My wonderful wife Kate, puts me to shame with her “almost” daily blog. So I thought I would give it a go myself. I already blog for work at davidaiken.com, but I wanted somewhere to put things that don’t make sense being linked to from the MSDN library!

First up is my 2009 to do list:

  • Get to 200lbs – There is a history of diabetes in my side of the family. The only way to beat it is to get and stay fit, eat right, and exercise. I made a good start in 2008, but need to get to my goal in 2009.
  • Get 2 full health checks, including establishing max heart rate.
  • Go to the gym.
  • Ride to work 3 times per week starting once the nights get lighter (mid-Feb by my calculations)
  • Ride a century. (that is 100 miles)
  • Ride the STP (Seattle to Portland)
  • Ride the RSVP (Ride Seattle to Vancouver & Party)
  • Have a vacation in another place with the family
  • Camp in a tent (I’m not sure about this one, my wife has it on her list, so I will be doing it, may as well kill 2 birds with 1 stone. I wonder if tent is spelt H-O-T-E-L?)
  • Write a personal blog post at least once a week with what I have been up too and include my weight
  • Go to Drew’s Poker night (when it doesn’t clash with something)
  • Build a model railway with the many track, trains & buildings we’ve collected over the last few years.
  • Go somewhere new every month. Doesn’t matter if it is a restaurant, town, hill whatever.

Let’s see how I do.

D