Be more like Winston. I like that list
But there are a few others that are others have mentioned including rust, guitar, language and weight. Guitar and language are main targets
Not to make any resolutions
I'm going to stop procrastinating by posting in irrelevant forum threads.
learning from the 100 days of exercise before christmas...i want to target a minimum 3.5hrs of recordable exercise per week
oh and water before coffee in the mornings.
I'd not thought I had any but reading this has gave me some ideas. Definitely need to sell some bikes and sort out what I'm keeping and if I am actually ride them. We do a fat club at work so loosing a good few kilos is on the cards. I've shifted my exercise regimen, I'm aiming to do 2/3 gym visits and 2/3 bike sessions a week, rather than my usual of focussing on the one thing. I might log these to see how well I manage rather than a loose guideline.
It's my 50th this year 😬 so I'm trying to cram in as much as I can, I have a goal of increasing my Munro count from its current 50 by another 50 to 100.
I’m going to stop procrastinating by posting in irrelevant forum threads.
Come back and let us know how that goes
New garage door. I have it, just gotta install it.
Wild flower garden. Built the boxes, just needs seedling.
Get the promo at work. Im just coasting into retirement but 53 is too young
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Get some sort of therapy. Dunno where to start but i have to talk to someone.
Get one of those pension assessments. Thousands of pounds floating around needs a professional overview imo. Having it is great, but it does not make you happy. See above.
Go out on date. Its been 30 years. But need to be in a different state of mind first. See above.
Learm to manual and wheelie.
Try and learn forward loops and perfect my backloops
Get a passport.
Simple goals for this year:
Get my work/life balance back the correct way round.
Get my weight consistently down below 80kg, preferably closer to 75.
Do some training twice a week (Zwift, weights, stretches, etc).
Ride outdoors at least once a week for an hour recreationally.
The one big one is a carry-over from 2020: ride the SDW in under 12 hours. My first attempt took 13 hours due to unfamiliarity causing me to pace too slow at the beginning and then blowing up with two hills left.
And yet if you met me you’d be surprised I’m that old! I used to get ID’ed buying booze well into my mid 30’s…
I'm born the same year (just!) and last got ID'd for buying booze when I was 37. Don't drink any myself so there's no real chance of me getting ID'd any more unless I'm buying a present. My old customers in my old job genuinely thought I was 10+ years younger than I was, now I've grown a beard people still underestimate my age by 5 or so. Get it from my dad who looked a good 20 years younger than he was all the way until he was 75.
Never do them, I thought I'd give it a go this year.
Get back into my MTB after injury last year
Listen to more music
Read more
More time with friends + family. Kick this stay-at-home habit
No more 24/7 news/doom scrolling. Deleted Twitter account yesterday 👍🏻
Buy a DH bike, just because.
See my previous quote, I bought mine just before my life turned to shit.
So, actual list of stuff I'm going to do is:
Get rid of all the clutter
Finish all the unfinished jobs around the house.
Take more time for myself
Get out on the bike (never mind more, just at all would be an improvement)
Stop procrastinating
Less time on my phone
Number 4 - tick.
Ride bikes more / at all. Strava tells me I did just over 10 miles last year so I should be able to do it.
Do the Paris Brest Paris 1200km audax. Or at least try.
Spend more nights away in my van and see more of the country. I had loads of plans last year and always found excuses not to go. 2023 I need to take the bull by the horns and get out there.
Same as last year, and every year before that: none whatsoever.
The usual drink less/ ride more/ procrastinate less/ learn German but this year my boy got a BMX for Christmas and we went to the Source skatepark in Hastings the other day, we both had a lesson. And now I've just bought a BMX. So despite being 48 and carrying lots of old injuries I'd have to say something to do with that.
Just one, need to make an honest assessment as to whether I can make a change of work patterns that would facilitate at least 2 full months off work per year.
I know its technically possible as Im meeting someone that does it (actually he takes 3 months off), Im just not sure its possible for me.
Events/entertainment industry FWIW, freelance work. Something id dabbled in for a while but the approaching end of the mortgage is making me think about options.
Anyone still doing dry January (and likes cider), this stuff is pretty decent. Actually almost resembles the real thing
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Dry January ✅
Units of alcohol consumed = zero
Units of chocolate consumed = lots
