4 Month Challenge Update

4 months down, where did the time go? I had planned to update more often but best laid plans...

So what can I strike from the list? 

8 down 22 to go!

1. Lose 2 stone
2. Get more active
3. Run a 5k race
4. Cycle to work
5. Go camping
6. Go to a festival
7. Volunteer
8. Take up a sport
9. Take more photographs
10. Print out photographs
11. Finish a holiday photobook
12. Decorate a room in the house
13. Build a garden shed
14. Visit a new county
15. Learn to play an instrument (again)
16. Read Lord of the Rings
17. Change my hair
18. Cook a new dish every month
19. Try a new food
20. Swim in the sea
21. Take a class
22. Try something new
23. Throw something old away
24. Treat myself to something expensive
25. Visit an island
26. Watch a London show
27. Paint a picture
28. Own a pet
29. Bake 5 different types of cake
30. Holiday with friends

30 things to do while I'm 30

Reaching a milestone in your life makes you appreciate all that has come before. I have not touched this blog in quite a while, looking back I remember fondly how this blog was a comfort for me fresh out of university feeling a little bit lost. I both laugh and cringe at the some of the posts that came before this and also feel proud that I stuck with it for so long while life changed around me.

Where am I now compared to then? We moved back to our family town and bought our first home. I found a new job in the area with more responsibility and scope for expanding my career. Graeme and I got engaged last December and are planning our wedding for Autumn in 2017 and we both turned 30!

I have always been great at making lists and better at completely ignoring them. I don't know if I will be able to break the mould this year, I definitely want to try. I didn't quite get around to making a list of all the things I wanted to accomplish before turning 30. So instead here is a list of things to accomplish while I am 30... although not necessarily in this order:

1. Lose 2 stone
2. Get more active
3. Run a 5k race
4. Cycle to work
5. Go camping
6. Go to a festival
7. Volunteer
8. Take up a sport
9. Take more photographs
10. Print out photographs
11. Finish a holiday photobook
12. Decorate a room in the house
13. Build a garden shed
14. Visit a new county
15. Learn to play an instrument (again)
16. Read Lord of the Rings
17. Change my hair
18. Cook a new dish every month
19. Try a new food
20. Swim in the sea
21. Take a class
22. Try something new
23. Throw something old away
24. Treat myself to something expensive
25. Visit an island
26. Watch a London show
27. Paint a picture
28. Own a pet
29. Bake 5 different types of cake
30. Holiday with friends

Annual Leave

I have been taking a short break from blogging; I think I had set myself a few too many deadlines that I couldn't keep to so rebelled against myself and gave up posting altogether.  Every time I sat down to type I just couldn't find inspiration and instead of writing rubbish I thought it better not to write at all.  Over the past few weeks struggling to keep to my diet, spending far too many hours watching TV or playing computer games and generally being tired from a long day at work I have felt very lazy and it's time for things to change.

Where do I start?

It seems like ages ago we planned a trip back to Munich to visit my friend Scott and the time is finally here, we set off tomorrow and I can't wait.  I'm going with Erik again which will be such a laugh and Graeme is coming too this time, he can't wait to have his first proper Maß.  So my next post is likely to be filled with lots of photographs from my travels, it will be good to get the camera out again, sometimes I think I don't take enough photographs (I'm not sure my friends would agree?).

See you soon!