This time last year was the first day of Part 2...can't believe I left it so late. We hadn't really told anyone up til now, certainly not in Hastings. Once we started telling people, the reality of changing career and moving back really kicked in.
An enormous decision but (and I know this sounds like it comes straight from a cheesy American self help motivation book) by setting a very specific goal and telling everyone about it, there was really no option than to see it through. How many times in the past have I said I'm going to do something and then let it slip away through fear of failure, laziness or the safe option of going with the flow.
It's still early days and the next few months will be critical as the weather gets crappier and the novelty of everything wears off. However, I haven't felt this relaxed or optimistic on New Year's Day for a while. Yeuch.
