one thing made your year?
Husband

30: How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2024?
"Y'all said no dress code and I took that and ran with it"

31: What kept you sane?
I'm 14 and this is deep but I genuinely don't think I was sane for most of the year 💀

32: What political issues stirred you the most?
Political issues have ceased to stir me, and I face them instead with quiet resignation.

33: Who did you miss?
My elementary school best friend. I finally cracked and googled him and I think he's doing well. It was just a simpler time idk

34: Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2024.
Do it scared. Also, that I need to be my top priority.

35: Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Do you laugh about me whenever I leave?
Or do I still need more therapy?

• Fall Out Boy, Fake Out