Time flies quickly. At the end of each year, I write a running account to record my life and work from the past year. I hope my future self will still remember what happened this year.
Year-Beginning Flag Completion Status#
Looking back at the flags I set at the beginning of the year, some were achieved, some were completed but not ideally, and some were not done at all.
Travel to other European countries, watch a football match
Half completed. I went to Austria, but didn’t visit football powerhouses like Spain or Italy, nor did I get to watch a match.
Obtain Azure certification
With the rapid development of AI, this goal seemed less important, so I temporarily put it aside.
Participate in a DevOps or Python conference
In April, I went to PyCon LT and wrote three conference articles: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3.
Join PyPA or Python GitHub Organization
This year, I created a new open-source project Explain Error Plugin, and thus joined the Jenkins GitHub Organization. The goal of joining PyPA and Python GitHub Organization has not been achieved yet, but I hope to have the opportunity to join in the future.
Don’t gain weight, keep exercising
I didn’t gain much weight this year, but my exercise volume wasn’t high either. I hope to do better in 2026.
In summary, although not all were completed, it’s still a decent achievement.
Looking Back at 2025#
I actually don’t remember what happened in 2025, so I looked through my calendar and photos to recall the bits and pieces of the year.
- January: Celebrated New Year in Vilnius, prepared to go back home to visit relatives at the end of the month.
- February: Went back to my hometown for Chinese New Year, but caught a cold for several days due to insufficient rest, and later got chickenpox. Afterwards, I worked while spending time with family, and only started meeting friends after recovering from chickenpox.
- March: Started intermittent holidays, went to the beach, Saint-Ya, zoo, and other places to spend time with my child and family.
- April: Returned to Vilnius. Each departure brings reluctance, and it’s only after returning to Vilnius that I can slowly get back into my life and work rhythm. Afterwards, I attended PyCon LT and took my child to a basketball game.
- May: Drove to Kaunas, where I celebrated my child’s third birthday, and visited landmarks such as Kaunas Zoo and Kaunas Old Town. At the end of the month, I went to see Vilnius’ Pink Soup Festival.
- June: Trip to Austria, went to Wolfgang (the lake and mountain scenery is beautiful), Vienna, and other places. At the end of the month, I visited a colleague’s home for the first time.
- July: Took a train to Klaipėda, visited the Maritime Museum, mainly wanting to play with sand and water at the beach, but unfortunately, the weather wasn’t great those days.
- August: Explored the Old Town, preparing for my child’s kindergarten to start.
- September: My child successfully started kindergarten. Although they cried twice, they gradually adapted well. I took my child to Vilnius’ Capital Days festival.
- October: Business as usual for work and life. Went out more on weekends, as it would be hard to see such good weather next month.
- November: Still the same. Originally planned to go to Poland, but canceled due to being too busy with work. I’ll see if there’s a chance this year.
- December: As the holidays approached, I became even busier. I attended Vilnius’ Christmas market and my child’s kindergarten Christmas event, then embarked on the journey back home.
These bits and pieces form the precious memories of 2025.
Looking Ahead to 2026#
In 2026, I don’t plan to set too many flags (goals), I just hope to do the following things well:
- Keep exercising, and ensure both my family and I are healthy.
- Spend more time with family, go out more, and communicate more with others.
- Persist in writing and open-source, especially the newly started weekly update project 《攻城狮周刊》.
- Pay more attention to AI technologies and applications, integrating them deeper into work and study.
If I want to set a goal for my future self 1000 days from now, it would probably be:
- Develop my own “second leg” to explore more possibilities.
- Have more flexible and free work and life, and always maintain passion.
I hope my future self, when seeing these words, can still smile while recalling this year.
I also wish you good health, smooth work, and a happy life in the new year!
Past Year-End Summaries#
- 2024 Year-End Summary
- 2023 Year-End Summary
- 2022 Year-End Summary
- 2020 Year-End Summary
- 2019 Year-End Summary
- 2018 From QA to Dev
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