Anyone who reads very much of this blog will know that 2023 was a difficult year for me. It may well have been the most difficult year of my life so far. Even so, there’s a lot to celebrate:
- I was completely sober for all but the first two weeks of the year
- I successfully cleaned up and sold a house (not mine…long story)
- I rode my bike more than 1,500 miles with my local bike club, and rode at least 1,000 additional miles “non club”
- I lost nearly 40 pounds
- I finished and published a novella
- I got into a weekly “habit” of completing the calorie equivalent of 100 “miles” of workouts per week
- I cut eggs, all meat except fish, and dairy from my diet
So, given that 2023 was a year full of victories, my overall goal for 2024 is to keep racking those victories up, and where appropriate, up the ante a little.
- Continue completing at least 100 “miles”, whether actual or the calorie equivalent, per week, totaling at least 5200 for the year.
- Write and publish a science fiction novel, a story map, and a nonfiction guide book.
- Continue my sober and plant-based ways.
- Ride in at least seven charity fundraiser bike rides.
- Continue blogging, journaling about anything and everything that inspires me.
That’s a lot, and I may not hit every single mark, but I will be better for the attempt. Happy New Year to you.
Bike Newbie 