The time has come for me to come out of the shadows and be true to myself. I've lived with this secret far too long. In this day & age, I shouldn’t be fearful of showing the real me. Fearful of the reactions of my family, friends and society in general.
Today, I stand-up & say with pride.
If like me you’re getting a little bored of the viral brainteaser Wordle and you fancy a bit more of a challenge maybe give Quordle a go instead.
It’s Wordle on steroids.
I especially like the 3rd song on the playlist by Stephen Paul Taylor. For some reason, I get a Pet Shop Boys vibe from it.
Mike
Walk 10,000 steps a day
Outcome
I failed miserably.
I averaged only 6917 steps in February which is an 8% decrease on the previous month. I could place some blame on my job where I basically spend my life chained to my desk, but the simple fact is I’m lazy.
If I got up just a little earlier in the morning I could easily walk to the station which would be 2000 steps straight off the bat. But that would be too easy. Instead, I catch a bus for 2 stops.
To be fair, catching the bus is mainly due to me running late. Just call me last minute Mike. (Think I might write a post about my tendency to leave everything to the last minute.)
I could also quite easily walk home from the station in the evening. No excuse for this. Pure laziness.
Anyway, this month’s challenge was a piss poor effort by me.
I’m confident that I will be able to achieve & surpass my March challenge. I’m going to attack this challenge with vigour.
On to March’s challenge.
Spring Clean – Declutter my life. Financially & with possessions. If I don’t use it, it goes.
Take Care
Mike
Stop drinking alcohol & read or write for at least 30mins a day.
Outcome
I have to hold my hands up and admit I didn’t entirely keep to this challenge. I only managed 10 days without alcohol. I blame this on work pressure & the need to just try and relax. I know that’s not a great excuse and probably shows I have work-life balance issues.
I did however read or write a lot more, in fact, most days more than the 30 minutes I’d set as the challenge. This obviously excludes any work-related reading or writing. I’ve been able to research & write up some ideas, which will at some point make it onto this blog.
I did take the opportunity to start looking at one of the challenges I have for later in the year. Namely, decluttering my life. I moved my bank account so took the opportunity to look at my direct debts etc. to see where I could save money.
I always knew I was wasting money due to my hate of admin. If I have to call a company to cancel a contract the chances are it’ll take me a while, if I can be bothered at all. So, I’ve ended up with 3 mobile phone contacts, 2 of which I don’t use, £55 per month saving. £34 per month saving for a NowTV sports package I barely watch. Plus a further £20 per month saving on other £5 here, £5 there subscriptions. So for probably an hour’s work I’ve saved myself £109 a month or £1,308 per year.
Not a life-changing amount of money but still easy money to save.
So, while I didn’t keep 100% to this month’s challenge. I do think what I did do was positive & I will try to take up the no drinking alcohol challenge later in the year.
Anyway, onto February’s challenge.
Walk 10,000 steps a day.
Take Care
Mike
