Back at it
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 4:00AM 3 Comments Happy New Year! I'm back and ready for the new year. It was a great holiday. Hope you had a great holiday too. Before I get into today's post, I want to thank all of you for the emails, notes and comments over the last few weeks. They mean a lot to me and I am thankful.
Back from North Dakota - Big. Fat. Happy.
Today marks the first post of the new year. I'm taking this opportunity to set the tone for the coming year and share some changes to this website. Before I share exactly what my plan is, I'd like to share my guiding principles for the coming year.They are not new year's resolutions. They are guiding principles for my actions.
- Quit wasting time and money unless they are getting me to a specific end goal.
- Health - I need to tackle my sleep disorder. If I can control it, I can control my hunger, manage my food portions and loose weight…which in turns makes me sleep better.
- Ride my bike for the joy of riding my bike. This past year, riding almost always felt stressed for one reason or another. I just want to enjoy riding for riding and not make it into something it isn’t. This is why in the spring, summer and fall I am going to go back and ride my Salsa Fargo as much as possible. Last year I rode a slew of other bikes and I did not enjoy riding as much as when i rode my Fargo 99% of the time the previous year.
- Smile more and have more fun. In all circumstance and in all places.
- Find time to ride with the people that are important to me.
So....Just how does this relate to this blog? Great question.
This blog has exceeded my wildest dreams for starting a blog. Truthfully, I never imagined that I would last this long blogging. Through these last several years I have met amazing people and been inspired countless times. This blog really helped me develop and foster the creative side of me that I had stuffed away years ago. It has also fueled my passion for photography.I could go on and on.
It has also become a bit of a crutch. Recently, I have found myself developing and moving in different directions than the tone and the "image" of this blog. I have also found the time and dedication needed to keep it engaging and growing to be a challenge. So much so that I have not been able to learn some new things.
So....Today I am making some changes. Starting today, I will be blogging less here on the Gnat blog. I want these posts to be meaningful, relevant and most of all, filled with good content. I suspect 1 - 2 good posts per week.
Oh what will I do with my Mukluk this year? My full build post is coming soon. Making some changes to the whole front end and then will make a complete post.
What will I do with this additional time? Another great question.
First, I will spend time with my family, ride my bike(s), and learn new things. It is time to reinvest in myself. I've got more to say here, but I think this will be the topic of an upcoming post.
Second, for quick in the moment creative thought, I have started a new website powered by tumblr. You can click here to go to the new site. It is focused on quick content and sharing and not as much on words, themes and events. The site will include a bit more non bike related photography, but you can count on a good dose of bike related imagery over there. Truthfully, I have thousands and thousands of images I have not shared here because I couldn't work them into a story or they were not quite on target for the feeling of this site. Now I can share them and I will. I will be posting daily, sometimes several in one day. In setting up the site, I used many images that you may have already seen if you are a regular reader here. However, over time, I expect the content to diverge quite a bit.
So...Bring in the new year. I'm ready. Again, check out my new site by clicking here. Imaginegnat.
Salsa Mukluk in Salsa Mukluk
Reader Comments (3)
- Bruce Steinberg