New Year Revolution

I have had a weird few weeks.. the run up to Christmas was pretty good, then Christmas and New Year were okay – we had almost 2 weeks off and did loads of pottering and dossing about. Had a few trips out of the house – the usual bit of shopping, drinking, country walking (when we got absolutely drenched). Felt very relaxed when we went back to work on the 3rd January, and then, only 3 days later, I get struck by the lurgy and spent the best part of a week in bed. And then, just as I get over that, I am afflicted with stomach cramps so I have had a very uneventful weekend, and feel guilty about not doing very much. Mind you, it’s always a waste of time making new year resolutions because you never stick to them do you?

One thing I have decided though is I really need to get back into doing some creative stuff again. Phil has been making loads of music recently and reckons he has enough for about 2 albums. How and where he’s going to publish them, I don’t know yet. I suggested the internet but he doesn’t think it’s the kind of commercial stuff people will hook into. Well, okay, some of it could be perceived as a bit on the geeky side, but that’s what he does and he’s really good at it. So he should get it out there and let the people decide, that’s what I say.

I have offered to design some album covers but he needs to come up with titles first so I know what kind of collages to do. I used to do a lot of that type of thing and haven’t for ages so this will be a good incentive to get back into it. I also need to start writing my fiction again. I know everyone wants to be an author, but with me it has been an ambition since I was really young and it is hard to come with a good excuse as to why I haven’t got anywhere with it yet. Sure, I’ve written loads of short stories (some of which I have lost) and started a couple of books, but there is very little to demonstrate my talents as yet and I really must rectify that in the near future. I have to stop letting other stuff get in the way and just do it!