Welcome and thanks for finding my blog. I've never had a blog before and this is my first post in that blog. So why now, why have I decided to write a blog? Hopefully I'll be able to explain some of that below.
I'm a 40 year old bloke who must be having some sort of a mid-life crisis or something. I've got a gorgeous wife, two awesome kids who are currently nine and six, a cat and a mortgage. I think I'm reasonably happy in most aspects of my life. I like the work I do and am not looking to change jobs or anything, I just think that I could do more with myself. I'm overweight but I don't like exercising. I make alright money but I'd like to make more. I want to go camping more often, with my family, with friends and by myself. I would love to have a block of land somewhere that I could go camping on and maybe one day build a house on it. I want to be a better parent and husband, not that I think I'm that bad, but I feel that I don't do enough for my wife and I don't spend enough quality time with my kids. I want a second bathroom, whether that is by extending our house or buying a new one. I want, I want, I want and I don't think that is a good way to be.
The purpose of this blog is to be a sort of diary of the journey I intend to take, a journey of bettering myself if I can. I also want to use it to record ideas and thoughts so I can look back on them and see where I've been and keep me on track. I want to be in a position where I'm healthier and also earning more money by generating a second income by doing something that I love. I am a firm believer that I can do almost anything I put my mind to, the only caveat that I would put on that is that I think I have to want to do something before I'll really give it a go. If it interests me then I'll want to learn more about it and/or get better at it. I also believe that by writing something down and setting goals then I have a greater chance of achieving them, rather than just wishing or thinking about the shoulda coulda woulda scenarios. If I have a purpose or hobby that I enjoy then I also think that I may just stop wanting so much and be happier with what I have.
A few years ago I purchased a motorcycle. The aim was ultimately to save money and that is how I sold the idea to my wife, yes we saved money and continue to do so, but the more I thought about it, the more I just wanted a motorcycle and the savings were just the icing on the cake. We were a two car family, my wife drives an SUV and I had a hatchback. The hatchback was only ever driven to and from work, on the weekends we would use the SUV if we went anywhere as a family. Once or twice a year I'd go camping and take the SUV and leave the hatchback with my wife. By getting a motorcycle and selling the hatchback we were saving money on parking costs, fuel, rego and insurance. We are saving enough that we can afford to hire a small car for the weekend if I ever want to take my son camping, however, so far we haven't hired a car even once.
Having a motorcycle opened my eyes to what I'd been missing out on. I thoroughly enjoy riding and have been slowly purchasing lightweight camping kit that I can actually take on the bike with me. I've been camping three times in the last 18 months and each time has been on the bike. When I've headed off I've had a mate come along with me but they took their car. The first time I put my tent in their car but then I purchased a smaller tent so I could fit everything on the bike. I'm now at the stage where I think I have everything I need to be self sufficient on the motorcycle. I want to turn my love of camping on my motorcycle into an income stream and the only way I can think of doing it is by trying to make a YouTube channel about it. I don't think that I'll make a lot of money but I think just the excuse to get out and ride to different camp grounds, the planning and the post production work that will go into it will keep my mind occupied and give me some purpose other than just going to work. I'll go into more detail in a future post.
So what's the getting healthier plan? Well, I want to start exercising more and doing some weights to increase the amount of muscle I have. If I start trying to keep accurate records and setting myself goals, I'm hoping to be able to make some sort of a difference. Changing what I have for dinner is probably not going to happen, I'll eat whatever the rest of the family is eating. I'm not going to count calories or anything like that, I'm just going to try and avoid chocolate, sweets and other junk food. I also want to reduce my intake of beer. I don't think that I drink too much or anything, I'd like to think that I drink about the same as an average bloke my age in a similar situation. I get a box of beer once a fortnight on pay day and it doesn't usually last until the next pay day, in fact I don't think it has ever lasted the whole fortnight. I usually have two a night during the week and three or four on Friday and Saturday. That means I have a couple of days without beer before the next box. I'd like to try and have no beer Sunday thru Wednesday, in other words, only on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. This isn't a hard and fast rule as I'm sure that there will be times where we go out for dinner or something where I might like a beer, this is just a general goal. I'd like to get to pay day and still have a full six pack in the fridge from the last box. This will also help with saving money.
Well, I don't want to drag on too much in my first post. I've got more detail that I'd like to go into on both the motorcycle camping and getting healthy but I think this is a good start to my first blog and I don't want to ramble on too much.
I haven't really decided if I want to name myself in this blog or not so I think I'll just sign off as Bomber for now which is a play on Bettering Of Me as I don't think I like just Bom.
So thanks again for reading my first ever post in my first ever blog, please leave a comment and ask any questions. I guess if you are reading this in the distant future maybe just make sure that I'm still posting fairly regularly if you are wanting a response from me! 😉
Bomber.
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