Happy New Year!
Thursday saw the new year dawn cold and clear, a little warmer than the day before which had been very, very cold! Sam spent new years eve in Bristol (and returned home yesterday – Saturday) Sophie was at home with Becky and I – we watched a film (Wake up Dead man (Knives are out 3) that rather enjoyed, but I don’t think anyone else did. Sophie then returned to Cardiff on Thursday morning (1 Jan), Sam has trudged of reluctantly back to work today and I am back in tomorrow morning, and Becky invigilates tomorrow afternoon. It seems a long time (because it is!) since I was last at school.
Goals, aims and ambitions for 2026
Looking back at my blog from last year, I didn’t make any resolutions, or cite any aims or goals. Reading through it, I was becoming increasingly fed up with work, stating that something had to change. Well, that change came in the form of a change of year group, and the last term (autumn 25) was much better than Spring and Summer ’25, and I hope that this positivity continues.
My big goal for the year is to learn Italian. I have already started, picking up the basics, and am challenging myself to do some Italian study each day – even if it is only a few minutes each day.
Running – I finished last year/ started this year in a better place than this time last year. I am enjoying my running again and finding it easier than for much of last year. Encouragingly, in today’s 7K run, I ran four of those k’s in sub 5 minutes, something I have not done for a long time. So my goal is to run 400Km this year.
Weight – I end the Christmas period with the scales just tipping into the 13 stone mark – this needs to change. By Feb half term I would like this down to 12 stone 6 and the stabilize at or below this value.
Refereeing – I am enjoying that again, too and want to continue with it, finding the right balance between doing non-school games, and having enough time for myself.
That’s probably it for aims and ambitions – nothing grand or lofty!
Yesterday evening, at circa 4.15pm, the moon began to rise from behind the Tor, quite a sight to behold, and worth recording:
