2026 New Years Goal Updates

This year, I have some things to accomplish in the hobby, blog and personally.

I am halfway through the year, so let's see where I stand with these goals.

Personally, I put on the ten pounds I wanted to lose last year and I am heading into the wrong direction with my health conditions so I want to lose that. I also want to make sure I can balance out life and school better this year. But, that also means I hope to actually continue with school and keep the momentum from Semester one going. (I have lost two so far. I guess that's a start)

For the hobby, I really need to cut back from last year's massive list. I feel like between life and school now, my hobby list needs to be way shorter to feel like I can accomplish some of the things I hope to.

1. I need to penny sleeve all of my inserts. I have tons of penny sleeves now, it's time to do the longer part of the job. (haven't started this at all)
2. Label my boxes like my binders and re-number them all (everything is lost right now) (nope, not done)
3. Binder up my non-sport cards and sort them by sets. (I wished this was done, probably will be my first project when I get my arm back)
4. Remove the index cards from my Giants PC and use Card Dividers instead (index cards are too flimsy and hard to read) (have the materials, but not the time to do the job)
5. Complete my Griffey card count and get a final number (haven't located all of my Griffey cards yet, hopefully that will get done by years end as well)
6. Put away all of the cards from 2025 that need to be taken care of (two 5000 count boxes full) (YES!! ALL OF MY CARDS ARE PUT AWAY!! The one thing I probably did do!!)
7. Update my Rodney Hampton PC on TCDB (did this too!!!)
8. Focus on finishing up some long time 90's sets, I am looking at you 1997 Spx basketball (nope havent' added any )

Now onto my blogging ones ,

1. List more set needs on the blog (nope)
2. List PWE trade cards on the blog (I did, then pulled it since nobody was interested)
3. Reach 80 followers (haven't gained a single follower this year)
4. Reach One Million Views (WE DID IT!!)
5. Blog. Just blog. (BEEN TRYING!)

Well, there you have it for my updates. Even with a much smaller list I haven't done too much this year. I will update again at year's end before I create next year's edition. I may have to make an even smaller list for next year.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday.

Let me know how your New Year's Goals have gone in comments (hopefully better than mine)

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

2026 New Year's Goals

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

HAPPY NEW CUP OF COFFEE OF THE NEW YEAR!!

*takes a sip*

Today's post is my attempt like many others of making a list of things I hope to do and changes I want to make that I won't end up doing or making the changes to. 

Just trying to be honest.

But, here's my list of goals anyways. Maybe I will actually do one.

This year, I have some things to accomplish in the hobby, blog and personally.

Personally, I put on the ten pounds I wanted to lose last year and I am heading into the wrong direction with my health conditions so I want to lose that. I also want to make sure I can balance out life and school better this year. But, that also means I hope to actually continue with school and keep the momentum from Semester one going.

For the hobby, I really need to cut back from last year's massive list. I feel like between life and school now, my hobby list needs to be way shorter to feel like I can accomplish some of the things I hope to.

• I need to penny sleeve all of my inserts. I have tons of penny sleeves now, it's time to do the longer part of the job.
• Label my boxes like my binders and re-number them all (everything is lost right now)
• Binder up my non-sport cards and sort them by sets.
• Remove the index cards from my Giants PC and use Card Dividers instead (index cards are too flimsy and hard to read)
• Complete my Griffey card count and get a final number
• Put away all of the cards from 2025 that need to be taken care of (two 5000 count boxes full)
• Update my Rodney Hampton PC on TCDB
• Focus on finishing up some long time 90's sets, I am looking at you 1997 Spx basketball

Now onto my blogging ones,

• List more set needs on the blog
• List PWE trade cards on the blog
• Reach 80 followers
• Reach One Million Views (it's a reach, but hey)
• Blog. Just blog.

There you have it. A much more condensed list then last year, but this is also a list of things that will take awhile to do.

I may do a couple check-in posts like last year on these to see how far I have gotten or not gotten. 

Let me know some of your New Years Goals (especially if it involves coffee and cards) in comments and any thoughts on mine.

*final sip of the new cup of the new post of the new year*

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

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New Years Check-In: Final Part

At the beginning of the year, I promised I would do some check-ins on my New Years hobby goals to keep myself accountable.

Well, here we are. Final check point.

So, let's see what they were and in red is where I finished up the year at:

General Goals:

• I need to sort out all of the cards I acquired or had taken out of binders in the last few months This project was done, until the latest Grady M mail day came and many other mail days after that. With no time to sort, they have been stacking up. But, I have done a few piles.
• Put those cards away once they are sorted same as above need to do this all over again because of the Grady M mail day and with many other mail days.
• Start to finish some of the sets I started especially the 90's ones. Still haven't completed or finished one  yet this year. It's not looking good.
• The binder numbering project needs to be finished. 
• Penny sleeve everything I haven't yet. Still not completed or even touched yet. I don't have enough time in a day to do everything in life and hobby. But, I have a pile ready to go!
• Binder my Eli Mannings that haven't been put away yet, fix the rest in the box Haven't begun this at all
• Clean up my card room. It's just a mess. I need it better organized to get to what I really need to get to. My room has gotten worse. Also, a lot of non-card junk has been tossed in there since I couldn't lift for a few weeks causing a bigger mess.
• Do some giveaways as I haven't ever really done any on here. Haven't gotten to this yet either, maybe once I get to 100 followers on here. STILL WAITING ON THIS. But, I have held a couple small Twitter Giveaways in the meantime.
• Up my PWE trades especially among bloggers. No time to trade right now. 


For PC Goals:
• Reach 1,300 Eli Mannings. This is a very lofty goal. I haven't even reached 1,200 yet. Still not to 1,200 yet!
• Add some of my most wanted non-sport autos such as Ed O'Neil, Tony Danza, and Jon Heder. Not yet :(
• Try to fill in Rodney Hampton gaps of 2023 products. Many still on eBay overpriced sitting there that need to find a way to my collection Some have been added, a long way to go still! Now I have a list of 2024 and even 2025 as well to do!
• Add more to my "other" PC's to move me up the TCDB board. Allan Houston, Michaela Shiffrin, etc. Haven't done but not motivated right now to. This is at the bottom right now of my wants.


For Blogging Goals:
• Decide if I can fit blogging into my schedule and continue blogging. Well.....more on this....
• Come up with new creative content: Ran out of ideas...all of my mind went to school.
• Take away the sipping breaks and behind the scenes content? I have been on and off with this all year.
• New blog layout? Hmmmm......
• Come up with new segments so far the new ones are not hitting home runs.
• Reach 500,000 views This one got blown out of the water!!
• Reach 80 followers Where you guys at? I finally gained one! But, still 28 from 100.
• Blog my Giants cards on Big Blue Cardboard since they don't fare well here? Reader's thoughts? I don't Thinking its time to really shut down both of my other blogs. Much to come when this month ends.

There you have it, my 2025 New Years Goals final check-in.

Oh, before I close up.....

 DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR YOU FAVORITE BLOGGERS AND TRADING CARD PRODUCTS IN NACHO GRANDES END OF THE YEAR AWARDS. 

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THESE ARE THE NOMINEES from my previous post that you guys and myself  (well others too) for the categories..

Cards Over Coffee has been nominated for two spots this year, if interested, please vote for Cards Over Coffee! Take a sip while doing it. But, at the very least, go out and vote! It's more fun than the political ones and leave a more positive impact.

Hope everyone is having a great day.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

2025 New Years Goals Check In #3

At the beginning of the year, I promised I would do some check-ins on my New Years hobby goals to keep myself accountable.

Well, here we are. Check Point #3.

So, let's see what they were and in red is where I am at currently

General Goals:

• I need to sort out all of the cards I acquired or had taken out of binders in the last few months This project was done, until the latest Grady M mail day came and many other mail days after that. With no time to sort, they have been stacking up.
• Put those cards away once they are sorted same as above need to do this all over again because of the Grady M mail day and with many other mail days.
• Start to finish some of the sets I started especially the 90's ones. Still haven't completed or finished one  yet this year. It's not looking good.
• The binder numbering project needs to be finished. 
• Penny sleeve everything I haven't yet. Still not completed or even touched yet. I don't have enough time in a day to do everything in life and hobby.
• Binder my Eli Mannings that haven't been put away yet, fix the rest in the box Haven't begun this at all
• Clean up my card room. It's just a mess. I need it better organized to get to what I really need to get to. My room has gotten worse. Also, a lot of non-card junk has been tossed in there since I couldn't lift for a few weeks causing a bigger mess.
• Do some giveaways as I haven't ever really done any on here. Haven't gotten to this yet either, maybe once I get to 100 followers on here. STILL WAITING ON THIS.
• Up my PWE trades especially among bloggers. No time to trade right now. Maybe next year? However, for those of you bloggers reading this and I have your address, watch your mail boxes around Christmas time....


For PC Goals:
• Reach 1,300 Eli Mannings. This is a very lofty goal. I haven't even reached 1,200 yet. Still not to 1,200 yet!
• Add some of my most wanted non-sport autos such as Ed O'Neil, Tony Danza, and Jon Heder. Not yet :(
• Try to fill in Rodney Hampton gaps of 2023 products. Many still on eBay overpriced sitting there that need to find a way to my collection Some have been added, a long way to go still! Now I have a list of 2024 and even 2025 as well to do!
• Add more to my "other" PC's to move me up the TCDB board. Allan Houston, Michaela Shiffrin, etc. Haven't done but not motivated right now to. This is at the bottom right now of my wants.


For Blogging Goals:
• Decide if I can fit blogging into my schedule and continue blogging. I want to blog more on here when I have time. School is eating up a lot of my life right now. I actually have a chance to submit articles again to a place but haven't had time to even do those. At the end of this year I have some big decisions to make when it comes to card blogging. Hoping to keep this alive. Your votes at Blog Of The Year may help with this.
• Come up with new creative content: Well....I have some ideas, just haven't executed them.
• Take away the sipping breaks and behind the scenes content? I have been on and off with this all year.
• New blog layout? still thinking on this oneI
• Come up with new segments still thinking on this one
• Reach 500,000 views This one got blown out of the water!!
• Reach 80 followers Where you guys at? I haven't gained one follower all year!! I am -1
• Blog my Giants cards on Big Blue Cardboard since they don't fare well here? Reader's thoughts? I don't The thinking is that all NY Giants card posts will come here, it will allow me more posts on here and some shorter ones which will allow for more posts.

There you have it, my 2025 New Years Goals third check-in.

Some good, some bad and most need a lot of work. Just like my health and eating habits.

Have a great day and let me know below how your goals are going so far.

I will do an end of the year check-in next time and that will show me where I finished in 2025 and then it will be onto working the 2026 edition. Crazy to think!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

2025 New Years Goals Check In #2

At the beginning of the year, I promised I would do some check-ins on my New Years hobby goals to keep myself accountable.

Well, here we are. Check Point #2.

So, let's see what they were and in red is where I am at currently

General Goals:

• I need to sort out all of the cards I acquired or had taken out of binders in the last few months This project was done, until the latest Grady M mail day came.
• Put those cards away once they are sorted same as above need to do this all over again because of the Grady M mail day
• Start to finish some of the sets I started especially the 90's ones. Haven't finished any. I did add three cards to my 1997 Spx basketball, but that's it. Need some serious help from readers on some of these!
• The binder numbering project needs to be finished.DONE. BAM! ONE THING ACTUALLY COMPLETED.
• Penny sleeve everything I haven't yet. Still not completed or even touched yet. I don't have enough time in a day to do everything in life and hobby.
• Binder my Eli Mannings that haven't been put away yet, fix the rest in the box Haven't begun this at all
• Clean up my card room. It's just a mess. I need it better organized to get to what I really need to get to. Somewhat began this. things are mostly put away, however, it's still not as organized as much as I hoped
• Do some giveaways as I haven't ever really done any on here. Haven't gotten to this yet either, maybe once I get to 100 followers on here
• Up my PWE trades especially among bloggers. So far have done only three trades with bloggers this year. ugh. This needs to improve.


For PC Goals:
• Reach 1,300 Eli Mannings. This is a very lofty goal. I haven't even reached 1,200 yet. Still not to 1,200 yet!
• Add some of my most wanted non-sport autos such as Ed O'Neil, Tony Danza, and Jon Heder. Not yet :(
• Try to fill in Rodney Hampton gaps of 2023 products. Many still on eBay overpriced sitting there that need to find a way to my collection Some have been added, a long way to go still! Now I have a list of 2024 as well to do!
• Add more to my "other" PC's to move me up the TCDB board. Allan Houston, Micheala Shiffrin, etc. Haven't done but not motivated right now to.


For Blogging Goals:
• Decide if I can fit blogging into my schedule and continue blogging. Pretty much just trying to blog here when I can. I expect by years end to tie up the other two blogs and be done with them. Sport Card Collectors will have some on and off short posts just to fill in some things til the year ends because I can't just end it out of nowhere., but nothing as serious as this blog.
• Come up with new creative content tried a couple new things, they didn't hit it off
• Take away the sipping breaks and behind the scenes content? this has been on and off this year like today's post
• New blog layout? still thinking on this one
• Come up with new segments still thinking on this one
• Reach 500,000 views over 400,000 a ways to go by year's end
• Reach 80 followers lost a follower..grrrrr. so at 71
• Blog my Giants cards on Big Blue Cardboard since they don't fare well here? Reader's thoughts? I don't think I will be posting on there anymore. Not enough time in my life and trying to condense to this blog only. I have thought of a few ways to integrate Giants cards here.

There you have it, my 2025 New Years Goals second check-in.

Some good, some bad and most need a lot of work. Just like my health and eating habits.

Have a great day and let me know below how your goals are going so far.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

2025 New Years Goals Check In #1

At the beginning of the year, I promised I would do some check-ins on my New Years hobby goals to keep myself accountable. 

Well, here we are.

So, let's see what they were and in red is where I am at currently.

• I need to sort out all of the cards I acquired or had taken out of binders in the last few months. Which is a fair amount. I am almost done with this. Just a few cards left!
• Put those cards away once they are sorted same as above!
• Start to finish some of the sets I started especially the 90's ones. I need to update all of the numbers and do some more unfinished cup posts on here to see if anyone can assist with those needs. Work in progress. I have numbers ready to add to a tab on here when I have time to do so along with some Unfinished Cup posts!
• The binder numbering project needs to be finished. I have another two shelves to finish at least. d This project is just numbering a binder and adding the contents to a notebook DONE!!
• Penny sleeve everything I haven't yet. This will take some serious time as I need to go back through some boxes to do this Need a TON more penny sleeves and need to finish sorting out what I have that way I can sleeve all at the same time.
• Binder my Eli Mannings that haven't been put away yet, fix the rest in the box Haven't begun this at all
• Clean up my card room. It's just a mess. I need it better organized to get to what I really need to get to. Somewhat began this. things are mostly put away, however, it's still not as organized as much as I hoped
• Do some giveaways as I haven't ever really done any on here. Haven't gotten to this yet either, maybe once I get to 100 followers on here
• Up my PWE trades especially among bloggers. If you are interested and have some non-sport, Ken Griffey Jr, Patrick Mahomes, Caitlin Clark, NY Giants, football rookies (can be vintage), 90's inserts/parallels from any sport,team, player and is 1995-1999 (shinier the better) and have a U.S. address, hit me up at sportcardcollectors@hotmail.com. Just mailed some out, but, haven't had many bloggers contact me and I also haven't had time to post some trade bait. that time is coming by the end of the year


For PC:
• Reach 1,300 Eli Mannings. This is a very lofty goal. I haven't even reached 1,200 yet. Still not to 1,200 yet!
• Add some of my most wanted non-sport autos such as Ed O'Neil, Tony Danza, and Jon Heder. Not yet :(
• Try to fill in Rodney Hampton gaps of 2023 products. Many still on eBay sitting there that need to find a way to my collection Some have been added, a long ways to go still!
• Add more to my "other" PC's to move me up the TCDB board. Allan Houston, Micheala Shiffrin, etc. Haven't done

For Blogging:
• Decide if I can fit blogging into my schedule and continue blogging still haven't done this fully yet. it's been really hard focusing on one blog as I want to do all three but barely have the time to handle one. I need to just pick one and stick with it, but for now there will be posts on and off on all three
• Come up with new creative content tried a couple new things, they didn't hit it off
• Take away the sipping breaks and behind the scenes content? this has been on and off this year like today's post
• New blog layout? still thinking on this one
• Come up with new segments still thinking on this one
• Reach 500,000 views at 366,000, a ways to go by year's end
• Reach 80 followers lost a follower..grrrrr. so at 71
• Blog my Giants cards on Big Blue Cardboard since they don't fare well here? Reader's thoughts? Also goes with #1 on this list with time. did a few posts, haven't decided what works best yet

There you have it, my 2025 New Years Goals check-in.

Some good, some bad and some need a lot of work. Just like my weight loss goal. Some loss, some pizza and need to add to the work out.

Have a great Sunday.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*