Now
Here's what I'm up to right now1.
Learning Italian
Me and my partner are heading to Italy this year, so we've both decided to try and learn a bit of Italian using Duolingo and it's fantastico!
I've found that when I have a focus and a point to my learning, I'm able to 'dial in' and push myself.
Writing
I'm still writing right here on BearBlog under the Mattiverse domain. At times I love it and other times I wonder whether I'd be better writing under my own name.
I want to build a better writing habit so I'm now trying to write and publish something every single day.
House Hunting
I'm looking at buying my first house, I've been saving for the last 6 years to scrape together a good deposit and I'm now able to start viewing and seeing what's out there.
So far, I've not had anything that's been 'the one', but I'm not in any rush and being able to take my time is helping me really understand what I'm wanting from my future home.
Health & Fitness
Perhaps the one thing that has suffered the most over the last few years, I was doing so well 3/4 years ago and then the bad habits crept back in and I've been suffering for it ever since.
I've signed back up to the training sessions I went to previously and this is doing me a world of good, not just from a physical standpoint, but from a mental one as well.
Career
The one thing I'm most frustrated and lost with. I'm currently a head of department, so there isn't much in the way of progression for me anymore, on top of this, it's clear that the area of the business I'm in is on borrowed time and while it could be years until it disappears, it's still going to disappear.
I'm now lost on where to go and what to do.