I made a list of goals for 2026 the day after New Year’s, but only one really has to do with my editing business. As for the other goals, several are too personal to share. Others are shareable. Here goes:

I want to gain at least one more client who sends me work at least once per month. I would preferably like to gain more than one. As it stands now, I have one client who sends me work every month (sometimes a lot, sometimes not much). I love this client to death, but having just one regular doesn’t put enough bread on the table. I also have another client who very occasionally sends me work, and I love the work that I do for them, but they have not been able to send me anything to edit in over a year, even though I am in regular touch with them and I like them a lot.

What I really would like to have is several clients who keep me so busy that I am booked months in advance, or at least weeks in advance. Thanks to the current government administration, many of my potential clients aren’t looking for editors because they have no money to pay them. Or they have turned to AI to edit their work. It is a shame that these researchers have to waste their time prompting and verifying whether an AI platform “hallucinated” when they could be having me edit for them.

Things have to get better…

On a personal level, I want to do more of the cooking at home. In 2025, my husband did almost all the cooking while I cleaned up after the meal. I’ve never been much of a cook and never really took an interest in cooking or baking. Starting in 2026, this is changing. I cooked dinner tonight for my husband and myself and found a sense of accomplishment in doing so. I plan to continue to share more of the food preparation responsibilities. It’s also nice not having to wash the dishes.

Do you have any goals for the new year that you would like to share?