Resolutions: Return to this thread December 2017

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  • uberalles
    uberalles Posts: 4,198 Forumite
    Dird wrote: »
    2017 objectives:

    7. Exercise enough to be able to pass the Navy Seal fitness test: http://www.military.com/military-fitness/navy-special-operations/navy-seal-fitness-test
    - The challenge will be to find somewhere I can swim...would be pretty strange doing situps/pushups at the swimming baths

    Had a look at that site last night, it looks to be quite a challenge . Think I'd manage most but always struggled with wide arm pull ups, can do a few but not many and certainly not in good time. It don't help being 6ft and 16.5 stone.

    That said, I'm ready to challenge myself again having done a few things over the years.

    Good luck with it.
  • uberalles
    uberalles Posts: 4,198 Forumite
    74jax wrote: »
    Learn pivot tables.

    A five minute session will get you achieving that. Like most things in Excel, Word, Powerpoint etc, once you know how you wonder how you never did.

    Good luck.
  • cydney65
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    Thank you, this is the longest i;ve gone without doing it. (Some people hate tattoos and view it as some kind of defacing my body but..) i got a tattoo last year. And evertime i get the urge i look at it and tell myself i can overcome it. I'm getting another next year. So instead of seeing scars when i look at my legs i can look at pretty things (and hello kitty :o )

    I have tattoos and piercings too. Each one has a special meaning for me so I love looking at them. I'm stretching my ear piercings starting tomorrow-I want to get to 00 gauge. Not bad for a 51 yr old :D (hello back :))
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  • Dird
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    edited 2 January 2017 at 3:02AM
    Gavin83 wrote: »
    SQL. I'm a DBA so figured I'd do the certification.
    None of the Gavin's are on my linkedin ;o you gonna do 2012/14 or the 2016 path? I did MCITP but cba to update; will probably do 12c before MCSA
    uberalles wrote: »
    Had a look at that site last night, it looks to be quite a challenge . Think I'd manage most but always struggled with wide arm pull ups
    I could probably do 15 pushups, 2-3 pull ups atm :D will start some exercise Tomorrow
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  • Gavin83
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    Dird wrote: »
    None of the Gavin's are on my linkedin ;o you gonna do 2012/14 or the 2016 path? I did MCITP but cba to update; will probably do 12c before MCSA

    2012/14. I figure that 2016 is no where near utilised enough and won't be for a few years. Even the exam path seems a little ropey at the moment, I'll take them in a few years once it's well established. Besides which work are paying for it so I have to follow their lead somewhat.
  • belfastgirl23
    belfastgirl23 Posts: 8,025 Forumite
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    edited 8 January 2017 at 8:46PM
    So a little bit late but finally, my own resolutions.

    Fitness and health:
    • 300 alcohol free days (including 3x30 days)
    • 300 days completing myfitnesspal
    • 300 days with some kind of exercise
    • Walk 2000 miles and where possible do hillwalks
    Building connections:
    • Visit my Dad every three weeks
    • See a friend at least once a month for a coffee
    • Join a book club
    • Use fitness plans to build new connections where possible

    Work:
    • Institute focused time first thing in the morning (2hrs)
    • Organise team meetings
    • Leave on time
    • Continue to manage workload and expectations
    • Don't keep adding and practice saying NO
    Other:
    • Turn off the news and focus on positive news sources (set up a stream for this)
    • Read 52 books
    • Tidy up before bed
    • Create thinking space
    • Be grateful
    • Donate
    • Prioritise

    Finances:
    • Pay £2k off house loan
    • Pay £600 to my ISA
    • Stay out of overdraft
    • Do a monthly finance review (on 25th of month to help with above)
    Will probably do a quarterly report back to keep myself on track.


    Well done everyone for your commitments and good luck with keeping them!
  • Piscean1991
    Piscean1991 Posts: 423 Forumite
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    My Resolutions
    Financial
    + [STRIKE]Pay off credit card and overdraft[/STRIKE] - did this on the 1st of January!
    + Start saving for a house - make secure savings plan when I start working again in September.

    Personal
    + Cook from scratch twice a week.
    + Put myself and my wellbeing on my list of priorities.
    + Learn to write in old-fashioned cursive.
    + Throw away socks with holes in them.
    + Visit my own family as much as we visit my partner's family.
    + Find time to connect with friends more often.

    Career
    + Qualify this year and get my first teaching job.
    + Learn to manage my workload more effectively so I don't burn out.
  • alfielibby
    alfielibby Posts: 18 Forumite
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    Send fewer coffee cups to landfill!!
  • AylesburyDuck
    AylesburyDuck Posts: 939 Forumite
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    lost 2.5 stone in 2016, so my 2017 resolution is to loose another 2.
    Should be doable, nearly lost the weight i put on over Chritmas/New Year.
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  • Marvel1
    Marvel1 Posts: 7,171 Forumite
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    edited 12 January 2017 at 6:17AM
    Objectives:
    1. Pass that promotion board coming up next month, they have changed the process which I hope will be easier.

    2. I currently go to the gym 3 times 1 week and 4 times week after at night, so would like to do some daily morning excerise at home before work also.

    3. Start a meal plan daily and stick to it, preparing I'm with fine with, sticking to it is another.

    4. Aim to earn £1000 by end of year by matched betting.

    5. Remain single.
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