Hello you hobby friends—this one’s my yearly “hobby challenge” check-in, where I challenge you, everybody, and myself to set achievable hobby goals for 2026. I talk about why it’s worth reflecting on what worked (and what didn’t) last year, and I’m brutally honest about the half-finished stuff we all have sitting around—like my not-even-close-to-done Leman Russ with trim, highlights, tracks, and a commander still staring me down. The big takeaway: decide what you’re actually going to finish, what you’re going to park, and then build a plan that gives you a real chance to succeed. I walk through how I set goals that are both tangible (like hitting 100+ finished models) and “nebulous” (like learning a game again or getting comfortable with an airbrush). The trick is working backwards from real dates—events, trips, tournaments—and chunking big projects into manageable bites. I also talk about the reality of time: I’m not in my 20s anymore doing 2 a.m. painting marathons, so planning matters if you’ve got kids, work, and life. Finally, I share my own 2026 targets—Leagues of Votann for an April 40K weekend, getting back into War Machine, a small Conflict 47 force, sprinkling in 10 Marvel models, and pushing my Solar Auxilia toward 4,000 painted points—then I invite you to join our accountability challenge and post your goals.