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)
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did your art get better or worse this year?
I barely drew but I think the things I did manage to draw are better??? -
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??? -
did you make any new friends?
Yeah I think I did! -
did you buy a new character you love?
No :( -
did you confess to anyone?
No I am a coward <3 -
did your relationship with your parents change?
I started calling them once a week on Sundays! It's been nice, I've missed them -
did you go anywhere new?
Not really -
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! -
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.
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has your taste in music changed?
I rediscovered my love for pop music thanks to Lady Gaga, Chappell Roan and Neon Trees -
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 -
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 -
has your self-esteem grown?
shrunk -
what is your best moment of 2024?
that's a secret -
what is a moment you want to forget?
lol -
do you feel much older this year?
Not really -
what's your new year wish?
tattoo apprenticeship -
what did you do for your birthday?
had a pool party with all my friends! got wine drunk -
how did you dress for halloween?
evil wizard -
what colour do you think of when you think over this year?
navy blue -
who has been your closest companion this year?
definitely my husband. i could gush forever about how much i love him -
how many animals have you pet this year?
lots and I want to pet more -
sum up the year in four words?
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what has been your most used emoji?
😭 -
what did you eat a lot of?
greek yogurt and smoothies. samefood my beloved -
what did you drink a lot of?
coffee -
did you find a new aesthetic?
no -
have you changed your username?
nah -
has someone changed your opinion on something?
no i am stubborn -
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) -
do you think this year was better or worse than last year?
worse -
do you think next year will be better or worse than this year?
I am determined to make it better -
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 -
when's the latest you've stayed up?
8 AM when my husband was in the hospital -
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