So far, so far good on the February goals and aims.

As I thought may be the case, I have definitely found it easier to keep up the routine of exercise while at work. Despite that, I have found myself making up the minimum 20 minutes at home anyway through walks or swims everyday.

More importantly I have had some amazing experiences. Swam at dawn in a beautiful pool surrounded by bush. Paddled in the ocean like a dog dodging kite surfers and letting the doctor sweep me along with it.

I think I should be able to make the 5 book total too. So far I've read The Dawkins Letters, Fast Food Nation, Screw it, Lets Do It and almost have The God Delusion finished. Also have a couple of books up at work on the go... should be good.

Will update all at the end of the month, with that all important score!

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Right also next month will be an important one for me...

I'm going to attempt to tackle my biggest bad habit - Picking.

For a long time, I've touched, picked, prodded and scratched at my face. I've never had bad pimples or acne, but I've often had bad skin, with every little outbreak exacerbated by my fingers to a multitude of scabs.
I've always been a grub, with my face covered with everything from my hands quicker and more fully than anyone I know.

I need to stop doing this.

- It's embarrassing - having a dirty face, getting caught picking, bloody scabs

- It costs me money in skin care

- I don't want to inadvertently pass the habit on

- It's could lead to permanent scarring, fungal infections and other health issues

So the plan of attack still needs some refining. I'm going to attempt to keep my hands busy.

More later

Goals, Aims, etc. - Feb 2009

This month is all about positivity.

The world we experience is moderated by how we look at it. Let fears, doubts and worries colour your world grey and your existence will seem a bleak and futile struggle. Experience life only through rose-tinted glasses, and you may wake up with a headache of eventual disillusionment. The past few months, I've let myself be drawn further and further into a spiral of black negativity. This month I aim to start correcting this, at first with baby-steps.
As a well indoctrinated corporate employee I know goals should be SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely. As a measure of success I'll give myself a score at the end of the month.


So here they are, one per week of February:

1. Spend 20 minutes (minimum) every day purposefully exercising, to aid sleep, mood and fitness. (1 point per day goal achieved)
2. Write down 1 thing each day that makes me smile. (1 point per day)
3. Finish reading 5 books. (5 points per book)
4. Write a plan of attack for the big brewery dream. (20 points if completed)

So that's that. Possible total = 101.

I'll update this blog in the next few weeks with tales of my progress.

44000000 minutes, or 733333 hours, or 30555 days or roughly 83.7 years.

According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare here, 84 years is roughly the life-expectancy of an Australian non-indigenous female.

This blog will record my efforts at making the most of all of those minutes.