New Year Resolution

I will post just my new year's resolutions for now (at has what has now become an annual event a small group of us have shared NYR's - this year I will keep them and ask for progress updates... and maybe post some details, if ok with them.)

Anyway mine are, summarised, as follows:

1. Finish Norseman 2009 (involves training regime which encompasses swimming and sorting logistics ASAP)
2. 'Work smart' (set goals at beginning of each month, week and day and achieve these AND achieving separation b/w work and home)
3. Healthy body, healthy mind (including eating balanced diet, cooking at least 2 x a week - one of these to be a new recipe - and reading a book every two weeks, and reading more work related literature)
4. Look after money
5. Write more (getting a book published would save me c £20 a year I pay to royzy for a bet made after Paris marathon 2004!)
6. Be less self consumed/ more embracing of others

Some broad headings above but I have given some thought to detail and have mapped out a weekly plan that accommodates the above. (yes I know, plans are the 'easy bit' for me!

In anticipation of starting 4 above I have spent a small fortune (£50+) on books and CDs today and I am now listening to the excellent Elbow CD, which won Mercury prize. (Admittedly I used to think the group were 'dull' and have consequently missed out on the opportunity to see them twice on their visits to Cornwall - maybe I should add another resolution 'be more open minded!)

Will be starting 2009 with a 10 mile run (and then start on my first new recipe - parsnip and apple soup).

Have now entered Endurance Life Cornish Coastal Marathon which is on 4 April - plan remains to have a 'tough' April event wise with this marathon followed by the North Cornwall Tor (19/4) and 3 peaks marathon (25/4).

Looking forward to 2009 (perhaps too much...)