What a year!
Well, I thought I’d give this blogging thing another shot after over a year of thinking-about-it, but not really doing anything to it. Why the hell not.
And what a year (and a bit) it has been.
Got married, worked on a huge IT infrastructure project in NZ as Technical Lead for the Citrix component, my grandmother died, moved to Brisbane, got a job as a Technical Consultant at Clariti (they ARE a great company, and great bunch of guys), had our first year anniversary, bought a house… and that’s about it. It has been a huge whirlwind of highs and lows. While some of those happened during the tail part of 2005, they’ve all happened since I last wrote here. So they count ;).
2007 promises to be a less chaotic year, but still an important one nevertheless. Major goals for 2007 include:
- Get the fence at our house sorted, and then get some dogs. We do have a fence, but it isn’t tall enough and has more holes than a politician’s logic. The plan is to get a fence within the next couple of months, and then get a German Shepherd puppy (my preference) and a Weimaraner puppy (Bianca’s preference).
- For me, 2007 is the year I really get serious about my fitness. For a couple of years now I’ve been going to the gym, but I haven’t been eating well enough and have been scatter brained in my goals. 2007 is the year of lean bulk. This one will be the hardest plan to stick to. Abs, Abs, Abs!
- Helping my sister move to Brisbane. New Zealand, the great Aussie-bound brain drain is still happening, and ain’t showing any signs of stopping soon.
- Find a church. I’m Christian, but haven’t been to church regularly for years.
- And I almost forgot - the year of the motorcycle. I went out and got my motorcycle learner’s license just before Christmas, and I’ve started saving a little bit of cash on the side for a first bike and the Q-RIDE motorcycle training course. This. Will. Be. Awesome.
Just in case it isn’t clear, these aren’t new year’s resolutions. I don’t “do” new year’s resolutions. They’re goals, and plans. I like to think I’m the kind of person that does what he’s talking about. We’ll see.