Pledge: to do something, anything hobby related this weekend on Father’s Day, even if that’s just clearing a route to my hobby desk and cutting some bits off a sprue.

Hiatus: Lockdown with a necessity to be in isolation most of the time has been tough. As if that wasn’t bad enough I realised a few months ago that one of the reasons the world had been closing in on me so much and I was finding hobby difficult was quickly developing cataracts!  I haven’t done anything hobby in 2021 yet – that’s my hiatus.

A couple of year’s worth of hobby budget later via a loan and the cataracts are done and the new eyes settled in.  Waiting for new short distance glasses but in the meantime have an old pair that are fairly decent.  Need to kick-start that old mojo…

Back pain: not enough words or space… Aggravated by sedentary, lockdown inactive lifestyle.

Cars: As I needed one for work in the old-normal a car has always been a necessity but I’ve leased rather than owned for the last 8 years.  Handed back the old diesel SUV in January at end of lease and didn’t replace – not paying that much to have one sitting doing nothing 100% of the time.

With signs of a return to a new normal where a car becomes a necessity, plus my release from isolation and friends/family to see, places to go and the imminent return o travelling for work my front drive is now occupied by a new 100% electric BEV… Loving the virtue signalling smugness that comes from driving it and so far I’ve not had any issues with the charging infrastructure while I wait for a home charger to be installed for really cheap 2p of energy per mile motoring!

Sad to say in a way, but that chunk of metal on wheels and the freedom to drive somewhere nice for a decent walk has really given me a lift!