Back then I made a Top 10 List of things that I wanted to happen in my life. Seems like a perfect time to review ( see how far my life strayed ) and then get cracking with the next list and the next 5 years. Read on.
- Working with Deborah on our relationship, acknowledging that we are both independent people but that we need to still spend quality time together. 7 years on we are both definitely independent people. In fact we are so independent we are spending quality time with completely different people in different house and living different lives. Divorce is a wonderful thing :-/ But to be honest I think we like each other better now than we ever did!
- Learn how to ride a motorcycle, pass the test and buy a bike. Get some miles under my belt and start to become more adventurous with my journeys. #2 was the most successful one I suppose. Past my test 2nd time round. Bought a Suzuki SV 650 run-around which was lovely and loud and then a couple of years later swapped it in for a Honda Vtech 800. Vroom vroom!! I still have that bike and it still makes me smile. Best times are when have the kids on the back and they scream in my ear loudly :-)
- Go to live events - 2007 might include a major athletics meet, live concerts ( Zutons, Scissor Sisters ), premiership football, possibly Speedway Grand Prix in Cardiff, England rugby game at Twickenham, London theatre ( I know Scarlett thinks that this means Sound of Music! ) This has been achieved every year since. Mainly sporting events at Twickenham and Wembley when I can afford it. Most recently it included the NFL games. Great fun!
- Sort my personal pension out and look forward to retirement ( fingers crossed at 55 ) Sad to say Divorce does have its downsides as well. I lost my JPMorgan pension and have not really been financially sound since. So pension day has now moved to 60+.
- Go ski-ing again and also try out snowboarding. At the moment my back tells me that it is very glad that this didn't happen. Still pine for the slopes though.
- Start exercising again, maybe with Michael at Littledown ( we have already done the gym induction ) The exercise has happened in different sorts of ways. Michael does his own thing. I get most of my exercise by cycling to work but have also enjoyed the gym with family and friends and training for special events like the London-Brighton cycle ride and the Bournemouth Pier-to-Pier swim.
- Puchase golf clubs, start playing again, get lessons. Got my clubs, started playing again, no lessons though. Started with the works society as well which was fun but I need to play better next year ( ooh that will be on my 2014 list )
- Look into purchasing property abroad ( this one probably requires premium bonds to hit gold ) sadly deluded at the time. I had looked into buying a property in Orlando called Floridays at one time.
- Learn how to ballroom dancing and possibly get back into scottish dancing. I tried ballroom dancing as one way of saving my marriage but that didn't really work out. Then did a bit of Mojive but wasn't very good. Dancing ain't my thang!
- Do swimming judges exam, learn how to be a chief timekeeper, starter and possibly look to do referee exams. Started this one off but then when the 3 kids decided not to swim ay more it seemed a bit pointless!
