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@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ I also purchased myself a [Digital Saxophone](https://brainsteam.co.uk/2024/12/8
We've done pretty well this year having managed to fit in a lot of mini-breaks. In March we [went up to Edinburgh](https://brainsteam.co.uk/2024/03/30/edinburgh-2024/). In May [we had a long weekend in the New Forest](https://brainsteam.co.uk/notes/2024/05/04/home-for-the-weekend_-passford-house-hotel-_newforest-.../). Later that month we spent a week in the West Midlands with my parents and did lots of day trips. In August [we visited Bletchley Park and the Alan Turing exhibit](https://brainsteam.co.uk/notes/2024/08/18/had-the-pleasure-of-visiting-bletchley-park-yesterday-.../) to celebrate our wedding anniversary. In September we returned to [the same place that we went to last year](https://brainsteam.co.uk/posts/2023/09/16/we-went-on-holiday1694878285/). We've done pretty well this year having managed to fit in a lot of mini-breaks. In March we [went up to Edinburgh](https://brainsteam.co.uk/2024/03/30/edinburgh-2024/). In May [we had a long weekend in the New Forest](https://brainsteam.co.uk/notes/2024/05/04/home-for-the-weekend_-passford-house-hotel-_newforest-.../). Later that month we spent a week in the West Midlands with my parents and did lots of day trips. In August [we visited Bletchley Park and the Alan Turing exhibit](https://brainsteam.co.uk/notes/2024/08/18/had-the-pleasure-of-visiting-bletchley-park-yesterday-.../) to celebrate our wedding anniversary. In September we returned to [the same place that we went to last year](https://brainsteam.co.uk/posts/2023/09/16/we-went-on-holiday1694878285/).
We also managed to see a number of shows and comics throughout the year including [Sarah Millican](https://brainsteam.co.uk/notes/2024/10/20/1729450243/, Jimmy Carr and shows including the West End production of Mrs Doubtfire, 2:22 and Peter Pan Goes Wrong. We also managed to see a number of shows and comics throughout the year including [Sarah Millican](https://brainsteam.co.uk/notes/2024/10/20/1729450243/), Jimmy Carr and shows including the West End production of Mrs Doubtfire, 2:22 and Peter Pan Goes Wrong.
![A photo of the sun setting low in the sky over a UK motorway](https://brainsteam.co.uk/media/1725056765290_632449d8.jpg) ![A photo of the sun setting low in the sky over a UK motorway](https://brainsteam.co.uk/media/1725056765290_632449d8.jpg)
@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ Some ideas that Mrs R & I have come up with so far include:
- Get into the habit of using my e-ink devices to read blog posts and news articles instead of looking at them on my phone. This should help me reduce the probability of getting "screen sucked" into my phone as above. - Get into the habit of using my e-ink devices to read blog posts and news articles instead of looking at them on my phone. This should help me reduce the probability of getting "screen sucked" into my phone as above.
- Going for walks twice a day. Initially we thought morning and evening might be good but we have struggled to get up and go out in the dark and the cold so some iteration/experimentation may be required. - Going for walks twice a day. Initially we thought morning and evening might be good but we have struggled to get up and go out in the dark and the cold so some iteration/experimentation may be required.
- More strength training - I do walks every day but I'm never pushing my body to build muscles (which use more energy and help me shed my dad-bod faster). I'm going to try and start doing high intensity interval training (HIIT) after work a few nights a week. This might be a good transition activity if I've just got off the train from London but equally if I've been home all day and I need to switch off psychologically. - More strength training - I do walks every day but I'm never pushing my body to build muscles (which use more energy and help me shed my dad-bod faster). I'm going to try and start doing high intensity interval training (HIIT) after work a few nights a week. This might be a good transition activity if I've just got off the train from London but equally if I've been home all day and I need to switch off psychologically.
- Hack cooking with lazy meals e.g. one pot and slow cooker recipes. If we can anticipate which days we are likely to think "let's just get a takeaway" and do the food prep the night before, we can hopefully reduce the damage here.
- We want to be less "flaky" in general. We are both suckers for cancelling plans at the drop of a pin. This is often due to anxiety or a feeling of overwhelm. For example, as an introvert if I have a lot on during the week I'll want to avoid people over the weekend. I don't know if there's an easy answer to this one but we can both try to encourage each other to stick to plans more. - We want to be less "flaky" in general. We are both suckers for cancelling plans at the drop of a pin. This is often due to anxiety or a feeling of overwhelm. For example, as an introvert if I have a lot on during the week I'll want to avoid people over the weekend. I don't know if there's an easy answer to this one but we can both try to encourage each other to stick to plans more.
- In a similar vein, I would like to try to meet up with more friends throughout the year. I'm generally quite good at being opportunistic about getting coffee or lunch but I think I could do better and I'd like to try and increase my own tolerance in terms of what social "overwhelm" feels like. - In a similar vein, I would like to try to meet up with more friends throughout the year. I'm generally quite good at being opportunistic about getting coffee or lunch but I think I could do better and I'd like to try and increase my own tolerance in terms of what social "overwhelm" feels like.
- Further improve my website's micropub and microsub integrations which will allow me to syndicate posts to the fediverse and bluesky and hopefully reduce the amount of time I am actively spending in either of those places. - Further improve my website's micropub and microsub integrations which will allow me to syndicate posts to the fediverse and bluesky and hopefully reduce the amount of time I am actively spending in either of those places.