2017 PART FOUR 21/01 -- 27/01

As mentioned last time we had a Saturday night out planned in Twickenham with several old school friends in attendance, was great to see everyone especially Dave down from Newcastle for the evening and Jason who travelled up from Exeter too. Really enjoyed the whole day, met up with Dave early in the afternoon, few drinks, some gossip and watching the Soccer Saturday show with all the results coming in. Dave and I both won a few quid too which was nice, and helped to make the evening go with a good vibe. 

Met up with the rest in Twickenham, more drinks, a curry and although it was about -4C the journey home was ok as well. Nice to get back indoors in the warm where I was able to play up my football winnings and secure a few bets for Sunday. 

Rest of the weekend was fine, plenty of housework, but feeling relaxed and happy again and that was important. Had also weighed in at work at the back end of last week and lost half of the weight that I had put on over Christmas, so we already moving forward this year in a positive way. Still a bit down at times though as haven't been in contact with a few people that I would loved to have seen, will aim to put that right soon though. 

This week it was my God Daughters birthday, she's now 13 !! A Teenager ! Where did that time go, clearly she's been given a mobile phone for her birthday as I had a surprise but beautiful message from her thanking me for her card / gift. Lovely, all these small things do a great deal to help my attitude and moods especially at this time of the year, and January is going rather well so shouldn't jinx it I guess. All things being equal I should be popping over to see my friend Sarah on the weekend too, I think they got a new dog so we'll see what chaos ensues there. 

2017 PART THREE 14/01 -- 20/01

Kicking through January now and at least once we get to Friday we will be paid and that helps us a lot with planning the coming months too. AFC Wimbledon also beating Oxford United 2-1 was a nice bonus while I sat at home with a stinking cold feeling fed up with myself. On Tuesday night we had the FA Cup third round replay against Sutton United for the chance to host Leeds United in round four. Alas our bunch of useless players couldn't hang on to an early lead and we go out beaten 1-3 conceding two late goals to Sutton, hope you enjoy Leeds visit guys.

Champagne and shopping with Betty x

Though some very pleasing news came through that an old friend Beatrix might be over in London next month and we'll have a day off, look forward to that sure some fun and a few drinks later no doubt. 

Will be out on Saturday (tomorrow) with a bunch of old school friends, we don't meet that often and it's good to see them all, especially with Jason coming up from Exeter and Dave down from Newcastle. 

A few beers, plenty of banter, lot of taking the piss (especially at my expense) and a curry ... all in all should be a good night as long as I've shifted this cold. 

2017 PART TWO 07/01 -- 13/01

Second week into 2017 and I'm already contemplating the end of it all. Yeah it's been so pants already I really not seeing the way forward. 


Sutton 0 - 0 AFC Wimbledon

Oh my it really was that dull, we should have been beaten too that's how bad we played, why we consistently struggle against lower opposition is beyond me. Still we in the draw for now, lets see how that pans out on Monday evening and might be a strong incentive for the replay next Tuesday. And there's a possible Home tie in the offering against the once might (and dirty) Leeds United. 

Was a fairly quiet weekend after that, tired and need to sort my sleep problems out, might be just the winter and the dark mornings too so we just need to keep going, rest and recover for another hectic week of work. 

Next task for me will be to start looking into booking some days off for first part of the year, already have tickets for Ascot horse racing on 3rd May, that's an annual event for my own birthday and will be looking forward to having that week off as we start to plan out the year ahead. Will need a day off for Cheltenham Gold Cup day (17th March) which is a day I meet up with my big brother. 


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2017 PART ONE 01/01 -- 06/01

WELCOME TO 2017

Surely it has to be better than the last 12 months. Take care of you and your loved ones and make it the best year ever. 











First week of 2017 and after a nice week at home resting it'll be back to work and service as normal. Aims for 2017 are to try and keep being happy, staying healthier and losing weight again. Did make a start last year and will carry on with the weekly blogs to ensure that I stay on the right track so to speak. 

Having a little clear up including loads of old cards from Birthdays and Christmases from time past, I have no idea why I hoarded these but have found some from Dad, and the ones when they all passed away so am going to keep those for a little while and recycle the rest. 

Have a good start to 2017 yourself. Here are my goals and dreams for the coming 12 months. 

• Be Happier
• Lose Weight
• Get new clothes
• See Friends more often
• Go out more and experience new places

As last year we will take regular measurements of my stats and see that we are making inroads to our goals for this year too. Sadly lept a little over December so have to kickstart things in 2017 again.

Opening Weight at 1st Jan 2017 -- 22st 5lb 
Measurements (inches)
Neck -- 21
Chest -- 52
Stomach -- 56
Waist -- 46
Thighs -- 24
Biceps -- 17