- Improve my running: This includes doing more of it! Rish has changed my sticker reward chart (where he takes me out to dinner when I each a goal of some type) to taking me out to dinner each time I take a minute off my 5k run time. So I’m going to have to work hard this year! Interval runs on the treadmill, actually doing my Pump classes etc etc. There are many little things tied up in this – one thing leading to another, so aiming towards the time goals of running will help me to motivate myself for other things (like getting my food back on track!)
- No more chocolate from the chocolate jar at work: doesn’t mean I’m giving up on chocolate, I need it. I just need to stop having it at work!
- Continue learning Japanese: The plan is to do a course starting he end of February through ANU, but if it doesn’t run, I’ll get myself re-subscribed to podcasts and continue, but a little more independently. (anyone know of good Japanese learning websites? JapanesePod101 is one of the ones I’m thinking of using)
- Pick up a subject towards a Masters by coursework: It won’t happen until second semester, but that will give me time to investigate what the best options for me are. I know the developmental disability masters would be useful for my current job, at least, but finding out what else is out there, such as in education or health subjects would be good.
- Travel: I have a trip to Melbourne for a meeting the last weekend of January, I’m thinking of extending it so I have time to “be” in Melbourne for a couple of days, but I’m still umm-ing and ahh-ing about it… have til Friday to decide. I also want to visit Brisbane at some time… and try for a longer (well, longer than a weekend) break to somewhere… it’s looking like Queenstown, New Zealand for a snow holiday in August at this point. (Wouldn’t mind a warm trip in winter too! Anyone want to go to Queensland with me?)
I’m sure there’s plenty more that will come to me as I go along… And as I tick some off and change them around!
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I’m going to Japan in July. It will be warm. You should come translate for me.
perhaps I should :) thoughh Japan sounds a lot more expensive than Qld!
just found your blog. It’s a really nice one. I just started to blog, so I am a newbie in blogging.
If you want to learn Japanese, I would recommend you to go to http://survivalphrases.com/japanese I like their way to teach us Japanese. You have to pay $25 if you want to get the full course though. Try it out first by listening to their samples.
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Hey Steven – thanks for the link, I’ll look at it over the weekend. and thanks for the compliment! Hope you enjoy blogging!