I feel like 2025 just came not too long ago, but all of a sudden, we're already going through the last four months of the year. I guess that can be the case when we are busy doing many things, so time just flies by without us even noticing it. This was especially true for me, since I've been trying to do a lot of stuff, balancing life and work, compared to the previous years, where I was mainly focused on work. So compared with the previous years, I think that I am doing much better this year. For example, I have picked up running as a hobby recently, and finish a 10 km run in the first marathon event I joined, which was held just last month. Of course, I've done some training before this, meaning I've been outside a lot away from the keyboard; otherwise, I may not be able to reach the goal or end up crawling the next day.
Aside from that, I've been back on going to live concerts, which is something I stopped going to during the pandemic, and it reminds to be just so much fun, listening to my favorite bands and meeting new people. In fact, just a few weeks from now, I'm going once again to another live event to meet with the folks that I met at the previous events that I've attended. Technically, it was a tattoo convention, but many bands will also perform all day, and perhaps I should also get fresh ink in my skin. I also bought a ticket to a Baby Metal concert this coming October, to give myself a little birthday present. It may seem that I am becoming costly, but in reality, I have just become better at managing my expenses and repurposing them for other things.
In terms of goals, I think that I have reached most of the goals I set this year, like in Hive for example, my initial goal is to have 3500 HP staked before the year ends, as I have written in this post, and as of the writing of this post, I now have 4,896.336 HP Staked, and could possibly reach 6000 HP by the end of the year. Maybe, perhaps, completing all the Power Up Day badges for the rest of the year can be a goal too, but that was more of a means than the end. Like increasing HP is the goal, and hpud is more than a tool that encourages me to achieve my goal.
Outside Hive, there was also really nothing worthy to note for my goals, as I have already done most of them. I did not set it as a part of my New Year's goal, but maybe this can qualify as a goal. In November, I have two marathon events that I want to participate in. First, there is the Bocaue Half Marathon, which I have already registered under the 10km category that I was aiming to finish before 1 hour, and is set to take place on November 9. The other is the third leg of Bulacan Run, which is set to take place on November 23, but I have yet to register since I was still contemplating whether I would do another 10km to further improve my time or challenge myself and go for the 21km. Well, there is still plenty of time for me to decide, so I will leave it there for now.
And that was a brief summary of my 2025 so far, and a little tease on what will come for me for the rest of the year. Things can change all of a sudden, but overall, I can say it has been good so far despite my tight schedule and other challenges. I just hope that the upcoming months will be more productive as we welcome 2026, not only for me but for all of us.
Thank you for reading my post, and see you in the next one!