Resolutions of an insomniac

It's the beginning of 2009. I'm going back to work tomorrow. Well today actually, since it's 3.45am on Mon 5th (can't sleep due to messed up body clock - the result of 2 or 3 weeks of doing not much + nocturnal behaviour).

So it's the new year + I haven't written on this blog since August. This is because our new agency website + blog launched around that time + I've been writing there instead. Which brings me on to my new years resolutions. I'm not sure I necessarily agree with there being a specific time of year to make positive changes, in the same way I don't believe people should be encouraged to behave in a romantic way on 14th Feb. I'm worried that it means people then don't bother the rest of the year. But I'm happy that I'm not guilty of this so am willing to go along with this one, and anyway, resolving to make changes for the better at the beginning of a new year does seem very logical. So..

1. I resolve to neglect this blog no longer. It's my personal blog, it's important that I write here regularly too. This would probably mean working out an individual role for each blog. Should do that first..

2. To make something myself each week throughout January + February. This is the evolution of last year's 'make a new dish every week', which (obviously) resulted in the extension of my cooking repertoire, which was much needed at the time + can never be a bad thing. But this year I don't want to restrict myself to cooking..so it could be making an item of clothing, a present for someone, an elephant-shaped vase, whatever..

3. To not drink alcohol in January. Sorry, not very imaginative.

4. To spend less + more sensibly. I suspect this is on everyone's list. No. 3 will help out here.

5. TO REMAIN EMPLOYED! This should be no. 1 really. Success here will help in achieving all others. Except for no. 1 of course - 1 blog is easier to write for than 2 after all!?

6. To listen more + ask more questions (in all situations). And to think before I speak at times (ditto).

7. To meet Stephen Fry (outside of the internet). Not necessarily achievable, but certainly a challenge. Everyone seems to have become increasingly obsessed with Fry this year. Social media has definitely had a role to play here. But as we know, the content has to be interesting + unique in order for it to reach such a large number of people..SF certainly provides that. A national treasure indeed.

8. The secret one that you can't write publicly. You know what it is - go on, do it!

..that should be enough then.

Hmm, I've just realised that this post doesn't make much of an interesting read for anyone but me. But that's ok because I've not written here for nearly 6 months, meaning hardly anyone will read it anyway. Well it's here, recorded, making it a formal contract between myself and myself. Let's see how well I do. And best start on Tuesday since it's now 4.35am and even if I get to sleep within the next 5 mins I'll only get 2 hrs 20 mins sleep - I'll need to spend money on alcohol and food prepared by someone else in order to get through the day. And that's without having to write blog posts and thinking before I speak!

Happy new year me.