Happy New Year! Last night was weird, I was never a huge fan and I'm going to sound so boring, but I really struggled to stay up last night. I'm wondering when it will be okay to let a family tradition fall by the wayside? I swear I'm the only one of us who still treks out with the coal, bread, silver and salt, to let the New Year in with. I did take with me this year a coin from 1960 which I got in NYC, I think it's a quarter, and I just decided it was lucky, H said I should give it to her as it's her birth year and I will, but I'm just going to hang on to it for a little while... just in case. I'm wondering if I could modify the ritual and make up my own, make up a new tradition? Maybe I could carry it all with me on my last journey of the old year and my first one of the New Year? Anyway, it was a bit depressing too, all of the houses in view were in darkness, absolutely no one in sight, but I could hear voices not far away and then I heard the countdown and cheering. Your text arrived bang on time, thank you :D I managed to reply to you but couldn't send or receive another text all night. Funny how I can get a text to NZ but can't get one to the end of the road.
Anyway, enough of that, I'm really excited for the New Year. I think 2012 is going to be a good 'un, and I can't wait to make plans.
As usual, my brain has immediately turned to healthy eating and exercise. I'm not going to go too hard on myself today. I did intend to start the New Year off with a jog but the fireworks went on through the night so I started the New Year with a lie in instead.
I know what will happen when I get back to work, I'll get home shattered and will feel too tired to do anything, so, thinking along the lines of, something is better than nothing, I'm going to aim for a minuscule amount every night. I'm thinking, 15 minutes of jogging, (that's about 4 songs so hopefully I can do that,) 1 minute of the plank, 3 mins arms, 10 leg lifts each leg, (x2 moves,) and 50 plies, all of which, other than the jogging, I can do while I watch TV. It takes 30 days for something to become habit remember, so by February, I should be able to do the above, in my sleep... practically.
I'm going to curb my weekend foodie "treats" until I get rid of holiday weight gain. I also need to find a new job this year, something to give me a purpose in life, and to look after myself a bit better, I wasn't terrible but report card would say; "could do better."
H, as in H&M is having a lazy morning after a very late night, think H said they got to bed at 3am, M is watching an "ancient" James Bond, and H is reading a book she got for her birthday on Boxing Day, about a man and his miniature Schnauzer, I texted her back because I thought she was talking in code for a second.
It's a very dark, grey day here today but very mild. I really need to move myself and do a little tidying before I totally give up for the day.
I've just seen the most wonderful advert for the BBC by David Attenborough, I'll keep a look out on Youtube for it, you have to see it.
Hope the 1st has been good to you, as I write, I think that technically you're actually in the 2nd, hope that's good too chick. Wishing you the most wonderful of years x
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