I cant believe it is February already. Christmas now feels but a distant memory. As such I feel it is a good time to reflect on the first month and on my progress against the resolutions I set myself.
#BeHappy
I would say this in a difficult one to measure especially given the speed with which the last month have passed. I have been journaling my thoughts over most of the last month however my comments shed little light on my feelings and happiness. Clearly it may be beneficial to at least allocate some journal space to a brief comment on feelings however for now I think this remains an area to work on. All being equal though, time has flown by over the last month and they do say time flies when you are having fun!
#BeConnected
My engagement in twitter has been less in the recent month than previously although my blogging has remained largely static. Overall I feel my contributions as a connected educator continue to be at a level which I am happy with. The one thing that is different is that, so far, I have not felt the need to force myself to create content and to contribute. The various posts so far have came relatively easily and long may that continue.
#BeChallenged
I passed my CISA exam which is good. At the moment I haven’t yet decided what my next personal challenge is however I have been considering BCS Chartered IT Professional or similar status. I have also looked at Apples Distinguished Educator status. As such little has happened on this item however once I decide on my chosen challenge the work will begin.
#ToExperiment
Am not really sure I have experimented much so far although I did do some work on presenting achievement data as well as some work on the analysis of IT support metrics.
#ReadReadandReadSomeMore
Am now on my third book in The Herd. As such am progressing very well against my plan to read 1 book per month. The one thing I do need to watch is my tendency to select books based on ones which I have already read. As such this may result in a narrowing of the subject matter I am reading. I need to ensure as well as following a pathway of books related to a given topic, I also read across a varied number of different topics. I will be giving this some careful consideration as I order my next set of books ready for reading.
#BeHealthy
I managed to meet my step target on 20 out of the 31 days of January. Now of the days which I failed to meet the target, some were at the start of the month before I got started and some were during a recent period of illness. I have restarted walking across campus and I have also found a way of ensuring I hit my target where I arrive home at the end of the day, still short of the mark. Now the step target of 4500 steps isn’t great, however I next will up it to 5000, before increasing it regularly assuming I manage to hit the previous target for at least a full 7 days. I also note that my weight has slightly fallen which seems to suggest a slightly healthier me. January has only been the start, so now I need to build on this.
#BeFamily
January has seen a few family trips to the cinema however it has also seen a period of illness throughout the family. I would say this is still an area which needs to given consideration and some continued effort.
Overall January has been largely a good month. My hope is that this marks just the beginning of 2017, and that I can build on it throughout the year, allowing me to better address the various pledges which I have made.
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