I'm really enjoying being apart of VC Revolution, I've made loads of new friends and I know it sounds silly, but I really enjoy wearing the team colours! I've been training really hard for round 2, I can feel myself getting faster and faster. It's funny, a friend of mine said that once I started racing, I'd feel more motivated to train and he was right. I really want to get as close to the top 10 as possible. I think I worked out that I had trained five days out of the last seven, which might be normal for some people, but it's a first for me. A lot of people at work had commented on how much weight I've lost as well, which is really nice, and kinda reassures me that I'm doing something right.
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| I look pretty fetching in VCR colours don't you think? |
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| A much happier Egg Beater :) |
So, real life goals. I said I wanted to develop as a person and as a man. This is a little bit cheesy, but once you've gotten over that. it's really quite deep. I've been pretty stressed lately, I feel exhausted. Not just because I'm training on the bike a lot, but I seem to be fighting on all fronts at the moment. It's a busy time for me at the moment, but I know if I keep working at it, if I really push myself, I can accomplish my goals.
The first thing I did was send off my provisional driving license to have it updated. Yes, that's right. Provisional. I've also started to study for my theory test which I'm going to book next month. I really need to get my license out of the way, but right now I have slightly more pressing financial commitments.
I've also started to really try and push my career forward. I've spent the last week completely re-writing my CV (thanks to those of you who've helped) that I haven't updated since I joined Monitise nearly three years ago! People always say you should keep it up to date, and always keep your options open, but I've never felt the need to look for another job. I seem to be one of those weird people that actually enjoy their job. That said, I do want to progress my career, so I've applied for the Infrastructure PM role at Monitise. I'm not likely to get it, but I want to show my intent and put my name out there. I'm hearing you say "You shouldn't be blogging about this" I've got nothing to hide, it's no secret that I want to progress. But I want to do it the right way. I do not believe it stabbing people in the back and treading on other peoples corpses to get where you want to be. That might be very naive of me, but I'd rather fail and do things the right way, than be really successful and do things the wrong way. When writing my CV I had to decide whether to put links to my blog, Twitter and Facebook accounts. In the end I thought, why the hell not? Everyone seems to know everyone nowadays, so you might as well be open about who you are. At least people/employers know what they're getting. I'm an avid cyclist who likes to play with Lego, and what? I think I might have just done my first rant...
Diet. My diet is ever improving. I still have the odd wobble from time to time. Easter hasn't helped. My fridge is full of chocolate which me and my misses are slowly working our way through, we have given a lot of it away also. Other than that though, oh and the Dominoes I had last weekend; I've been eating pretty well. Like I said above, a lot of people have commented on how much weight I've lost. That's gotta count for something.
Get better with money. This I think I am doing. Or should I say we? (me and Kirsty). For example, in the old days, I would have just brought new pedals. Instead, I stripped them down, worked out what was wrong and then brought the relevant part and saved myself a bit of money!
Where's my brother? (Jay) The answer is; riding around Vietnam on a mopped. On the day his iPhone was stolen, his Nexus 7 tablet bricked it self for no apparent reason. I asked the Android developers at work if there was anything that could be done, and they all concluded that he would need to perform a full recovery, losing all the data in the process. This is why I hate Android, because it's rubbish and does this! Can't remember the last time my iPad bricked it self, or even crashed for that matter. If only Google would just concentrate on finishing one version of their OS rather than rushing it and moving on to the so called "latest and greatest" one! The lesson you can all take away from this is, if you buy Apple - it will probably get stolen. If you buy Android - it will probably brick it self. So buy a Lumia. On a serious note though, I really am missing my broski, can't wait for him to come home. I just hope I've got something to show for the last 5 months when he does get back. Won't be long before we're geeking off playing games and stuffing our faces with junk food, much more interesting than wasting time running around Asia huh? The good life!
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| Jay and I back in 2009, I miss my old hair, Kirsty doesn't though! |
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