My 2025 To-Do List 36
It’s already mid-January, so I’ve put together my “2025 To-Do List.” I changed jobs at the end of last year and will be starting at a new company in February. I’ve switched jobs a few times before, but this time, my family is genuinely excited and happy for me. Their support means so much to me, and it’s made me want to focus on spending more quality time with them.
Looking back on last year, I often put work first, which meant I ended up pushing personal enjoyment and self-growth to the side. Some of that was unavoidable, but I couldn’t help feeling like I might have been missing out on something important. Then, someone suggested that “making a list can help you use your time more effectively,” and I decided to give it a shot as a fresh start.
When I started working on my list, I wondered whether I should include family activities. But since what my family wants to do can change based on the situation or mood, I decided to leave those off and focus instead on what I personally want to do in my private life. In the end, I think this choice naturally ties back to my core value of prioritizing quality time with my family.
I also made it a point not to include anything on the list that I don’t really want to do but feel like I should. Instead, I carefully chose things I genuinely want to do but have been putting off for one reason or another.
Gaining Experience
- Learn to play a song on the acoustic guitar
2. Challenge an intermediate snowboarding course
3. Obtain a motorcycle license
4. Rent a car on my own and go out for coffee
5. Drive my own car to a café for coffee
6. Enjoy breakfast at the “Colorado” coffee shop
7. Enjoy breakfast at the “VineCafe” coffee shop
8. Attend my child’s school activities
9. Complete a Pokémon Card Dark deck
10. Complete a Pokémon Card Psychic deck
11. Go out for a meal with friends
Learning and Challenges
12. Obtain the AZ-104: Azure Administrator certification
13. Obtain the AZ-204: Azure Developer certification
14. Obtain the AZ-500: Azure Security Engineer certification
15. Obtain the SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals certification
16. Obtain the DP-900: Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals certification
17. Obtain the AI-900: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals certification
18. Build an app using Azure Database for PostgreSQL and Azure AI extensions
19. Actively participate in the Azure community
20. Take the TOEIC as a first step
21. Make business English lessons a regular habit
22. Resume actively participating in child welfare support activities
Changes
23. Cut my hair to chin length
24. Finish my dental treatment
25. Reduce my waistline by 5 cm
26. Build abs and improve my posture
27. Get three new piercings
Buying Things That Matter
28. Enroll in a motorcycle training school
29. Buy a cool snowboard
30. Build a Mini 4WD car
31. Develop the habit of wearing shoes without crushing the heels
32. Get new a bicycle
33. Get new glasses
34. Enroll in a business English class
35. Build a habit of reading books instead of letting them pile up
36. Purchase my own car (either a Swift Sport ZC33S Final Edition or an SUV)
By the end of 2025, I’m sure I’ll have checked off at least a few things from this list. I might tweak my plans or add some new goals along the way, and that’s totally fine. What matters most is making this a year where I stay true to what I want to do and keep tackling things one step at a time.
