half year review

well, new year's resolutions are there for a reason - to try and achieve them - so as we've passed the point that indicated half the year is gone, i had a look at what i am achieving so far from the goals i set in the beginning of 2007:

1. make important and conscious decisions and steps for my future
i have narrowed down a couple of important issues that i need to decide on within the year. career wise, money wise, purchase wise...so i am on the right track with this one, though no tangible results yet...

2. not smoke for at least 6 months
i am just through my third non smoking month, which means i am exactly on the threshold with this one, so far i haven't smoked for half the months of 2007.

3. start exercising
...i started - but i stopped somewhere along the way. i spent a good one month jogging every day in january, and then somehow let it go. good effort though, and i plan to take it up again now in the summer.

4. read more than in 2006
i'm left slightly behind on this one. 32 books in 2006, 12 so far in 2007, although 4 are work in progress currently. i guess than i will catch up in autumn :-) since i only have 1.5 day of holidays left and that means that my travels will be restricted at some point in time...so more reading to be done there!

5. travel to at least 4 new countries
ireland, denmark, china, malaysia, thailand. these are already five! and i have norway and the czech republic waiting for me ! ! !

overall it looks like i haven't done badly, but need that extra push to