New Year new journal.

I can’t believe it’s 2026.

There are lots of things I can’t believe. I can’t believe my oldest son is 30 this year and I can’t believe I’m 50 this year.

I didn’t have a spectacular New Years Eve and I’m ok with that, I stayed home and watched the finale of Stranger Things and the new episode of Fallout. Then at midnight I went and told everyone Happy New Year.

Except my middle son. He wasn’t inside or outside the house. I figured he went to go watch the fireworks. We live close enough to downtown Fort Worth that we don’t have to leave the house to watch them so I figured that’s what he was doing.

The kid is 25, he can go anywhere he wants without telling me, it’s fine, I just wish he would clue me in once in a while.

There are many fears I want to overcome this year. I overcame some in 2025 which was writing in a journal, yes that was a fear, and posting what I write in a blog. Also, sharing some of my stories, that was a fear I overcame last year.

Another big one was letting go of people.

I realized that I don’t have to keep people around if I can’t be my true self around them. Even family. No one should feel like they have to keep parts of their lives a secret around people who say they love them.

You shouldn’t have to constantly feel like you have to prove yourself to the people around you either. It took me a long time to realize this, but now that I have I feel lighter and like I can accomplish many, many things.

Ok well that is all for me today. Everyone enjoy your first day of 2026.