Mid-Year Review.

Years ago in the midsts of time (late December last year) I wrote an entry on my old MySpace blog regarding my new years resolutions. Since we are now more then half way through the year I am now going to decide how I'm doing with them so far.

1. Get a job. Natch.
Technically I'm in employment and it's good for my CV. So a tick for me.

2. Pass my driving test. Natch.
Hasn't happened yet, I'm afraid. No tick there.

3. Stop smoking. COMPLETELY.
Well, yes and no. I haven't touched any in Switzerland, but still smoke at home. A semi-tick.

4. Not gain any weight. Not necessarily loose weight (although that would be nice), just not put any on.
I've lost weight. A second tick.

5. Listen to an album each day. I have CDs that have never been in a CD player.
I have been doing this too, but not on CDs. I'm more reliant on the iPod, since all my CDs are in Scotland. Tick three.

6. Read more books.
Yep, read some belters. Getting really into Ian Rankin. Forth tick achieved!

7. Walk more. Walking her royal dogness is good, but it would be nice to amble a bit more.
Been doing a lot more walking and much more cycling. Five ticks now.

8. Try not to get so upset over adverts. That said, has anyone seen the Christmas Littlewoods advert? It can f*** right off.
I still get annoyed at adverts. It's something I think I will just have to learn to live with. No tick. Boo.

9. Try to stop swearing as much.
Swearing in front of children? No. Swearing in front of Nuns? Yes. Semi-tick number two.

10. Get all the DVDs for the theatre ready for eventual release.
Umm... no. Not yet, not all of them. Semi-tick.

11. Do more filming and editing.
I have done more filming, but not that much editing yet. Maybe in the coming weeks. A further semi-tick.

12. Get better at drumming.
Yes. I actually practise now. Tick!

13. Buy some clothes that don't make me look like a cross between a mid-nineties Brit-Pop kid and an Emo.
I'm starting to look a bit more current, I'll give myself a tick for that.

14. Stop being so anal about random rubbish.
Nope. Won't happen. No tick.

15. Write and record at least three songs.
Sadly no. I haven't really had that much time I'm afraid. Another lack of tick.

16. Learn my limits.
I'll be honest; I can't really remember what I meant by that. So no tick there.

17. Go to a country that I have never been to.
Hell yes! Big fat tick.

18. Learn how to use the washing machine.
Done. Tick.

19. Move house.
In planning. Semi-tick.

20. Maybe try and grow up at least a little.
I think I've done this. Responsibility around a four year old is pretty important. So end on a full tick.

So, out of twenty resolutions I have succeeded with ten, failed on five and half achieved five. Remember, I still have just less than six months to improve on the ten where I'm not doing so well.

In the next couple of days I will maybe tell about my ever so exciting weekend. A weekend that saw David don shorts for the first time since the last time I went to the gym. Anyone that knows me well will know that I'm not keen on bearing my legs in public.