Well, I'm back blogging again, and this time I mean to keep it up!
2015 is the year when writing is going to be part of my daily routine, whether it's blogging, scribbling doggerel, working on a piece of fiction or just a long email/letter. As someone who has more of an influence on me than she knows reminded me this morning, getting into the habit of writing is the only way I'm going to get any of the ideas prowling round my brain onto paper.
So this is aspiration number one for 2015. Actually, I started over Christmas when I was home in Murrisk for the holidays. Sitting up in bed having my morning coffee with my dog, Pippa, trying to lie on top of me, it seemed natural to let my thoughts flow through my fingers onto my laptop screen. Just like old times but now I'm going to make it part of the new times too.
I may not have my dog with me in London, but I do have a special animal on my bed. Let me introduce you to Paul Mouse (P.M. for short). He joined our family at the end of 1999 when our babysitters took the two eldest out for a treat. When they returned P.M. was presented to the baby, whereupon he instantly discarded his favourite toy and permanently replaced it with the little grey beanie. The adventures of Paul Mouse are a book in themselves as he has been and done everything with us ever since, but now he lives with me so that he can "mind" me when I haven't got my boys around. I must admit, there have been nights when feeling particularly homesick that I've clutched P.M. in my hand to help me get to sleep and the rest of the time he is constant reminder of the love of my family.
From the maudlin to the mundane - aspiration number two is to lose weight; I even have an NHS prescription for 12 weeks of Weight Watchers so no excuses. My GP gave me a full check-up a few weeks ago and my blood results were a warning to me to get fit or get diabetes. I've already cut back drastically on my sugar and processed foods intake and even managed to wear a pair of jeans which I'd left in Mayo on my last visit because I couldn't do them up. A small start, but encouraging.
I'm having trouble picking more aspirations for the year. There are so many things I hope to achieve but know that taking on too much will only result in meltdown. A place of my own where I can have Pippa to join me is something I'm working on. A trip to Spain is definitely something I need as it's way too long since I was there; I've even brought back some of my Spanish books to brush up on the language before I go. Quitting smoking is a given, but maybe it will become part of the fitness regime?
If I can achieve everything in this post in the next 365 days, 2015 will be a success.
Wish me luck!
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