How is Bailey doing? Every time I hear about something like that, it makes me evaluate my life too (obviously not nearly as much as when I have those event personally). I think it's great that you're diversifying. Life is precious. I do not take it for granted. At at recent work conference, we had a motivational speaker who was a veteran speak to us. He has burns over more than half his body, lost an eye, etc. He talked about what a "bad day" really is. It makes you think about the trivial things that we internalize that aren't a big deal in the grand scheme of things.
I don't have any year-end goals. I try to set agile goals, where I think about what I want to accomplish in 1-3 month incraments. We are (hopefully) starting our remodel soon (it's been delayed out of our control). We did a MAJOR purge today ... but still have more to go. I need to be ruthless and get rid of things that not longer give me happiness and/or I will never use. I'm such a sentimental soul, so it's no easy task (for me).
I've already accomplished a lot this year. I negotiated and sold a house (no realtor) and a multitude of other things that aren't necessarily big on their own, but add up to something I can feel proud of.
Anyway, thanks for bringing up this topic, it's important to reset every once in a while.
I've always had an interest in STEM subjects so it is something I care about, but not what I expected to be doing considering my job title and past years. 
