2009: good to go!

I managed to end 2008 on a high - with my now-traditional Cantonese meal with faithful travelling companion, followed by a visit to a local bar. A change of scenery here, as the bar we usually go to has been (presumably) credit-crunched out of existence so it was off to Wetherspoons for Kopparbergs pear cider. Even my drinking habits are Swedish these days although the Kopparbergs is cheaper in Wetherspoons than in Sverige :)))

(NB: Last time I mentioned drinking over at EuropeCrazy, that particular post ended up on some blog-aggregator about alcohol/excessive drinking: I subsequently went ballistic and asked them to remove the post from their listings. Presumably this one will go the same way but I would just like to say that I never drink to excess, only in moderation. Being drunk is soooooo overrated, and hangovers are not a good thing)

Anyway...back home to bring in 2009 with mum, who unfortunately isn't too well at the moment, but we did have a very nice start to the new year and 1st January was very relaxing and most enjoyable for certain reasons: see Planet Salem for more info!!

Today I was off to the big city with faithful travelling companion for lunch and sales-shopping. There is one inevitable thing about sales-shopping: a) it will be a total disappointment, and b) they'll never have it in your size anyway. At least Boots had all their gift sets at half-price so I took advantage. Between these and the sets I received for Christmas, I now have enough bath essence/shower gel/body lotion to see me through 2009 and beyond!!

I've only gained one pound over the festive season, which is cause for great celebration. Needless to say I've renewed my WeightWatchers Online subscription.....this is the year that I finally reach my target weight, blah blah blah. You set your own target weight there, and I am only 9lbs off it. 9 measly pounds. I will put my mind to it. Between the mini-stepper, the increased water consumption and getting the "Pump It Up" DVD out of cold storage, I can do it. No-one else can do it for me: I owe it to myself to get fit, lose weight, and be healthy.

All that being said, I don't believe in making New Year resolutions as they're only made to be broken!! So I'll just mention a few things which are more likely to happen in 2009...

1. Go on holiday. At the moment, Munich is favourite for spring-break in May, but our September 2009 destination is just a big blank page at the moment!!

2. Better blog-management. I've got three blogs all demanding my attention, and hopefully I'll be able to do them all justice this year.

3. Buy more CDs. 2008 was generally very poor for music releases and I didn't purchase too many CDs....but 2009 should be better. There are at least four Swedish male solo singers whose CDs will inevitably find their way into my collection. And I've got a new hi-fi to play them on, so....bring it on!!