all talk and no action
Monday, January 07, 2008
My new year's resolutions
Just three for this year, and all easily achievable, I think.
1. Stop throwing food away
I waste loads of food because I buy stuff I quite like the look of, eat a bit and then leave the rest in the fridge until I throw it out a week or two later. This year I'll cook according to what's in the house and only buy food once it's all run out. There will be some weird meals ahead, no doubt, or lots of soup, but FoodieView should throw up some interesting stuff.
1b (it's a food subsection!)
Eat food that's in season. So no more strawberries in December. Partly because it seems ridiculous to eat food that's flown half-way around the world and also because it will finally give me a reason to look forward to winter (parsnips and brussel sprouts!).
2. Read books
Yes, not more books -- just some books. I've just ordered Jupiter's Travels and Lois on the Loose from amazon. They both sound pretty similar -- someone on a motorbike rides somewhere (without a camera crew and support team in 4x4s) and documents their travels, but I've always enjoyed travel writing.
3. Ride my bike more
I bought my lovely new bike to save money on car journeys and since the weather has got cold and wet it's been in the shed for a couple of months. I need to get out there and enjoy it (hence the two books mentioned above, which I'm hoping will give me the motivation to get back on two wheels).
Easily achievable stuff, I reckon, but any book recommendations would be welcome.
1. Stop throwing food away
I waste loads of food because I buy stuff I quite like the look of, eat a bit and then leave the rest in the fridge until I throw it out a week or two later. This year I'll cook according to what's in the house and only buy food once it's all run out. There will be some weird meals ahead, no doubt, or lots of soup, but FoodieView should throw up some interesting stuff.
1b (it's a food subsection!)
Eat food that's in season. So no more strawberries in December. Partly because it seems ridiculous to eat food that's flown half-way around the world and also because it will finally give me a reason to look forward to winter (parsnips and brussel sprouts!).
2. Read books
Yes, not more books -- just some books. I've just ordered Jupiter's Travels and Lois on the Loose from amazon. They both sound pretty similar -- someone on a motorbike rides somewhere (without a camera crew and support team in 4x4s) and documents their travels, but I've always enjoyed travel writing.
3. Ride my bike more
I bought my lovely new bike to save money on car journeys and since the weather has got cold and wet it's been in the shed for a couple of months. I need to get out there and enjoy it (hence the two books mentioned above, which I'm hoping will give me the motivation to get back on two wheels).
Easily achievable stuff, I reckon, but any book recommendations would be welcome.
posted by paul, 8:33 PM
3 Comments:
I've barely read anything non-work since Sophie was born, but if you want teh funnay then the Fark book is amusing and the new Charlie Brooker is ace. Serious stuff: The Road, No Country for Old Men or Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy are all superb.
Thanks. I've ordered Blood Meridian.
I'm still halfway through it - babies are time thieves - but it's been jaw dropping throughout so far. I'd be interested to know what you make of it.
