Operation 2009

New Year’s Eve was a hoot! Haha Ben and Heather were host and hostesses with the most and mostesses.

Ben had made a rather questionable punch that I decided would be my tipple of the evening - Amazing, the first time we went to the bowl it was an pink/ orange colour but this then evolved to a green/blue tint through out the night…I think in total there were 3 “punch upgrades”…haha needless to say my head was banging the next day!

They also fed us until we couldn’t eat anymore – was great! If the whole table of food wasn’t enough, Ben and his mate then fired up the bonfire thing in the garden and we all went outside and toasted marshmallows as the fireworks went off around us – magical! ;o)

So for 2009 my first thoughts of resolutions were the usual boring ones…drink less and eat healthily – rubbish! I was still drinking punch (edition 3) at 1 in the morning (officially at this point it was 2009) and then later that same day I did something that I am still ashamed off…I bought a McDonalds breakfast! Great! 2 resolutions broken already - Panic not, I came to the conclusion that the January 1st doesn’t really count and things start afresh on the 2nd …today….so here goes.

Overall the plan is:

• Save some money every month – I’m thinking £20 is a good place to start?
  
• Aim to visit the gym at least twice a week.
  
• Only go out on the town once...OK, twice a week.
  
• Read more books
  
• Keep my Fraser-card on zero balance
  
• Eat healthy balanced diet.
  
• Take more photos.

Mum also came up with brilliant idea of coming up with a list of things that I want to do this year, activities that I can tick off as I do them…much more of a positive spin to new years resolutions rather than just ruling out things that I actually like doing, in no particular order...

1) Have a clear out (both London and Essex house) and EBay /charity shop stuff I don’t need.

2) Sign up for French Lessons.

3) Watch the sun-rise over London from Primrose Hill.

4) Go for dinner at Yauatcha, Soho

5) Visit Scotland.

6) Go and play Bingo.

7) Visit Buckingham Palace.

8) Learn to cook dim-sum.

9) Re-visit roller disco.

10) Organise a University re-union.

11) Go on a bike ride.

12) Buy and keep alive a goldfish.

13) Sing at Karaoke

14) Go and have a drink in the North London Tavern with Jo and Lori.

They are all achievable, well except maybe the goldfish one (I don’t have a very good track-record). I can work towards them realistically.

Hmmm…where to start?