New Year Resolutions
This year I am going to do something that I've never done before, make some resolutions. Why this year, you might ask. Simply because as I now have a blog my resolutions will be out there for all to see and I will just have to keep them in case in some months time some-one on the other side of the world wants to know my success rate. If that happens I want to be able to hold my head high and say "I did it" or at least most of it.
Having made the decision the next thing to decide was how many resolutions and how difficult should they be. I was thinking of going for just one biggy, like achieving world peace, but then thought that might be a bit ambitious for my first time. I'll see how I get on with my 2006 resolutions and then, if all goes well perhaps I'll save the world in 2007.
So here we go, using the 'Kiss' system (keep it simple, stupid) I have limited myself to four:-
1) Attend the gym at least three times a week. I have gym membership but in the last half of 2005 I've been so busy that my visits have been rare. I want my body to be a temple, it already looks like one, the only problem is that it's the Acropolis. I also have terrible problems with my feet, they keep taking me into pie shops.
2)To keep all of my admin tasks upto date. A fairly mundane one this but if I don't state my intention publicly I will lapse. I'm very good with important things such as preparing action plans for clients dogs but routine matters get pushed to one side, just look at the gaps in updating this blog.
3)To write my book. This will be the hardest one to keep due to both pressure of other work and the fact that I have the typing skills of a stunned herring. On a good day my finger dances across the keyboard. They say that everyone has one good book in them, I'm not so sure. However I have been very lucky and had a tremendously varied 35 year Police career of which I enjoyed every minute (except the bits when I got taken to Hospital, I usually didn't like them very much). In addition to many stories of Police dogs I will also relate some of my other experiences such as being one one of the first units on the scene in The Mall at the attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne. Being in Whitehall when the IRA blew up an Army Recruiting Office (and me) and many more. Most of my memories bring a smile to me although there are a few that usually come to me in the night which are not so pleasant. The good times heavily outweighed the bad and if you don't meet a good cross-section of people when working as a copper then you won't meet them anywhere.
4)To help more dogs and owners year on year and to continue to promote responsible and enjoyable dog ownership. This will be the easiest one to keep because, it's what I do, it's fun and there's very little paperwork.
Well that's it. I'm committed now. I've got to do it. Wish me luck
Having made the decision the next thing to decide was how many resolutions and how difficult should they be. I was thinking of going for just one biggy, like achieving world peace, but then thought that might be a bit ambitious for my first time. I'll see how I get on with my 2006 resolutions and then, if all goes well perhaps I'll save the world in 2007.
So here we go, using the 'Kiss' system (keep it simple, stupid) I have limited myself to four:-
1) Attend the gym at least three times a week. I have gym membership but in the last half of 2005 I've been so busy that my visits have been rare. I want my body to be a temple, it already looks like one, the only problem is that it's the Acropolis. I also have terrible problems with my feet, they keep taking me into pie shops.
2)To keep all of my admin tasks upto date. A fairly mundane one this but if I don't state my intention publicly I will lapse. I'm very good with important things such as preparing action plans for clients dogs but routine matters get pushed to one side, just look at the gaps in updating this blog.
3)To write my book. This will be the hardest one to keep due to both pressure of other work and the fact that I have the typing skills of a stunned herring. On a good day my finger dances across the keyboard. They say that everyone has one good book in them, I'm not so sure. However I have been very lucky and had a tremendously varied 35 year Police career of which I enjoyed every minute (except the bits when I got taken to Hospital, I usually didn't like them very much). In addition to many stories of Police dogs I will also relate some of my other experiences such as being one one of the first units on the scene in The Mall at the attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne. Being in Whitehall when the IRA blew up an Army Recruiting Office (and me) and many more. Most of my memories bring a smile to me although there are a few that usually come to me in the night which are not so pleasant. The good times heavily outweighed the bad and if you don't meet a good cross-section of people when working as a copper then you won't meet them anywhere.
4)To help more dogs and owners year on year and to continue to promote responsible and enjoyable dog ownership. This will be the easiest one to keep because, it's what I do, it's fun and there's very little paperwork.
Well that's it. I'm committed now. I've got to do it. Wish me luck
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Saturday, December 31, 2005
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