Getting there... slowly

The state of my desk was scandalous. I hadn't however, realised it had been so bad for so long. Until I found a photo from December 2013.

I think it had got worse over the next year.. (Nov 2014)

I think I said before that Rachel had very kindly given me a TV. And it would be lovely to have this on the desk instead of the completely non functioning PC. I vowed to NOT just put everything in a crate to sort out later, mainly because I still have 2 crates of school stuff almost a year later just occupying space on the kitchen floor. Shameful. So.. I foolishly thought that I would be able to clear the desk properly before Christmas, so asked Santa for a Fire TV. Silly me. I am now hoping that it's done before the end of January. However, stupid van insurance companies, and getting supply when not at Go (the latter is good!) are impeding progress somewhat.. but it is getting there..

Front bit clear (apart from stuff that's kinda allowed to be there)

Receipts (piles of) also gone. Good little bonfire post scanning..

Didn't go climbing today to save money and to have sorting time... but had to try to stop second insurance company cancelling cover instead. Sigh.

Finally... Some Lego time

An actual day off, so run, bath, and Lego time. Finally finished the Snowspeeder that Uncle Chalkie gave me for my birthday. So fast to make when you do time lapse.

This is why I don't make New Years Resolutions

Planned to start the New Year with a Park Run, as I have a rare Saturday off. Plan did not take into account my ability to faff, and so I realised when I got 2 minutes down the road in Bumble that I would not even make it to the car park in time, let alone the start line. Normally I would stick with it and stress and shout the whole way and end up in a disaster. Today I had a sensible attack and just turned around and came home.

So, an hour after getting up I made it onto the treadmill. Start of the NY plan of having an incline on the treadmill to make it equivalent to real road running. Combine that with the first run in new shoes (that have been in the box for months) and it was always going to be a horrible run. Shoes are awful with the orthotics in. Too many changes all at once. Still I guess its better than no run, and its a place to start from.

Added later....
Beats having a quick shower after a run hehe....

Was showing off the Uganda shorts...ignore the bits of string hanging out of them...

Took all day to find a way to post a photo to my blog straight from my iPad. Had to go via Google+ app and create Picasa albums. Have also popped to town, cleared away all the Christmas decorations, half watched The Witches and Voyage of the Dawn Treader. All ticks on today's to do list then.