2015 Plans

Rather than looking back at 2014 and dwelling on what went wrong, wasn't achieved and was gained my focus for 2015 is looking forwards. Buzzfeed, greatist and all the others are full of suggestions for how to make the year 'the best ever'. When you look at the details it's all about small changes- eat better, drink more water, move more. When your lifestyle captures all these elements already is it really worth shouting from the roof tops that you're going to implement them?

For 2015 I've signed up for a 10km, a half marathon and to do the 3 peaks. Unlike some people in my life I'm not going to train for these events and then sit on my arse as soon as they're done. Surely the point of these events are to give you something to aim for as you're integrating more movement in your life? I can't wait to see what I can achieve when I ramp up the running training. I have some numbers in mind, but I'm going to keep my mouth shut for now.

What else? I'm aiming to go up to Glasgow more to see mum. There's not much you can achieve in a weekend but I think it's worth it for chilling her out a little bit and helping everyone. Next trip I'm going to try to do a wardrobe cleanse on her stuff as there's so much stuff in there, most of it hasn't been worn for years! What to do with all the clothing? Some of it will be junk, others are decent suits etc. It seems like a waste to just throw it all away, at the very least it should go to charity shops, but if there's something more interesting I'd love to know. 

In 2015 I'd also like to get clear skin, or at least better skin. The media surrounds us with what we should and shouldn't be doing - drink more water, drink less booze, eat more greens, eat less dairy, have more dairy, go outside, stay out of the sun, wash your face, don't wash your face. With all of the messages we're made to feel like it's something we've done, or not done. It's frustrating and exhausting. Sometimes no matter what lifestyle changes you make they don't make a difference. So at this point I'm going to take the next step and seek some professional medical help. Hopefully that will pay off.