So I've decided to commit my thoughts to the virtual world at this junction in my life... I'm 37, turning 38 in a few months and looking up the hill at 40. Looking back, i'd have to say I"m pretty happy with how I got here, but truthfully, it feels more like I am lucky to have arrived here rather than having driven here myself.
And so, I guess at this point, I'm attempting to take a bit more control in my life before I reach 40 and see how far I get. Its the first week of 2012, I've made resolutions and its a shaky start so far. I've been married for almost 8 years, happily so, and have two beautiful children, a pigeon pair they say, a boy and a girl. I feel lucky and don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for what I have. But is it wrong to think I could be doing more? I don't think so....
Last week we spent a lovely new year's eve with a group of our close friends... people we were comfortable with and who are also at similar points of their life. I would like to make time spent with our friends more meaningful, reach out more. I feel I am fairly closed off to most people and maybe am too careful with how I come across, so being more myself and honest is a goal of mine.
On the career front, again, couldn't complain, I am reasonably well paid, appreciated and in a flexible and challenging work environment... seems more by accident than by choice though, once again.... I work 4 days a week but as my husband and I discussed last week as we were musing about our future, we'd like to retire by 50. Hahaha i remember when the heady goals of our youth were to retire by 30 as self made millionaires but now we have more realistic dreams. Maybe not self made millionaires but at least achieving a passive income that could support us modestly... we talked of retiring but running a bed and breakfast, which i now find very appealing.
On the health front, had a blood test at the end of 2011... all good except for a little anaemia... but i'd like to be more fit, an annual resolution of mine. I used to be considered quite sporty, squash, tennis, basketball but since a health scare of tuberculosis in 2005 and babies in 2007 and 2009, I struggle to find the time. I'm not overweight by any means, nor have I let myself go, i look quite good for my age still, but a flight of stairs will have me puffing. So today, I forced myself to jog 5 times around the local soccer field. It was a struggle and I needed to rest per lap and was still red faced and sweating half an hour after I stopped (even after a shower) but I am going to try to continue this. I'm mindful of keeping the goals achievable, just 5 laps of the soccer field straight after work (maybe 15-20 mins of my day) and some planking in the morning. I just want to reduce the spare tyre I am carrying around me :). I have two weddings to go to in the next month so am looking forward to these, one of them being my close cousin.
Hubby also just came back from the first of his fitness sessions with his brother, the beginning of a 6 week stretch... be interesting to see if it lasts :)
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