So.... It has been a while...

So…It’s been a while. It isn’t that I ran out of things to say, topics to write about, or events that have happened. I just kinda ran out of room in the day to get them down in written form. I guess I fell out of love of blogging. 

So, what’s new with me in the time since I’ve rarely posted? I’m now a happily married man, a father of three little boys, a owner of a family home with a garden in an area that I had always aspired to live in, working in a role where I feel valued and respected at a truly global giant of broadcasting.

We have pretty much completed Netflix, I’m back into playing my favourite football management game from my youth, and life has been good.

I have been happy with the cards that life has dealt me.

But what’s new in the world? Well that’s a whole other blog post.

For fourteen months life has been different than its ever been before. But in our family of five, it has been so much better than could have been expected. Spending time at home has brought us closer as a family, I have spent more time with my kids than I would have ever expected, and for that I will always be grateful. My favourite parts of my day are walking my eldest two boys to school and watching them run down the path when they come home.

I’m working from home full time, so I am around for mealtimes, bath times and bedtimes. Something my own father has spoken about being sad that he missed so often in his own career. I am missing interacting with other adults, but do not miss the commute or the type of people you encounter daily in a big city.

We have been lucky, no one that we love has been affected by COVID, and we are eternally thankful for that. But lockdown has brought about change in many relationships which were previously granite, which we will always be truly saddened for.

Personally, and as what tends to happy when we welcome a baby to the world, I put on weight. So since New Year’s Day, I have been determined to eat healthier, eat less, and move more. I have been running three times a week and was breaking PBs every time I ran. That was until I got too confident and ran a half marathon without really training for it. Yes, I’m glad I ticked it off of the bucket list, but gutted as I caused myself a hip injury, which now means I need to focus on recovery for 4-6 weeks opposed to running. That’s coincided with eating crap again, so the cycle continues. I have made a running account on insta and have enjoyed being part of the running community @notbadforafatdad

Fatherhood is easily the best part of my life, and the best job I’ve ever had. My boys are my world, and my eldest is now 6. He is in love with football which is pleasing me no end. Its just hard trying to convince him to support the same team that I do, when we have been so poor this year. Luckily, we have an International tournament this summer for him to obsess over.

I aim to get writing more often, so will endeavour to not leave it so long next time. Roll on summer! 

To the person reading this, thank you. I hope you are well, healthy, and that you and your loved ones have got through this awful last year or so. Hopefully we can see the light at the end of long dark tunnel.