New Year Aims/Resolutions

It's the time of year when most people think about new years resolutions, most end up being things that you just wont keep up for any longer than a few weeks. I don't want to do that, which is partly why I said aims/resolutions. The main thing is not to set a target that is unachievable.

Over the the last year I managed to get off my arse quite a bit and start running as well as doing a few decent walks. A couple of very hard months made me look at myself and more importantly others and made me realise how 2 faced and what total liars some people can be. If someone has a problem they should say it to my face I would respect them for that. Well before I hit them anyway, lol.

Anyway it gave me some time to think, I decided I would wait on 2 important things at work to see if I was staying. So far they have both been fucked up, they should be sorted out by the end of January. If by the end of February there is still problems with either its the only resolution I'm making I have to leave. The 2 things are pay and the other is my units merger.

Enough of that shit, ignoring work it was a fantastic year and probably the most eventful of my life. I want to continue on for the next year and make it even better :-)

1. Walking - I've put this first and its going to be the main thing in the next year. I already have planned the Weardale Way, West Highland Way and the NY 3 Peaks Challenge. I have also bought a book with 36 circular walks to cover all the Wainwrights in the lakes. I wont do all of the walks in the book because I intend to have a few weekends wildcamping many of them. I would love to complete all the Wainwrights this year.
2. Be Myself - I probably should of put this first. I spend most of my time pretending to be someone I'm not. I act differently with different people, very few of which are myself. I don't say what I think or feel (especially to those I care about). When attracted to someone for some strange reason I go quiet and close up. I know I do it but need to stop. Even with friends I've known all my life I'm not myself, I've started this last month :-)
3. Friends - Probably the most important thing in my life other than family. There have been a handful of friends who have been there this year (thank you). I know at times I can push them away, don't seem to like anyone getting too close. I need to keep in touch with friends better, I hadn't seen some of my best mates for nearly a year even though many of them live in the village. Also be very careful who I think of as friends, some just aren't!
4. Run - I started this last year and completed the GNR, which I'm in again this year. This year I need to keep running every week and intend to enter about 4 runs at least.
5. Work - I had more shit than anyone should have to go through the last 6 months. If I get anymore shit what so ever it's the time to move on. If there is no trust/ belief in me then leave. This is also the only resolution, leave if things haven't changed by the end of February. If this is the only one I do that's all that matters.
6. Food/Drink - I should of just called this health or something. I'm not going to do any stupid diet or anything like that. I'm just going to eat more healthily like I did for 2 months before the GNR, eating more fruit and veg. Cutting back not out on fattier stuff. The drink part is not stopping drinking alcohol completely as I have mentioned the last couple of weeks but drinking responsibly and putting limits on the amount. Not the 15+ pints I had the other day (what's the point, shouldn't be a competition).
7. Organised - To do some of the things I'm intending and just to fit them all in, I'm gonna have to get organised. I often start with good intentions but order and routines become so boring and I normally give up and become unorganised. I am planning all sorts in my Google Calendar, its a start :-)
   
8. Try as much as possible - This can apply to practically everything, from food to activities. I started saying yes to all sorts for a while last year. I think its a good thing to start up again (within reason). Another friend had started doing the same a few months after me, maybe I can encourage them to start again?
9. Be Happy - I have just started playing "Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy", this should maybe be one of my songs for the year. I have just added a load of other songs with Happy in the title. Anyway the title says it all, try to smile and be happy if something is making me unhappy sort it out rather than letting it drag on.
10. Live each day as if it's your last - I have been trying to do this as much as possible the last few months. It's often a lot easier said than done but I always now try to make sure I have something to look forward to but not too far ahead in case you don't make it, lol.
11. Everything else - I was only intending to do 10, but next year is gonna be totally full of so much and many of the above are already planned out. There are lots of things I intend to do, I've a list I wrote a few weeks ago of activities I want to do but will never get the time for even a quarter of them (I will post these later). There are lots of boring stuff like Finances that I've let get away from me the last few months but need to sort.

Its gonna be an exciting and action packed year, bring it on I can't wait :-)