....reflection on 2013

you may well know how this works by now.....
on january 1st one of my wonderful family picks me a letter. i then pick three words starting with that letter. then on the last day of the year i see if i've matched up to the words! easy!

so last year luke picked me the letter R and i picked realistic, regenerated, and reflective

so what have i done with them then. i don't make a conscious effort to match them - i just see what happens.

realistic: i think i've adjusted to life after my previous job. i think the change has meant reevaluating what i do with myself. when you're on the roundabout it's difficult to see what's what until you jump off. so this year i've been realistic about what i can achieve with the time i have at my disposal. and what i've realised is that some of the things i put of and put off actually don't take a lot of time to do. for example i've found it invigorating to stop feeling the need to run 6 or 7 miles whenever i go out and have delighted in the 5 k (3.2 miles) embracing parkruns in with the deal. simple steps to be realistic about what i can do rather than spending time fretting about what i could be doing and ending up doing nothing!

regenerated: well i'm running 8 minute miles now instead of 11 minute miles! i certainly feel loads better; more balanced; more relaxed; less grumpy (family may want to comment!) while this last few months has been hectic in the extreme i've still remained feeling good and positive - head down and get on with it

reflective: i'm not sure i've been anymore reflective than normal - i think this was a cop out word last year. i think i reflect and think about things too much! so maybe i should have decreed to be less reflective! if being reflective is about reconsidering priorities than i think i've done that! good job!

hope you have a good new years eve. i, as usual, will be in bed by about 10.00! rock 'n' roll!
and then i'm starting the new year tomorrow with a new years day parkrun!