At various times over the past 18 months I have had grand plans for this blog. I often have great ideas and I can compose great pieces while in the shower, meetings or while exercising - but I seem to have problems putting pen to paper, or more accurately, fingers to keyboard.
Before starting the 12 Week Body Transformation (12WBT) with Michelle Bridges (www.12wbt.com), I used to make excuses about eating well and exercise - no time, too tired, too much good food in Vietnam, work is too busy, visitors in town etc (2 whole A4 pages in fact). But in probably the most valuable of her pre-season mindset tasks, I have learnt to deal with these (and the new excuses I created as I got closer close to my goal weight).
So, now I need to apply the same attitude to this blog and stop making excuses. Of course time is also a factor as is the fact I'm not confident about my writing. I'm no prize winning author and definitely no comedic genius - but I'm not going to improve without some practice. I have probably also become a little too used to writing in 140 character blocks - thanks Twitter! The other Michelle Bridges "ism" is JFDI - Just Freaking (or the swear word version) Do It! And so, I'm going to use my lunch breaks or that twilight hour between dinner and bed where I waste my time and just write.
I'm not expecting every post will interest everyone. But I've just spent two weeks travelling with the family in Vietnam, so I'm hoping a few travelogue posts (Hoi An, Hue and Phu Quoc) plus some observations about balancing tourism and relaxing on holidays and the joy (ahem!) of travelling with two toddlers, will be of interest. And hopefully some practice on these posts will make for a great post after our trip to Luang Prabang next month.
On the 12WBT front, I continue to grapple with the mindset needed to continue training (often without a specific goal) and continue to eat well (and drink less).
I also have a kindle now, which I am taking everywhere with me in the hope I actually start reading more - so who knows, a book review or two.
With birthday parties for two little boys on the horizon, I may well blog about my party planning and cake decorating adventures. And while we're on the subject of little people, these two little people are growing up so quickly - and presenting Mum & Dad with a constant source of amusement and angst!
As works picks up again after the long (and hot) Hanoi summer, I might just need to reflect on the challenges of balancing work, family and me time - which is obviously a whole lot easier in our current situation.
So humour me dear reader, I'm going to try and give this writing thing a proper crack - and maybe you'll enjoy reading them as much as I (hopefully) enjoy writing them.
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