It has been a while since I’ve published anything on here; not since July 2021 to be exact.

So much has happened since then. I bought a house with my partner, got engaged, got married, and had lots of amazing trips to places including French Polynesia, California, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, and Tenerife. I hope to write about all of it. No, not hope – that makes it sound like it’s out of my control. I intend to write about all of these things this year.

I’m not setting a new year’s resolution this year; instead, I’m going to set intentions or goals. The difference is that these, to me anyway, seem more attainable, more achievable and can be broken down into smaller steps.

The first one is to continue going to the gym. This is a habit that I started on 2nd of January last year and managed to maintain for the whole year. I lost about 9.5 kilograms, which is about 21 pounds or a stone and a half, and I definitely increased my fitness levels. So my intention for this year is to continue going to the gym three times a week and continue to eat healthily by tracking my food and making sensible choices when it comes to eating and drinking.

My second intention for this year is to write more. Now in and of itself, that’s very vague. I need to make it more specific so that I actually do it. My intention is to write something every week. No matter how long or short, how big or small, on any topic about anything, every week I will write something. This is my first post of the year. Let’s see how this goes!