BINGO!

Those pesky new year’s resolutions! Yes, it’s June and I am talking about new year’s resolutions because that is what got me into this mix.

In 2025, I stopped making resolutions and started a bingo card instead. Instead of numbers in the boxes, you write down and intention, activity, goal… whatever you would like. Then as you complete the activities, you get to check them off your card… working towards a “BINGO!” Let’s just say, it was a great intention… but I forgot about it after about three months.

So, for 2026, I am attempting the bingo card idea again. This time, I had an accountability partner (we’ll call her Stacey… because that’s her name). Stacey and I met at a local coffee house with markers, stickers and all the fun stuff in hand. We spent a hour or two chatting, sipping coffee and coloring. Two grown-ass women in a coffee shop coloring & playing with stickers. To say we were a distraction to the kiddos walking through is an understatement.

Anywho… a couple hours later, I had in hand my goals for the year. Things like, “Monthly Coffee Date”, and “Save $200 Each Month”, and things that I can easily schedule and check off were many of my boxes. But then I got a little crazy (probably too much coffee) and wrote down “Do Something That Scares Me” and “Do Something Spontaneous.” These… not so easy to check off. I mean, if it’s not planned, scheduled, an already formed habit, or a medical emergency… it’s probably not happening.

So…. fast forward 5 months and it was time to look at that bingo card again. Staring me right in the face was “Do Something That Scares Me.” So, I could let a spider crawl on my arm, let someone throw knives at me, swim with alligators, or do something for me. It was a grueling few hours as I debated where the closest alligator-filled lake was located or if the local axe-throwing facility would allow me to stand in front of the target boards… but I landed on do something for me.

Ugh… the though of spending time and energy on myself… it’s the most terrifying thing on the list of things I could think of… add my big mouth making a public commitment to it on social media… oh sweet angels above. To say I have had second and third.. and even fourth thoughts over the past 7 days is a gross understatement.

So here I am… doing something that terrifies me… letting people in (a little bit further at least). But in a safe way I guess… I mean… I don’t actually have to talk to anyone, right? (Thank heavens! Talking to people is a a whole different therapy session… I mean post.) And… bonus! I’m not getting charged by the hour to think out loud.

However, if you think I don’t read your comments and internalize them to value my self-worth… notice I have changed platforms… because the smartest tech guy I know (we’ll call him Zach… because that’s his name) told me I should be on WordPress to have a blog. So here I am … on WordPress….not only doing something that scares me… but using tech I have no idea how to use. LOL! Oh the gifts just keep on coming.

Stay tuned… or not…. as I learn to navigate technology, share my thoughts on things you really don’t care about, and ramble on and on about ideas and thoughts that I probably haven’t fully developed. And… maybe go make your own bingo card… start a “Mid-Year’s Resolution”… who knows… you may just amaze yourself.