New Year's Resolutions and Other Goals

This is the signup post for the sunshine_revival blogging challenge in 2025. It's a new version of the now defunct sunshine_challenge.

The parameters are simple: Prompts will appear on sunshine_revival  in July, and you make stuff inspired by them. Most people choose writing, but it doesn't have to be. Post something like "I signed up for the Sunshine Revival challenge at goals_on_dw" in your blog, then put a "Sunshine Revival" tag in your blog to make it easier for other people to find your entries. Adding "Sunshine Revival" to your Interests will also help identify you as a participant or reader. (It is best to use exactly the phrase "Sunshine Revival" because DW search tools don't recognize variations as the same topic, and to attach the tag to a post so it sticks.) Another good idea is setting up a masterlist where you can link your posts as you make them, which may or may not be part of your announcement post. Then make a comment below this post with details about your goal. You don't have to sign up to participate, it just helps spread the word and attract more readers.

Primary posting will run July 1 -- July 31, 2025.



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The concept at the core of 1000 Hours Outside is simple -- the amount of time kids spend outside ‘actually matters’. Though you may not hear this very often, a childhood flooded with nature time benefits kids (and adults) in untold ways.

The spirit behind this journey is one of encouragement and excitement - not burden. For many, being intentional about scheduling in nature time is the one and only thing needed to transform childhood.

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Community Thursday was started in 2022 by goodbyebird.

On Thursdays I'll make an effort to engage with communities on dw in one way or another, be it by commenting, posting, reccing, and so on. Heck, even creating a community, or doing mod work for said community. I'll then talk about what I got up to in my journal, using the Community Thursdays tag.

This will not only bring light to new communities for folks, but also bring some much needed life back into them.


The goal is for bloggers to support communities and thereby keep them active. Be aware that Dreamwidth has a vast sink of dormant or dead communities, so it's vitally important to preserve the ones we love. There are various approaches to doing this challenge. See below for some ideas...

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This page organizes posts about activities you can sign up for. Some are short-term while others run longer. Some are for one particular event while others offer a list of options. If you're not sure what goals you'd like to pursue, look here for some ideas.

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There are all kinds of craft challenges and goals that people like to do. Some are individual, others are group events. Some are all year, others shorter. Some have speculative fiction themes, others are ordinary. They span a great many different arts and crafts including but not limited to crochet, drawing, knitting, painting, quilting, sewing, and woodworking. Here are some for your inspiration. On Dreamwidth, see communities for Art and Crafts. Note that get_knitted makes regular checkin posts for your craft projects.

You can pick whichever challenge(s) you want to set as a goal in 2025 and reply with a comment. Below the list of challenges is a short form for listing which you have chosen. Make a post in your blog like "I signed up for the Arts and Crafts challenge in goals_on_dw" -- or list the specific challenge if you're doing an official one somewhere else instead of a personal one here. Then make a tag for it like "Arts and Crafts Challenge" and put that on the post; it should stick that way. Check your Interests page to see if you have Art, Crafts, Crochet, etc. listed there, which helps people find you. You don't have to sign up to participate, it just helps spread the word and attract more readers.

See also the Fannish 50 challenge, which simply aims to post fifty entries on any topic in fandom. If you want to crochet the crew of the Enterprise, sew a complete capsule wardrobe inspired by hobbits, or carve a replica of Hogwarts, go for it. Either writing about or posting pictures of your progress will count. You can even double-count anything that applies to two or more goals, e.g. stashbusting, crochet, and Fannish 50.

Do you know of any other arts and crafts challenges in 2025? Share a link so they can be added to the list of options.

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