Happy New Year! (aka... Here we go again.)

Happy New Year Col, it's the 2nd of Jan and I'm exhausted from reading all of the positive messages from my Instagram people.  I'm going to be taking baby steps because we all know that if you go full throttle into a New Year with tons of changes, then nothing usually sticks.

Anyway, it's cold and dark and raining and I go back to work tomorrow after almost two weeks off and I'm starting a new job, that's right... no sleep for me tonight.

January is all about living by numbers for me, what I mean is that I just do stuff that I know I need to do.  My brain has enough trouble readjusting to getting up at silly o'clock and doing a day's work, five days a week, 2 hours a day driving etc.etc.

Here we go... living by numbers, (for me anyway):

You get up at 4.30am, therefore you need to be in bed between 8.30pm and 9.00pm.

You should be asleep as close to 9.00pm as possible

Make breakfast every morning and take it with you to work, my favourite work breakfast is a ham and avocado pita with cherry toms on the side and it's exquisite with a Starbucks coffee.

Take healthy snacks to work; clementine's, apples, almonds, Nairn's fine milled oatcakes

Prep veg ready for healthy home made soup for tea, (add red lentils, ground flaxseed and miso.)

2 litres of water minimum per day Monday - Friday

New Entry: 10 (very) modified burpees per day

New Entry: 5 minutes of foam rolling per day

10,000 minimum steps per day, (my daily target is 14,500 but for the day's that I can't leave my desk...)

New Entry: Tell yourself one positive thing to say about yourself every day, (I haven't sussed this one out yet and don't know how to even start.)

Not many new additions but I also need to get back to my daily rituals as listed above.

In addition, I've also tonight, signed up for a 6 week yoga course, it's more about history and meaning and most basic of basics.  I actually can't remember the last time I went to a class.... at a venue.... with other people.  Scary.  Anyway, at worst, I won't go and it'll be a total waste of money but I'm going to try.  I did yoga for a little while about 20 years ago, maybe more and all I can remember is going with Sheila and laughing through a huge part of it when we couldn't get up.  I realise I need to be more zen this time around.  (Scared, excited, nothing to wear.)

I'll keep you posted.  Love you x