2013

At the beginning of 2012 I set out to try and write a post everyday, I failed! But as the minutes run out on 2012 I wanted to post one last blog for 2012.

Back in the year 2005, I was single, on gardening leave and about to leave the only work place I really cared for.  I was working behind the bar at Yates on a Wednesday lunchtime and was watching the announcement of who would host the 2012 Olympic Games. As we all know, London was the winner and this year we have seen the sporting spectacular that was London 2012.

Back on that Wednesday in 2005 there was very much a blank canvas ahead but there was always 2012 and the Olympics. I didn't know how my life would be in 2012 but I always knew that 2012 would happen.

As we head into 2013 my life is set in many brilliant ways that I never knew would happen back in 2005, but there is no date now at the end of this tunnel. Its time to see what I can now make of the future.

Still finding it hard

To remember to do this!

This is how I didn't keep it going the first time!

So as we get into the year, not only do I fall off the blog waggon once I then do it again!
This is gonna take some work!

Missed one :-(

Missed a day, not impressed.

Back to Work

Unlike most people I can't wait to get back to work. As a person who needs to have some sense of routine in his life, work offers me that and more.  It also helps that I work with a number of really great people, who between us make our days seem shorter.
In fact the starting of this blog again is to try and help me at work.  I have a very practical job, but one that by law requires an amount of paperwork to be completed on a regular basis for best practice. I have trouble with the whole act of thinking about words and then trying to translate them into either handwriting or typing. Keeping this blog filled with a post everyday is me trying to get my brain to actually get words out and not keep them in.

No longer the worse day of the year

So until a few years ago this day was the worse day of the year for me. The high from Christmas, New Year and then my birthday would be gone and instead I'd be saying to myself what have I got to look forward too?
Of course now its very different, I have my anniversary, my wife's birthday, my daughters birthday and this year the birth of my second child.

So the 4th January, no longer a depressing day!

It's my birthday and I'll cry if I want to!

So today is my birthday.  I've always tried to make a day out of my birthday, having time off work trying to do what I want to do and for the most part over the last few years that's what has happened.  Still doesn't quite make up for all those years when I just felt depressed over my birthday.  Everyone has just brought you a Christmas present, so getting anything else for your birthday was a no-no.

When it came to having our first child I really was aware that I didn't want a baby in the first two months of the year.  Our first was born in July and our second is due in March this year (2012).

Thankfully my wife is understanding about my issues with my birthday and she makes sure that the house is de-christmasified before the day.