Well, 2013 is going to be a year of change! June will bring the arrival of the Pepperpot, a little baby shaped of bundle of joy. So, the plan for the first half if the year is get in as good a shape as possible before then. I'll be 41 (just) so I need to be as fit as possible I reckon, so that I can be awake long enough to enjoy the experience!
It was all a bit scary to start with, but the 12 week scan changed all that. I'm going to be a dad! Not only does this mean I've got a family to provide for, I've got to try and produce a well balanced, intelligent, world class mountaineer and raconteur! No pressure there then. On top if this I have to develop and hone a whole new range of 'dad' skills and probably get a shed.
It's true that once he/she arrives there will be little time in the rest of 2013 for anything of an even remotely of an outdoorsy nature. But by the summer of 2014 the Pepperpot will be old enough to be packed up in the rucksack carrier and taken out into the great British outdoors. I've already happily been day dreaming of sunny days at the Roaches for picnics and a bit of bouldering, long walks in the countryside, and best of all our regular trip to Cornwall in the van!
Speaking of the van, could the new arrival be the perfect excuse for a proper conversion? ;-)
Anyhow, Happy New Year!
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