This weeks MM is slightly later due to a busy weekend. I had to prioritise a few things as I’d planned to do some gardening (much needed) it was my anniversary, so I wanted to spend time with Sandra, and I also wanted to get out on my, final, long bike ride before I complete the L’Etape Du Tour in 12 days.
Fortunately, I managed to fit it all in and the weekend was fantastic.
What did you get up to? Did you fit everything in that you wanted to?
With such busy lives, it does sometimes take a bit more planning to achieve all the things you want to achieve. As much as I like to have flexibility with my personal time, there is merit in doing some planning, especially when time is tight. I have, as you probably have, wasted a few weekends, staying in bed too long, pottering around the house not really doing anything and felt like I’d done nothing worthwhile, before returning back to work.
There is so much to do, in the local area, with festivals, shows, sporting events and other activities available, that planning in advance is recommended. I am planning more, as I get older, and, funnily enough, that has meant I have done more over the last couple of years.
I imagine, based on averages and hoping I don’t suddenly die, that I will live another 30 years. That means I have (approximately) 1560 weekends left to enjoy, 30 more ‘big’ holidays to go on and that makes me realise how little I have done so far. If I want to maximise my time left on this planet and enjoy the rest of my life as much as possible, I need to put a bit of thought into it.
Instead of planning for my death, I want to plan my life and do things that make me feel good. I have already booked dates in my diary for 5 short breaks away next year plus 1 ‘family’ holiday – that was the easy part, I now have to save and pay for them all. The fact they are in my diary and Sandra has them in her diary means we will go to Scotland, Spain, Wales. France and 1 TBD yet. I feel good about that now and we haven’t even had our family holiday this year yet!
What plans do you have for next year? What do you want to look back, at and say, about 2020 once it’s over?
Living life, loving life – it’s the only way.