A disclaimer at the beginning. As the title reads this is a note to self, strictly for me. I am making it public because I dont care. People can read it, but it is basically really just that, a note to me on what to do next summer and things to do during the year in preparation. Hopefully so the summer is even better. Maybe you will take interest and / or you can use the suggestions also. I hope. But first, I am writing just for me.
To begin with, during the year I will try to lose a couple lbs, kilo. Just a couple. I am probably anywhere fronm 5 to 10 kilo over weight. Losing 10 lbs would be fine and satisfying. But it is difficult even to lose 2 lbs. If I lost 2 lbs by Christmas, I would be satisfied. 5 by the end of the school year... pretty good. Note, its not a new years resolution. I never make those anymore, its just something I would like to happen and I will try somewhat hard for it to happen. In general it would be healthy and good and make me all around better.
But I have to lose some poundage in order to be in better shape. Because next year I am planning to climb the dune with my daughter. She really wants to do it. But it is a little bit.. challenging and she isnt so old so she could get caught out of shape trying to make it to the top. I want to be in shape to make that climb at the sleeping bear sand dunes with her. I did it once maybe 15 years ago or more and it was difficult. So now it will be even more difficult. So, I have to get in shape for it. Start now.
More training of another sort during the year. I want to learn some more meals to increase my supper repertoire. In fact I can give a little update right now. I tried making a curry dish with chicken and tofu. It wasnt strong enough because i didnt use curry powder, I used a curry sauce which wasnt the same. I have to use a powder. Lots of onions. The problem is, after I made it my older daughter DID like it and said it was decent. Not so strong, no, but decent. But then my younger daughter said, "Dad, I dont like curry dishes." Crap. She doesnt eat many sauces, but I thought since she loves hot buffalo wings she would like a curry dish. But no. Rats, so what do I do with that? I guess I will try it again and hopefully add it to my repertoire, but, sort of a lost cause if my younger daughter wont eat it. Still.....
This one is kind of tough. I wish I could feel better about driving. I dont like to drive much. Each time I go out driving I really have to push myself. I can handle the highway but not the city so well and a big city freaks me out. I wish I could hurdle this fear of driving. I think I have had it for many years though. I really dont know where it comes from because I was only in one major crash in which I wasnt hurt or driving. Another minor one, but personally I have never crashed. I have been driving since I was 16 and it doesnt bother me. Just the thought of having to drive sort of turns my stomach before I actually have to drive.
Because I also would like to plan a couple more outings with my kids. The last ONE was very successful. We should do, I wish, three. Just go to nearby places. Historical things or a nice town. Sightseeing. How can I work on this? I dont know. 
The dune climb
Last and definitely least, I would like to finally get all my excess stuff I have kept at people s places away from them and back to my year round home. I am very lucky that I had very nice people who let me hold some of my stuff with them after my Mother sold the cottage AND I have been taking it back to my winter home every year. But now is the time to finish the process. Either throw stuff out or take it back. I better have the strength to throw some stuff out as I think I still have more than a suitcase full of stuff to take back.
Granted I keep a big army suitcase (my fathers suitcase from when he was in the army during WWII) of blankets and plates that we keep there, but I should take the rest of the stuff back. Finish the process. Get it over with, move on. Organize it once and for all.
The thing is now they charge you for every suitcase you check in. This last summer I got away with taking an extra carry on suitcase and taking stuff in that, but this year I will have to pay to check in a full suitcase. It is still much cheaper than shipping it. I guess I will put one suitcase inside the other and check both going back. I want to finish with this.
And so. This is my note to self. Of things to take care of during the year in preparation for an even better next summer. Well, taking off weight is good for any time of the year. Also the most difficult. Well, actually conquering your fears and re wiring your brain after you well into mid age years is also difficult.
Lets see what I can do. I dont expect to accomplish all of them. That is the thing. You should make a list of things to do and accomplish but be happy if half or even a third of them are accomplished. Time to step up to the plate, though I already have.
Best of luck Self.
I got the just about newest Figurex label titles into the store in September and Figurex31 is very good. Arthur Robert's Metamorphosis part 1. Part 2 is also out, but I think part 1 is stronger.
Also, I always get the bondage label stuff. I dont think I have this one yet but I will get it on my next order.
Marcus Homm minimal House full LP
After Dark
Or maybe it is new deep house.
Very nice smooth grooves. Great for listening at home, on the dance floor or dare I say it?, background music as you work.
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