I think it’s about time I revisited my resolutions for the year and did a bit of an update on my progress:
Eat healthily: This one comes and goes in waves, for the most part I think I am a lot healthier in my eating habits than I used to be. I’m happy with my progress in this resolution.
Get rid of overdrafts: Well I’m working on one, but the other may have to wait a little while until the first is paid off, I should have got rid of one completely by the end of the year though!
Get Rid of credit card: I’m now set up to pay the minimum amount by direct debit every month so that if I forget to go into the bank and pay some off I don’t get hit with charges, it’s a start and I’m definitely making a dent in it, so by the end of the year maybe it’ll be gone for good.
Stop Smoking: This one I am ashamed to say I’m still working on. I’ve cut right back but I haven’t kicked it yet, more through laziness than anything, actually seeing this again today I think I will start again as of now, sorted.
Sit-ups: another shameful underachievement, hopefully I will have more positive news on this the next time I update, though with 6 months of the year gone already I should have a flat stomach by now!
Go to Reading: Tickets booked and ready to go.
Go to Glasto: crap line up, this one has been dropped.
Go to Amsterdam: The Wizard and I are hoping to get away in October around our birthdays.
Read my backlogged books: Since I’ve started reading as I walk I have made great progress through my bookshelf… but I have acquired a few more books to add to the pile… not my fault though, they were practically forced on me!
Pay more heed to my appearance: I have come to the conclusion that I’m just not the sort of girl that cares about make-up and tidy hair. I will make the effort when I feel like it and the rest of the time people will have to put up with a scruffpot
Get my totem tattoo: There have been too many things recently that have cost me money so I think this will have to go on the back burner for now, plus I’m finding it very hard to find good drawings of the totems I want to have tattooed to me, and there’s no way I’m going in without everything 100% as I want it
Go to Portugal: all booked for this September, I’m going to pack 5 books and see how many I can devour
Start a Japan account: unfortunately this resolution is very much dependant on my company’s share price going up a bit by the time my sharesave scheme ends. If I’m not happy with the price I won’t sell and the Japan account will have to wait a little longer.
Learn something new: Hopefully, as long as Ryan gets his bum in gear, I should be starting basic Japanese lessons in September. I have also learned some basic origami.
Visit the Fat Duck: I think I will try and get this sorted in Autumn sometime, I really want to try the tasting menu.
Get my nipple pierced: done and dusted and I’m really rather happy with the result! It’s healed up beautifully, I’m pleased I decided to get one that’s pointing down instead of across, it looks really good.
Get one of the burlesque pics printed off and framed: I haven’t had the time or the money to do this yet, but by the end of the year I will have a photo of the three Graves sisters all corseted-up on my wall, choosing one that I’m happy with could be hard though, the photographer was excellent but I just don’t like the face I pull when I have a photo taken.
See a Shakespeare play at the Globe: Not had a chance to think about this one yet, I’m hoping I get to see a Midsummer Nights Dream, it’s my favourite of Shakespeare’s plays.
Sort out storeage: All done and dusted, I now have all my books at home!
Medieval Banquet: another one I haven’t even thought about yet.
I think I’ve done fairly well with the list so far, I’ll keep soldiering through and stick another update up in a few months.
June 11, 2008 at 10:03 am
Cool. I don’t make resolutions any more. I’m far too fickle.
It’s good to hear about another walking reader though, we need more of them and less people driving and reading.
June 11, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Goodness me!
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Potugal is great although the second time I went was quite dear in comparison to the first. (before the Euro)
Nipple! Nipple! Are you sure. (My boy got his done and I made him take it out! I know…. but I’m getting old!)
Sit ups! Yes. I do mine in the bath. I want a neat tummy for my hols but it gets twice as hard when you get into those late thirties… (I might be making that up as an excuse)
Smoking – No comment. (I wish my excuse was becasue I wasn’t trying)
Eat healthily….does that include Spaghetti Bolognese? (sp?) It’s all I can cook so it would have to be ona menu, healthy or not! lol
Good Entry PP.
June 13, 2008 at 10:22 am
Hoverfrog: Once I’d figured out how not to walk into things I was away!
Daffy: I’ve been to Portugal numerous times, it’s definitely got more English over the years unfortunately. Yes I’m sure, It’s been in a month I’d be worried if I wasn’t sure! It did hurt, but it was well worth it. It looks really good and it definitely has other benefits
I’ve actually been doing them again since I wrote this post, starting on 50 a day and I’ll move up from there as long as I actually stick to it this time. Mmm spag bol, dammit I’m hungry now!
June 13, 2008 at 6:02 pm
What an interesting list. I’m sure that most other people have long given up on any they made. So well done!
Have a good weekend! xx
June 16, 2008 at 2:28 pm
WOW…….you’ve been a busy girlie! Good for you!!
June 18, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Are you off being busy working on the list? ;o)
Did I mention I got tickets to see Kylie?
Should I not tell people that. ;o)
July 9, 2008 at 7:13 pm
*cleans cob webs from corners of space*
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