Well, well, well… Looks who’s back blogging!
My apologies for the unexplained silence over the last couple of weeks. But then, you’d probably already know that life’s been crazy busy… until I crashed and ended up with the flu for a few days. You’d know, that is, if you’re following me on Twitter and/or if we’re Facebook friends. 
I’m okay now, though. Things have settled a bit (no choice, I could barely get up from bed some days!)… And, I’m slowly getting better. Today’s the first day that I can sit in front of the computer for longer than a commercial break. Well, sort of.
Anyway… I’m back and I won’t bore you with the details of the whys and hows of my absence.
But, with everything happening all at once, I was almost taken aback this morning when I realised that the first month of 2010 is gone. Now, it’s February already!
It made me think – How are your goals and challenges so far? Making much progress?
In my case, fitness and health had obviously been the first to buckle for me this year from my 2010 list. Ah, yes. As always, hey? Some other things on my list have also been affected due to my health too, unfortunately. But, I’m not one to give up just yet.
Thankfully, a few things on my list have gotten some check marks too. So, that’s cool. I’ll try to share more as we go along.
Do let me know how you’re progressing with your goals for 2010 too! Perhaps, we can do a monthly check-in or something. What do you think?
In any case, I’d like to list some things that I’ve been hoping to write here and share with you… This will help me to remember – and to deliver!
- Complete The Big Trip round-ups – I still owe you
the England/Wales(DONE! – 16/2/10) and theSouth Africa parts(DONE! – 10/3/10) of the journey. Share 52WoC #49 – This should come shortly! And yes, I’ll do the participants round-up from previous tasks as well.(DONE! – 2/2/10)- The Last Decade – I wanted to do a 2000 – 2009 summary… a look at a decade from my world. I thought that this would be cool to do in January (mostly as an exercise in memories for myself), but now that it’s February, I’m not so sure… We’ll see.
Do another Web Wednesday – It has been a while!(DONE! – 10/2/10)My January 2010 Reading List– Just to give you a quick run-down (mini reviews) of the books I read from the month. Yes, PLURAL. I was hoping to read at least 1 book a month, but with the rate I’m reading, I’m going to finish my target 12 books with two months. Heh. Just a perk of being in bed a lot the last week too! – (DONE! – 4/2/10)My January 2010 Movies List – Similar to my book list, of course!( DONE! – 21/2/10 )The Red Tag – From Nenette (Yes, I’ll do it, I’ll do it… Just need some time to catch up!)(DONE! – 5/2/10)My Word of The Year: CONNECT – I wanted to share more about this, so I’m hoping to do so still.(DONE! – 3/2/10)The Novel Project– This has been a big part of my life since deciding that I’m just going to go for it. And, I’ve been hoping to give you all some updates – partly, so I can keep myself on track, even on times when I feel like giving up. I’m working on a monthly update to let you know where I’m at. Maybe. (First update DONE! – 12/2/10)- … and other little features here and there. Like recipes and random lists.
Well, there you go. I’ve got a full list of “Things To Blog About”. I have no excuse about not having enough ideas.
Now, tell me, please… How have YOU been lately?
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Heather 02.01.10 at 2:23 pm
Yeah, sometimes things just get in the way of our plans. He he. Like our bedroom ceiling falling in. That’s held me up quite a bit this week gone. Hopefully we won’t wait too long for it to be fixed and I can get on with my plans, now Nathan is at pre-school. Glad you’re feeling better.
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Shai Coggins reply on February 14th, 2010:
Heather – Oh yikes! That is such a scary thing. Hope you’re all well. And that it’s all sorted now.
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Melissa W 02.01.10 at 4:22 pm
Hmm, well my plans to get my fitness back are going well and I have had several session on the Wii Fit this month. I bought the new Wii Fit disc as I was bored of the original one and that has spurred on my progress quite nicely. My craft is also going along well as I have a Fringe exhibition to contribute to so that deadline is pushing me along. Daisy’s first full day of kindy was completely uneventful (in a good way I mean) and I managed to get the clan to play group for the first time so I think that is going to be easily done too. I think that’s about it for my hopes for 2010, other than ignoring the garden until Autumn sets in. Oh actually, one last thing. I am managing to drink more water so far. We’ll see how I’m doing at the next monthly check in hey?
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Shai Coggins reply on February 14th, 2010:
Yay, Melissa! Thanks for checking in with your goals update. Looking forward to more check-ins.
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Nicola 02.01.10 at 6:05 pm
Glad to hear you are on the mend! And hope you fully recover asap.
Nothing much happening here… I am keeping on top of my new year goals (and have made it to February!). My food diary is complete for a whole month, I think that’s the first time I’m ever, and I’m happy with my Friday treat days – they are totally working. I’m having trouble with my back this week unfortunately, but that is my own fault for not preventing it in the first place (have got into the habit of stomach sleeping, which I know is bad for my back), and also for not making an appointment with the osteopath soon enough). It should be resolved by the end of the week though. Work has been very slow, but that makes my other accomplishments all the more amazing, because there is nothing like being bored to get the calorie intake up, and I’ve resisted. So on the whole, 2010 is a good, if a little slow in some parts, year so far
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Shai Coggins reply on February 14th, 2010:
That’s great, Nicola. A good start’s always best.
Hope things keep looking up. Take care! And hope the back’s feeling better.
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Rachel Cotterill 02.01.10 at 10:16 pm
Glad you’re on the mend – and nice to have you back on the blog
My first 1/12th of 2010 has been pretty good, I passed my PhD transfer (which means I’m now officially registered as a doctoral student) and have been editing my book (slowly!).
I made a list of things I’d like to try to accomplish each month, as my form of new year’s resolutions. The list includes: bake something new, do something crafty, go on a 5-mile walk, back-up all my files & my blog…. and I think a couple of other things. I managed everything in January except for the walk (and I did several not-quite-long-enough walks so I don’t feel too bad about it – I have a knee injury and walking in the snow proved really hard going).
I’m also working towards my “Before 30″ list which I made public on my birthday. Hmm, think that pretty much sums up my year so far!
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Shai Coggins reply on February 14th, 2010:
Thanks, Rachel. And thanks for the updates too. Yay for the PhD transfer. Hope all the rest of the goals are on track still. Looking forward to more updates.
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