Happy New Year

Hello. Happy New Year! Hope you had a good time. I had some good party offers, but unfortunately had to be at work. So frustrating! I almost missed the bells altogether: at 2315 I was in an ambulance, 2330 I was handing-over a patient, 2345 I was cleaning a stretcher and 2359 I was getting changed ...  I ran out into the unit and was handed a glass of grape juice. There was a brief flurry of hugs, then it was back to work. The fireworks rang out across the hazy night and could be seen lighting up the sky through our big windows.

Here are last year's resolutions ...

* Keep climbing mountains (not a metaphor) - tick
* Keep climbing mountains (metaphor) - tick but got distracted by sailing
* Play more bass - tick
* Do up my bedroom - tick
* Eat fewer biscuits - tick
* Learn to cook a soup that doesn't involve carrots - tick (spicy tomato)
* Finish that picture - er, no
* Visit more Scottish islands - tick (Jura)
* Visit Diane in Northern Ireland (and check out her shed) - tick, tick
* Visit Craig and Joanna in England - tick, but Joanna wasn't in
* Visit Penny and Andy (again) in the Lake District - tick (going tomorrow)
* Eat in nice restaurants with nice people - tick but not often enough

I did pretty well!

This year I will paint my front door, pat more dogs, visit Kenny, finish that picture, eat out more with nice people, read more books than I buy and generally have more adventures that involve action and maybe the wearing of a waterproof coat.

Comments

[Matthew]

I'm not sure that accomplishing one of your 2007 resolutions three days into 2008 can strictly speaking be regarded as a success.

[Rob]

Happy New Year
Well done on you previous years resolutions.
Good luck with 08's