Q1 Goals Bingo: Staying Intentional Through a Seattle Winter

2026-02-25

I love living in Washington. I love that I can be on a ferry, skiing, swimming in the lake, or at a concert all within the same day.

Washington winters are notoriously grey, which can be difficult. This year, ski season being...tepid....has the potential to exacerbate the gloomyness. What I DO love about WA Winters is the mild temperature - unlike where I'm from (NJ) and where I went to college (Chicago), it is _rare_ for it to be so cold outside that your face hurts (speaking from experience of chicago winters). I like that it's mild enough every day to be able to go for a walk - albeit with a jacket and sometimes a raincoat.

So instead of dreading winter, I made a bingo board to set a vision for Q1-2026.

Unlike some past Bingos (looking @ u, corporate speak zoom bingo in 2020...) this is purely for joy.

The Full Board

Click a green square to see what happened.

How the Board Evolved

Four squares got swapped as the season progressed. Snowshoe Artist's Point got replaced with Sleep in a Fire Lookout — which I did, and it was one of the most memorable nights of the year (full post in Adventures). Snowshoe Paradise got replaced with Bike the Sunrise Road, which turned out to be genuinely iconic. Barry's got replaced with Liftonic — completed. Club Pilates got replaced with LabX Pilates — also completed.

What Got Crossed Off

• Walk 1M — done so many times it earned tally marks
• Walk 10K
• Howe St Stairs
• Gasworks Park
• Go on a date
Day — a few of these
• Liftonic (replaced Barry's)
• LabX Pilates (replaced Club Pilates)
• Sleep in a Fire Lookout (replaced Snowshoe Artist's Point)
• Bike the Sunrise Road (replaced Snowshoe Paradise)