It ocurred to me last night as I was dreading my work day today dealing with the men (and their egos) that I am bound to end up coming up against, that my experience in managing an active 2 year old has become very helpful to me in dealing with these egos.
The key two lessons are as follows:
1. Distraction, distraction, distraction; and
2. always let them/make them/allow them to think its their idea.
It really does work.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
A valuable lesson
I learned a valuable lesson last week. Its a lesson I have learned before, and will probably need to learn again, but an important one nonetheless.
As mentioned in a previous post, I have recently relocated offices (same firm, different location). I am prevented from talking about the real reason for this move - to anyone other than the official firm channels I went through to get the move. From the outside looking in, the move was sudden, unexpected, unexplained and potentially unexplainable -at least to the staff members in the office I left - some of which I had considered friends, and all of which (with one notable exception) I had considered good professional colleagues. I didnt want to make this move either - but was put in a situation where I just could stay no longer.
As it turns out, the move has been a good thing - professionally and personally in terms of how much I enjoy my work day to day.
However, I have lost the respect of colleagues (particularly junior staff) and the friendships I thought I had with other colleagues. This has been brought home to me in a number of ways since I moved (late September) but most recently in the form of 360 degree feedback we received as part of an annual thing that is done for all partners. The comments received in mine from junior staff were all along the same lines - recriminations for me having 'deserted' my previous office after all the support I had received from that office.
These comments are borne from ignorance. I know that. But they still hurt. Especially coming from people who I thought knew me better than that.
The important lesson that I learned from it is that things aren't always as they appear, and that we can really hurt others by judging, and acting on those judgements, without knowing all the facts. For someone like me, who has a tendency to be critical and jump to conclusions - see Meme responses a few posts ago - this is something I need to work at.
As mentioned in a previous post, I have recently relocated offices (same firm, different location). I am prevented from talking about the real reason for this move - to anyone other than the official firm channels I went through to get the move. From the outside looking in, the move was sudden, unexpected, unexplained and potentially unexplainable -at least to the staff members in the office I left - some of which I had considered friends, and all of which (with one notable exception) I had considered good professional colleagues. I didnt want to make this move either - but was put in a situation where I just could stay no longer.
As it turns out, the move has been a good thing - professionally and personally in terms of how much I enjoy my work day to day.
However, I have lost the respect of colleagues (particularly junior staff) and the friendships I thought I had with other colleagues. This has been brought home to me in a number of ways since I moved (late September) but most recently in the form of 360 degree feedback we received as part of an annual thing that is done for all partners. The comments received in mine from junior staff were all along the same lines - recriminations for me having 'deserted' my previous office after all the support I had received from that office.
These comments are borne from ignorance. I know that. But they still hurt. Especially coming from people who I thought knew me better than that.
The important lesson that I learned from it is that things aren't always as they appear, and that we can really hurt others by judging, and acting on those judgements, without knowing all the facts. For someone like me, who has a tendency to be critical and jump to conclusions - see Meme responses a few posts ago - this is something I need to work at.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Learning about God
As I mentioned in a previous post, our church life as a family has not been the best for the better part of the last year or so. Lots of reasons for this - one of which being that the church we have been going to just doesn't suit us as a family - the four of us are the only members of the congregation under 60 or so.
We have been doing our best to bring God into the Boy's lives through stories, prayers, songs, bible reading etc. This weekend is the start of our quest to find a new church.
On the songs front, the favourite CD in our house at the moment is Colin Buchanan's "10,9,8 God is great". About track 3 or 4 on that CD is the song "God is everywhere". In the last few days I have been saying to Action Man "Where is God?" and he responds "God is everywhere". Very cute. Yesterday over breakfast I expanded the repertoire by asking "Who does God love?" and then listing the names of the people he knows. The response I got made me smile - he said "got to have a God cuddle". Background to this is that whenever he wants a cuddle he says to the person he wants the cuddle from "got to have a [insert name of desired cuddler] cuddle" - so I get "got to have a mummy cuddle". It was lovely. But wait, there's more ....
This God discussion progressed over dinner to the following questions "Does God like carrots?" as he piles carrots into his mouth (he loves them!), "Does God like sausage?", "Does God like dinner?" and then the best of all "God likes cake mummy" .... to which I responded, "Yes sweetheart, but God knows that cake is a special treat and he has fruit and yoghurt for dinner most nights".
Am I raising a con artist??
We have been doing our best to bring God into the Boy's lives through stories, prayers, songs, bible reading etc. This weekend is the start of our quest to find a new church.
On the songs front, the favourite CD in our house at the moment is Colin Buchanan's "10,9,8 God is great". About track 3 or 4 on that CD is the song "God is everywhere". In the last few days I have been saying to Action Man "Where is God?" and he responds "God is everywhere". Very cute. Yesterday over breakfast I expanded the repertoire by asking "Who does God love?" and then listing the names of the people he knows. The response I got made me smile - he said "got to have a God cuddle". Background to this is that whenever he wants a cuddle he says to the person he wants the cuddle from "got to have a [insert name of desired cuddler] cuddle" - so I get "got to have a mummy cuddle". It was lovely. But wait, there's more ....
This God discussion progressed over dinner to the following questions "Does God like carrots?" as he piles carrots into his mouth (he loves them!), "Does God like sausage?", "Does God like dinner?" and then the best of all "God likes cake mummy" .... to which I responded, "Yes sweetheart, but God knows that cake is a special treat and he has fruit and yoghurt for dinner most nights".
Am I raising a con artist??
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Another meme!
1. Were you named after anyone?
Not that I am aware of.
2. When was the last time you cried?
About half an hour ago. It happens quite frequently - its hard to keep track.
3. Do you like your handwriting?
No - its awful - and seems to have gotten worse since my children were born - a previously undocumented side effect of pregnancy??
4. What is your favourite lunch meat?
Chicken
5. Do you have kids?
Yes - 2 boys - they're lovely.
6. If you were another person would you be friends with you?
Sometimes I wouldn't like me very much, but I think I would be friends with me - I'm basically a nice person.
7. Do you use sarcasm alot?
Not as much as I used to - I don't have the brain power required anymore.
8. Do you still have your tonsils?
Yes
9. Would you bungee jump?
No
10. What is your favourite cereal?
Weet Bix - I know, boring!
11. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
I don't wear shoes with laces much - when I do wear them it is usually because I have been doing some form of exercise, and whether I untie them really depends upon how energy I have left!
12. Do you think you are strong?
No- not emotionally or physically. I am basically a complete wimp.
13. What is your favourite icecream?
Choc chip I think.
14. What is the first thing you notice about people?
Usually how much better put together they are than I am!
15. Red or pink?
Red I think.
16. What is the thing that you like least about yourself?
Where do I start??? My lack of confidence, my tendency to be critical, my figure and my hair - I think they top the list!
17. Who do you miss the most?
No one really - I'm very lucky to have all of my loved ones reasonably close to me.
19. What colour pants and shoes are you wearing?
A black dress, stockings, high heels (I'm at work)
20. Have you ever re-gifted?
Yes - but only to my 2 year old (ie. recycling one of last year's Christmas presents and giving it to him this year - does that count?)
21. What are you listening to right now?
General office noise - but its lunchtime so things are pretty quiet.
22. If you were a crayon what colour would you be?
I don't like this question - blue I guess.
23. Favourite smells?
Lavender, rain, my children's heads.
24. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Hubby - I left the house at 5am today to come to work and I called him at 7.30am to see how my boys were.
25. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Yes! Haven't seen her in a while but definitely yes.
26. Favourite sports to watch?
Hockey, swimming, tennis.
27. Hair colour?
Mousey brown.
28. Eye colour?
Brown/hazel.
29. Do you wear contacts?
No
30. Favourite food?
Too many .... I love carrot cake with cream cheese icing.
31. Scary movies or happy endings?
Happy endings
32. Last movie you watched?
National Treasure - Book of Secrets. We had free movie tickets given to us for Christmas 2006 which expired on 31 December 2007 ..... we didnt make it to the movies until 31 December 2007 and it was the only thing that was on at the time we could make it! Not at all in the realms of my usual choice of movies, but I have to say that it wasnt bad for what it was.
33. What colour shirt are you wearing?
Still the black work dress.
34. Summer or winter?
I like both for different reasons.
35. Hugs or kisses?
Both!
36. Favourite dessert?
Too many to choose from.
39. What book are you reading now?
A few on the go at the moment - 'Raising your spirited child', 'He'll be ok - growing gorgeous boys into good men', and 'I Love You Rituals'. I need a fiction one to balance out the parenting focus.
40. What is on your mousepad?
I don't have one.
41. What did you watch on tv last night?
Nothing - there is nothing on at the moment so I did the ironing instead - very sad!
42. Favourite sound?
My kids laughing together - not too often these days as the eldest is usually beating the youngest up!
43. Rolling stones or Beatles?
not a great fan of either to be honest, but would definitely take the Beatles over the Rolling Stones any day.
44. What is the furthest you have been from home?
I think it would be Tenerife, in the Canary Islands but I'm not sure. It could be Turkey.
45. Do you have a special talent?
No - not a one!
46. Where were you born?
Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Not that I am aware of.
2. When was the last time you cried?
About half an hour ago. It happens quite frequently - its hard to keep track.
3. Do you like your handwriting?
No - its awful - and seems to have gotten worse since my children were born - a previously undocumented side effect of pregnancy??
4. What is your favourite lunch meat?
Chicken
5. Do you have kids?
Yes - 2 boys - they're lovely.
6. If you were another person would you be friends with you?
Sometimes I wouldn't like me very much, but I think I would be friends with me - I'm basically a nice person.
7. Do you use sarcasm alot?
Not as much as I used to - I don't have the brain power required anymore.
8. Do you still have your tonsils?
Yes
9. Would you bungee jump?
No
10. What is your favourite cereal?
Weet Bix - I know, boring!
11. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
I don't wear shoes with laces much - when I do wear them it is usually because I have been doing some form of exercise, and whether I untie them really depends upon how energy I have left!
12. Do you think you are strong?
No- not emotionally or physically. I am basically a complete wimp.
13. What is your favourite icecream?
Choc chip I think.
14. What is the first thing you notice about people?
Usually how much better put together they are than I am!
15. Red or pink?
Red I think.
16. What is the thing that you like least about yourself?
Where do I start??? My lack of confidence, my tendency to be critical, my figure and my hair - I think they top the list!
17. Who do you miss the most?
No one really - I'm very lucky to have all of my loved ones reasonably close to me.
19. What colour pants and shoes are you wearing?
A black dress, stockings, high heels (I'm at work)
20. Have you ever re-gifted?
Yes - but only to my 2 year old (ie. recycling one of last year's Christmas presents and giving it to him this year - does that count?)
21. What are you listening to right now?
General office noise - but its lunchtime so things are pretty quiet.
22. If you were a crayon what colour would you be?
I don't like this question - blue I guess.
23. Favourite smells?
Lavender, rain, my children's heads.
24. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Hubby - I left the house at 5am today to come to work and I called him at 7.30am to see how my boys were.
25. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Yes! Haven't seen her in a while but definitely yes.
26. Favourite sports to watch?
Hockey, swimming, tennis.
27. Hair colour?
Mousey brown.
28. Eye colour?
Brown/hazel.
29. Do you wear contacts?
No
30. Favourite food?
Too many .... I love carrot cake with cream cheese icing.
31. Scary movies or happy endings?
Happy endings
32. Last movie you watched?
National Treasure - Book of Secrets. We had free movie tickets given to us for Christmas 2006 which expired on 31 December 2007 ..... we didnt make it to the movies until 31 December 2007 and it was the only thing that was on at the time we could make it! Not at all in the realms of my usual choice of movies, but I have to say that it wasnt bad for what it was.
33. What colour shirt are you wearing?
Still the black work dress.
34. Summer or winter?
I like both for different reasons.
35. Hugs or kisses?
Both!
36. Favourite dessert?
Too many to choose from.
39. What book are you reading now?
A few on the go at the moment - 'Raising your spirited child', 'He'll be ok - growing gorgeous boys into good men', and 'I Love You Rituals'. I need a fiction one to balance out the parenting focus.
40. What is on your mousepad?
I don't have one.
41. What did you watch on tv last night?
Nothing - there is nothing on at the moment so I did the ironing instead - very sad!
42. Favourite sound?
My kids laughing together - not too often these days as the eldest is usually beating the youngest up!
43. Rolling stones or Beatles?
not a great fan of either to be honest, but would definitely take the Beatles over the Rolling Stones any day.
44. What is the furthest you have been from home?
I think it would be Tenerife, in the Canary Islands but I'm not sure. It could be Turkey.
45. Do you have a special talent?
No - not a one!
46. Where were you born?
Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
'Remedial' Pump
Last night was the second in my two free 'try before you buy' visits to local gyms. The class last night was called 'BodyFit', which, from my long ago gym days looks to me like it could be the new and funky name for 'Pump' - using barbels with little weights to focus on toning etc.
I enjoyed it a lot, am hurting quite comfortably today, and will probably join this gym.
A funny anecdote though - I was asked to stay behind after class by the instructor (I note I was the ONLY one asked to stay behind)! She spotted me with a look of great agony on my face during the 'tricep curls' and enquired as to why I looked so pained. I pointed out that it was really hurting - but not in my triceps! Further investigation was obviously needed - or maybe I was just a lost cause.
Later we worked out that I was holding the barbel incorrectly - who knew there were special ways to hold a barbel? - so hopefully this will fix the non-tricep related pain when I attempt my next set of tricep curls.
The most amusing (and embarrassing?) part of it all was the look on Hubby's face when i arrived home a little late than I had indicated I would be and explained my lateness as being due to having to have 'remedial' Pump lessons. I guess the only way is up from here!
I enjoyed it a lot, am hurting quite comfortably today, and will probably join this gym.
A funny anecdote though - I was asked to stay behind after class by the instructor (I note I was the ONLY one asked to stay behind)! She spotted me with a look of great agony on my face during the 'tricep curls' and enquired as to why I looked so pained. I pointed out that it was really hurting - but not in my triceps! Further investigation was obviously needed - or maybe I was just a lost cause.
Later we worked out that I was holding the barbel incorrectly - who knew there were special ways to hold a barbel? - so hopefully this will fix the non-tricep related pain when I attempt my next set of tricep curls.
The most amusing (and embarrassing?) part of it all was the look on Hubby's face when i arrived home a little late than I had indicated I would be and explained my lateness as being due to having to have 'remedial' Pump lessons. I guess the only way is up from here!
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
More on the 2008 plan
In my professional life we talk about 'SMART' goals. The 'M' in that little acronym is 'Measurable', so to last night's diatribe on health and fitness I will add the 'Measurable' part - my aim is to lose 10kg. It seems a little daunting but we will see how we go. On the progress front, I have arranged 2 free visits to local gyms which have opened recently - one tonight and one tomorrow night - so that's over half of the weekly structured exercise done in 2 days!
Onto other plans for the year - I promise they involve less rambling on!
1. More time/less activity - I love only working 3 days per week. It is a great mix. It gets me out of the house enough to feel like I have time to do my own thing and it gives me time with the boys alone, time to do 'housy' things, and time to get those 'adminny' sorts of things done during business hours that I never had time to do when I was working full time. But, if I look at that list of things that I do with my days off, and think about the way I have spent my days off in the ladt 6 months, I have realised that they are often busier than the work days because I try to cram so much activity into them. The most important (and fun) thing on the list is spending time being 'mummy'. So, my plan is to just let my days off just happen more, not to fill them with stuff, and take more time to just be with my boys. Am looking forward to it.
2. Do more fun stuff - In 2007 I was so uptight about sleep times, routines, feed times, bed times, getting the ironing done, the house clean, the shopping done etc etc that I feel that we didn't do enough 'fun stuff' as a family - like going to the beach, going to the pool etc - because I was always worried about how doing that fun stuff would impact my 'organisation'. Not a good, helpful, healthy approach to life. I'm going to stop that as of now!
3. Get the church thing right - we need to get the church thing right. By this I mean find a church that suits all of us, get involved in it, etc. Simple really, but something we have not been able to do for all of 2007. Instead we have limped along in our Christian lives, attending (sporadically) a church that we do not enjoy, praying with the boys, saying Grace with them, singing Christian songs with them and hoping that's enough. Its not. And it needs to be fixed.
4. More one-on-one time with Hubby. Perhaps with 2 children under 2 this always goes out the window. I don't know. But while Hubby and I have done ok with this over the last 2 years we can do better.
Onto other plans for the year - I promise they involve less rambling on!
1. More time/less activity - I love only working 3 days per week. It is a great mix. It gets me out of the house enough to feel like I have time to do my own thing and it gives me time with the boys alone, time to do 'housy' things, and time to get those 'adminny' sorts of things done during business hours that I never had time to do when I was working full time. But, if I look at that list of things that I do with my days off, and think about the way I have spent my days off in the ladt 6 months, I have realised that they are often busier than the work days because I try to cram so much activity into them. The most important (and fun) thing on the list is spending time being 'mummy'. So, my plan is to just let my days off just happen more, not to fill them with stuff, and take more time to just be with my boys. Am looking forward to it.
2. Do more fun stuff - In 2007 I was so uptight about sleep times, routines, feed times, bed times, getting the ironing done, the house clean, the shopping done etc etc that I feel that we didn't do enough 'fun stuff' as a family - like going to the beach, going to the pool etc - because I was always worried about how doing that fun stuff would impact my 'organisation'. Not a good, helpful, healthy approach to life. I'm going to stop that as of now!
3. Get the church thing right - we need to get the church thing right. By this I mean find a church that suits all of us, get involved in it, etc. Simple really, but something we have not been able to do for all of 2007. Instead we have limped along in our Christian lives, attending (sporadically) a church that we do not enjoy, praying with the boys, saying Grace with them, singing Christian songs with them and hoping that's enough. Its not. And it needs to be fixed.
4. More one-on-one time with Hubby. Perhaps with 2 children under 2 this always goes out the window. I don't know. But while Hubby and I have done ok with this over the last 2 years we can do better.
Monday, January 7, 2008
New Year plan
I'm not a great fan of 'New Year's resolutions' - maybe because I have never really kept them! But, being a fan of organisation, planning, lists, structure, routine and all that boring stuff, the idea of starting afresh on something, developing a new plan etc at the start of a new year, appeals.
My 2008 plan is an improvement on my 2007 plan, which was, in a word 'Survival'. This time last year I had a 13 month old, and was 17 days away from giving birth to a newborn. From today's vantage point, this doesn't seem quite as scary as it was then - but as they say, hindsight is a wonderful thing. The 2008 plan, following on from 'Survival' is 'Thrive'.
By Thrive I mean that I want to build on the good, solid, happy, family life that we have now into a flourishing life - both for each of us as individuals and for the 4 of us as a family. 2007 was a year in which I spent the first 6 months just congratulating myself on getting everyone through the day in one piece, and the second 6 months making real progress in feeling more human, more in control and more capable of enjoying, rather than just 'getting through' life. There were many large (moving the boys in together and getting our bedroom back!) and small (getting the boys eating the same thing for meals, ie moving beyond pureeing and mashing for Flipper) milestones of progress along the way, and it just seemed to 'happen' that we suddenly woke up one day and life felt 'easier', but I think that we are now in a place where we need to move on from that and tend to the things that seemed to fall by the wayside in a turbulent year.
For me that means my health and fitness. Frankly, in 2007 I didnt have the time or the inclination to think to much about what I was eating or how much I was exercising - the priority was getting meals on the table as quickly and as 'low fuss' as possible - all my energy in ensuring a 'balanced diet' went into the boys, and I would eat whatever I could find and would take minimal prep and cleaning up. Perhaps I would have been better off thinking more about that for myself, but again hindsight is a wonderful thing. I need to now focus on putting the right things into my body and treating it well - not so that I look better (although that will be a bonus!) but so that I have more the boys and for Hubby and don't feel so tired all the time. My plan to make this happen:
1. Healthy eating - Hubby and I actually eat quite healthily ( he is a great cook!) but I am not great with portion size (I eat the same size as he does - enormous - and not being blessed with his metabolism, it goes straight to my squishy bits!) and I tend to go a bit (actually a lot!) off the rails when he is not around!
2. Exercise - this will be tough. Inactivity breeds inactivity and while I struggle for time with that sort of stuff with work thrown into the mix, I have to be homest with myself and admit that I do have time when I could squeeze it in if I could be bothered. We are 'blessed' (?) with early rising children (5.15am seems to be the standard at the moment). So, on the day I take the early shift on the weekends (sat) and my non-work days (Mon and Wed) I am going to get the boys out of the house for a walk to the park and a play - and we will walk the LONG WAY - instead of lying around on the couch watching them play and hoping they require nothing more energetic from me than reading stories! Have done this Sat and today and has worked well. Could be a problem when winter sets in - but, have thought this through too - which leads me to.....
3. Join a gym. There is one at our 'village shops' which is open until 9pm. So, because we are also blessed (this time no sarcastic question mark!) which children who go to bed quite happily at 6.30pm/7pm I can go after they are in bed a few nights a week. The key is to be diligent until I start to enjoy it - which I know I will eventually as I used to be quite a diligent gym goer pre-marriage. The issue with this is paying for it .... which leads me to ...
4. Eating breakfast at home on my work days (it adds another 5 minutes to my 'get out of the house by 6.45am to be at work by 7am so I can leave at 5pm and not feel guilty' routine, but its cheaper and its actually nicer) and bringing my lunch from home. Based on my research, this will save each week more than enough to pay for a gym membership.
All nice in theory - we will see how we go!
More on other '2008 plans' another time - my portion-controlled, nutritionally balanced, yummy - and cooked by wonderful culinary expert Hubby dinner awaits.
My 2008 plan is an improvement on my 2007 plan, which was, in a word 'Survival'. This time last year I had a 13 month old, and was 17 days away from giving birth to a newborn. From today's vantage point, this doesn't seem quite as scary as it was then - but as they say, hindsight is a wonderful thing. The 2008 plan, following on from 'Survival' is 'Thrive'.
By Thrive I mean that I want to build on the good, solid, happy, family life that we have now into a flourishing life - both for each of us as individuals and for the 4 of us as a family. 2007 was a year in which I spent the first 6 months just congratulating myself on getting everyone through the day in one piece, and the second 6 months making real progress in feeling more human, more in control and more capable of enjoying, rather than just 'getting through' life. There were many large (moving the boys in together and getting our bedroom back!) and small (getting the boys eating the same thing for meals, ie moving beyond pureeing and mashing for Flipper) milestones of progress along the way, and it just seemed to 'happen' that we suddenly woke up one day and life felt 'easier', but I think that we are now in a place where we need to move on from that and tend to the things that seemed to fall by the wayside in a turbulent year.
For me that means my health and fitness. Frankly, in 2007 I didnt have the time or the inclination to think to much about what I was eating or how much I was exercising - the priority was getting meals on the table as quickly and as 'low fuss' as possible - all my energy in ensuring a 'balanced diet' went into the boys, and I would eat whatever I could find and would take minimal prep and cleaning up. Perhaps I would have been better off thinking more about that for myself, but again hindsight is a wonderful thing. I need to now focus on putting the right things into my body and treating it well - not so that I look better (although that will be a bonus!) but so that I have more the boys and for Hubby and don't feel so tired all the time. My plan to make this happen:
1. Healthy eating - Hubby and I actually eat quite healthily ( he is a great cook!) but I am not great with portion size (I eat the same size as he does - enormous - and not being blessed with his metabolism, it goes straight to my squishy bits!) and I tend to go a bit (actually a lot!) off the rails when he is not around!
2. Exercise - this will be tough. Inactivity breeds inactivity and while I struggle for time with that sort of stuff with work thrown into the mix, I have to be homest with myself and admit that I do have time when I could squeeze it in if I could be bothered. We are 'blessed' (?) with early rising children (5.15am seems to be the standard at the moment). So, on the day I take the early shift on the weekends (sat) and my non-work days (Mon and Wed) I am going to get the boys out of the house for a walk to the park and a play - and we will walk the LONG WAY - instead of lying around on the couch watching them play and hoping they require nothing more energetic from me than reading stories! Have done this Sat and today and has worked well. Could be a problem when winter sets in - but, have thought this through too - which leads me to.....
3. Join a gym. There is one at our 'village shops' which is open until 9pm. So, because we are also blessed (this time no sarcastic question mark!) which children who go to bed quite happily at 6.30pm/7pm I can go after they are in bed a few nights a week. The key is to be diligent until I start to enjoy it - which I know I will eventually as I used to be quite a diligent gym goer pre-marriage. The issue with this is paying for it .... which leads me to ...
4. Eating breakfast at home on my work days (it adds another 5 minutes to my 'get out of the house by 6.45am to be at work by 7am so I can leave at 5pm and not feel guilty' routine, but its cheaper and its actually nicer) and bringing my lunch from home. Based on my research, this will save each week more than enough to pay for a gym membership.
All nice in theory - we will see how we go!
More on other '2008 plans' another time - my portion-controlled, nutritionally balanced, yummy - and cooked by wonderful culinary expert Hubby dinner awaits.
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