Happy New Year
First, a happy new year to anyone who happens across this. I like new years, I know it’s ultimately meaningless, that the notion of ‘2026’ is pretty nebulous when you think about it, i.e. the earth has been round the sun 2026 times since the figurehead of a religion that many don’t even follow may or may not have been born, but we are where we are and it’s as good a time as any to pause and reflect. I always think of the beginning of January as like starting a new diary, putting aside the old one which is full of what went before, whether good or bad, and cracking open a shiny new book with blank pages ready to be filled. As for resolutions, I recently realised that the best time to start a new year’s resolution is in October or November… get into good habits, let them be derailed by Christmas, then start afresh. I joined a gym in September and I’ve been 2 or 3 times a week since (apart from a couple of weeks in early December when I had a bad back) so I think I’m more likely to keep it up into the new year than if I was starting now. I try to use my time more, do some reading, do some writing, I’ve set a couple of hours aside in the morning (I’m an early riser) to go to the gym (physical) or do something mentally stimulating. Got sidetracked by Christmas, but here I am!