No long prose update today, just a list of aims for 2010. Deliberately not resolutions because things get in the way and you have to be flexible. But instead these are (hopefully) achievable aspirations that I'll do my best to tick off:
1. Run at least 5 new races, including at least one hill race
2. Higher than 50% attendance at Wednesday night training (at Portobello RC)
3. Sub 3.30 marathon on 23rd May!
4. Read at least 2 books per month
5. At least 3 lots of exercise each week (run/cycle/gym/fitness class/whatever)
6. Do whatever is necessary to make my time at work more enjoyable and rewarding(!)
7. Invest more time in learning (in and out of work)
8. Spend at least 2 hours every week writing
9. Make more effort to have a social life and get out with my friends - have at least one night out each month
10. Cook at least one new recipe every month
11. Have at least one fun outing with family each month
12. Clear out the gutters around the conservatory
13. Clear out inside the conservatory so we can use it more effectively and it's not just the room where we pile our junk...
14. Help the Mrs get more opportunity to get out and do the fitness classes, or whatever, she wants to
15. See my children before bedtime at least 4 nights out of every 7...
16. Don't work past 6.30pm except under exceptional circumstances
17. Visit a gallery at least once every 2 months (including visiting Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery for first time)
18. Go to a play/show/movie or gig at least once every 6 weeks
19. Average at least 7 hours sleep a night (which means bed by midnight at latest, probably...)
20. Visit New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde
21. Weekend away to Belfast
22. Weekend camping trip to Berwick-upon-Tweed (and visit Paxton House)
23. A weekend in the Highlands
24. Several visits to London
25. Sort out stupid and unnecessary credit card debts
26. Bag a munro
27. Go kayaking and/or do an adventure race
28. Do the Saturday cryptic crossword more often
29. Visit a UK city I've not been to before
30. Visit the Venture Scotland bothy at Glen Etive
31. Take Mrs MacD to a London show and away for an overnight trip
32. More team lunches at work
33. Cycle to work more often
34. Play a game of squash, badminton or tennis
35. Take part in an event at Stromness shopping week
36. Get a hot stones massage
37. Visit one of the Edinburgh kirkyards (Canongate or Greyfriars)
38. Visit an Orkney island I've not been to before
39. Read more poetry (especially Norman MacCaig)
40. Blog more...
Happy to expand this list, so any other sensible suggestions and requests welcome! And any assistance in achieving these welcome too(company for munro-bagging, reminding me to sod off from work, etc. all much appreciated). Cheers
