Posted by: Alex
in•spi•ra•tion
–noun
1. an inspiring or animating action or influence.
2. something inspired, as an idea.
3. a thing or person that inspires.
4. the act of inspiring; quality or state of being inspired.
Rather illusive thing that… Time to have a go at creating my own.
For me 2007 rolled right into 2008 with little change. It’s it funny how we expect new year to start off fresh and invigorated, even if we did nothing to ensure that it would. Getting a fresh canvas doesn’t help if you are still painting the same old stuff on it.
Work didn’t slow down much for me over December and we jammed a whole lot of entertaining & socializing in over that time, so I probably started my year with an energy deficit. If I get more nights sleep like the last one (Beautiful. Solid, deep and comfortable dreamless sleep. Ah, so lovely) I’ll make it up soon enough. I’m not going to rely on that to kick-start this year though, it’s time to make some changes! Never having been a big one for new year’s resolutions, this will be an adventure for me *just keep telling yourself that love!*
First on my list: I need to become a morning person. I’m better than I used to be, but I still waste too much time lazing in bed on weekends, or feeling hard done by because I didn’t get to sleep late. My inspiration to pull off this challenge: my Hunny. He’s a true morning person, can’t sleep in later than 7AM on a weekend even. It’s because of his enthusiasm for the day (and his list of things to do) that I do often haul myself out of bed early on weekends, but I have to stop resenting it once it’s done…
Next up: Those little slivers of fat I’ve been accumulating over the past 5 years? Those have to go. I was always the skinny side of normal growing up, but last year I think I crossed that line. My inspiration for this one: This past Tuesday I saw myself in harsh light of a clothing store change room – complete with that ass-shot that you don’t easily get at home, thanks to the surround mirrors. I haven’t been clothes shopping in a while and I was both surprised and horrified.
The third item, and this relates to number two: I will eat healthier. That means actually eating breakfast, keeping to a healthier lunch (try to keep away from the pizza and crisps), and learning moderation at dinner. If I’m eating something tasty my urge to finish all of it is always stronger than my ‘I’m full’ reflex. Inspiration for this one will once again be that eye-opening changing room experience, coupled with a long standing desire to be kinder to my body.
Item four relates to this blog: Get back into a regular posting habit, if I ever had one! To kick start this I am committing to the 30-in-30 challenge. Starting right now I’m attempting to post 30 entries in 30 days. I’m shocking with routine, so this is going to be rather difficult for me. Regardless of that I’m setting myself a couple of extra parameters:
- No posts about the 30-in-30 challenge and how difficult it is
- Posts must be longer than 100 words
- At least one post a week must include pictures
The inspiration for this one: my Amatomu blog stats (and the occasional comment) prove that I do have readers. Fresh pangs of guilt brought on by June’s comment this morning have prompted me to provide them with new material.
I’ll post a summary (not less than 100 words) of my progress weekly, wish me luck
January 11th, 2008 at 7:56 am
Good Luck
January 11th, 2008 at 8:17 am
I will support you with item four, pestering you with the question “Are you blogging yet?”
Please don’t throw sharp or heavy objects at me, it is for your own good.
January 31st, 2008 at 3:28 pm
[...] I said I wouldn’t complain, but what the hell, it’s not like I’m going to devote the whole post to it. This 30-in-30 challenge is hard. When I started blogging I really thought I’d have all this cool stuff to say. Turns out I don’t. [...]