2006, “Just like 2004…. but i’m older”
If I could categorise 2006 that would probably be it in a nutshell. In 2005 I became single and started the process of making and instituing some significant changes. Two years on i’m actually pleased to say that I have made progress on many of those items on the wishlist, whereas others continue to evade me it seems….
So, in a nutshell:
- I became single. Hurts like hell but the right thing for both of us to do.
- I got fit, really fit. Decided that running some half marathons would be fun (and it was)
- I decided that just running and going the gym was cutting myself short. So now i’m getting a new toy bike to go riding 
- I had a great year with work, saw a great pay rise and knocked over more projects with less staff than I have in my entire career. I spent on average of $50k a week on IT equipment alone and knocked over 55 site builds in 52 weeks. Not very exciting if you’re not a PM, however if you are you should be impressed by now *smile*
- Financially i’m still not 100% but I am saving consistently now and I have swiped off a huge segment of debt. And the toys i’m about to buy I actually have the cash for, which is nice. By the end of *this* year i’m hoping to be debt free (we’ll see)
- Friends continue to come and go, I continue to piss people off at exactly the same rate that I seem to attract others. C’est la vie.
- Celebrated my 18 month anniversary of living with my housemate, and things are better than ever.
- Yes, i’m still a wanker…
In a little more depth:
This year I continued to face a lot of my demons and came to accept that there is one inevitable truth in my life: I like drama…. drama, drama, drama
I have no idea where it comes from. I’ve had a normal life, i’ve had a great upbringing, I don’t have anyone else in my family who isn’t balanced but i’ve got this thing with turning my life into a human pretzel and making things at every stage far more interesting than they need to be.
But hey, at least it makes for great reading on my blog (that is, when I actually write what’s going on in my head!)
Not really the thing that I was hoping to realise, but one, for better or for worse, that I do need to come to terms with and i’m not really sure what i’m to do with the info… yet…
I started drinking again. Temporarily at least (i’m stopping after the new years break… honest). But now I keep it in context a lot more than I have previously. I seem to have gained some sense of balance while allowing myself to be a total nutter in other items. Replacing drinking with sports does appear to have had a positive impact (i’m not dying and i’m fit kinda helps).
I took my first overseas holiday. The beautiful islands of New Zealand dragged me away for 3 weeks of fun and frivolity and I pushed myself mentally and physically beyond what even I thought was normal behavioural patterns. I met some fantastic people and
Contiki holidays are just the most amazing experience if you are young, want to meet great people and push your body to the outer limits of sleep deprivation, liver punishment and overall ‘fun’ factor.
What makes your trip though is always the people, and i’m happy to say that the group mentality was just perfect for my type-a, management-focused, slightly-insane brain type
I listed to my parents more this year. I didn’t argue with them when they told me some home truths, I was slightly more accepting of my universe and I realised that they know more about me that I even know.
My brother and his wife are about to have a baby. I can tell you now that this occassion has inspired me to the realisation that I *don’t* want to have a baby!
I’m really fucking glad i’m not saying i’m turning 30 next year, but what the hell, i’m getting there….
Happiness is definitely a work in progress…..
So what about next year?
Next year I want to:
- Do Triathalons. Lots of them. (or maybe even just a few so I know I can pull it off)
- More gym, more fitness, more sweat, more pain, more fun (yes, I do associate the pain of gym as being fun, don’t ask)
- I don’t think I want to ‘meet’ anyone. I’m pretty sure i’m just going to take my body for a little bit of a spin after an appropriate cooling down period (4-6 months) and see if I can’t actually have some fun with all the hard work that i’ve put in.
- I’m hiring more staff, so my role grows from ‘regular’ to ’senior’ - Which will be a challenge as if some youngster wants to mold themselves off my life, then I have nothing by sympathy for them
- I’m going to keep living with my housemate, i’m going to keep catching up with my friends, i’m going to keep being me
Thanks goes to:
- Kath: For being beautiful and an amazing influence on my life. Even though we’re not together she has seen sides of me that nobody really knows about. For the time I spent with her I am eternally grateful. I do hope in time we can become great friends.
- Eve: hahahha, just for being fucking persistent with my stubborn ass
- My Mates: For not bailing on me even when I had to get my shit together (read: not see anyone for nearly 6 months while I worked my ass off at gym…)
- My Parents: For just being the one rock in my universe. For being my home, my world, my light and my sounding board, and not in any of the ways that people think they are.
- Everyone else: You are all the most important because I can’t think of you right now. Which in reality means that you’ve been there for me countless times and never asked for my thanks and never questioned who or what the hell i’ve been doing. For all of you i’m eternally grateful.
Loving all your work
Adam
p.s - the ‘RCx’ means revision number.. expect this to change over the coming days….
