May I suggest

 

I can't believe it's Friday already! I had a brilliant Xmas and my weight has remained the same which is definitely a win for me. 

And now we move on to the next celebration - Hogmanay! I do love traditions but I'm beginning to think that resolutions are pointless. Every year it's always been the same (and I bet for millions of others too) - lose weight, get fit, drink more water etc etc and I bet for the same millions nothing really changes, and yet it feels churlish not to make some. This year I've decided to tweak mine. Rather than resolutions I'm going to have suggestions. I'm going to suggest that I'm going to increase my walking and strength training to give me the best chance of hitting my target weight of 10 stones by June. I'm going to suggest that I will do this by dedicating an extra/specific day once a week to my exercise routine. To help keep me on track I will schedule said day on my new family organiser (thank you, Ellie) and to keep me accountable I will confirm post exercise here on my blog. I will suggest to you every week that my extra day of keeping fit has indeed taken place. I will also suggest that I won't forget to do this by mid January like my previous resolutions lol. 

Hogmanay/New Year's Eve really does nothing for me. Long gone are the days of partying and getting sloshed. I mean I may stay up for the bells as it is quite nice to see the new year in, however if I'm too tired to keep my eyes open I may just be in bed and asleep by 10.30pm. I suspect Ellie and Isaac will manage to stay up to midnight. Though I don't think they'll bother to go out partying either. Mark will be awake as he's on Nightshift. We'll have some nice food, a few drinks and some funny TV. Sounds like heaven to me. Just to be with my family is the best start to the new year! 

Whatever your plans for Sunday night and Monday I hope you enjoy yourself and have positive thoughts for 2024! In fact, you may even have a few suggestions of your own.

The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot.