Jan 2025

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+pubDatetime: 2025-02-09T00:00:00Z
+title: January 2025
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - journal
+description: New year new me?
+---
+
+I'm trying to be a bit more aware of time passing this year. This was meant to be something of a retro for January, but already a significant chunk of February has passed as well.
+
+So, uh, great start there...
+
+## What have I done?
+
+January started with a wild and windy walk in Brighton. We learned that it's worth taking a hood if you want to go walking in a yellow storm warning. We also learned that it's quite hard to get 4 sodden people warm and dry in a house that's a little cold and damp itself. We retreated to the comfort of our car's heated seats as soon as we could.
+
+It's marmalade season again, and this year we replenished our stocks. Certo once again proved to be an awkward thing to find (Sainsbury's near Screwfix 👍). This year only half of our jars set, forcing us to reboil the liquid half - it seems to have recovered with no ill effects
+
+![Marmalade](../../assets/images/2025-jan/marmalade.jpeg)
+
+It's been a pretty good month for seeing people - another one of my goals for this year. Birthday walks with people, board games round our house, impromptu visits in passing. Nice one! Let's try to keep it up
+
+## Health
+
+Classic January things. Time to lose weight, be fitter, and conquer the world!
+
+**Weight:** 86.7kg -> 85.7kg
+
+- It's the right direction, but probably within the noise
+- On the other hand, if we multiply that be 12, I should be in a much better position at the end of the year
+
+**Running:** 36km
+
+- An OK start
+
+## Meta
+
+I need to find a way to get this blogging thing a bit more seamless. Reducing friction will be a key to making this stick - as with so many other things in life