dan osbourne

people

alone too long.....
embrace the power of involving people....
analyse identify decide communicaye act communicate....
island no more.....

change

not to do something.....
but to findamental change....
not the compleyion of an act or action....
but to change what act you would chose to do....

rawl plugs

right size hole
right size plug
right size fixing
not bloody hard
hole actually bigger than first thought
idiot

lung test at previous job

got lungs of 58 year old.....
likely to be down to fact have had a cold...
but havnt had a cold....

it is a way of life

good day

business developmemt lady came to site...very nice person. refreshing to meet someone so positive!

mba year 1 result

b716
year 1
60 credits
pass with merit
first hurdle down. two to go.

diy day

socket beneath dresser
sanded radiator
loved a day at home!

upto date with ou!

chips as a reward (second time this week!)

today

14.10

update

bad day yesterday.
better day today.
still alot to do.
keep going.

exercise

ad's looking really good
i have been eating shit for 2 weeks
exercise routine isntvreally working
dont know what i am doing

europe trip

first trip to europe done
shef
leeds
hull
rotterdam
middelburg
oostend
calais
dover
kettering
sheffield

must put more detail in route planning
must have definate destinations
awesome trip with adam though

update

what a bloody good night

first exercise in 4 days...

feels bloody good getting those endorphins flowing again!

first exercise in two weeks

must get back on the wagon

fallen off the 40 week wagon last two weeks

The road to success is a lonely one...

It might only be willpower that keeps you falling forward.
Its possible, keep falling but fall forward.

Fall forward

Keep going but fall forward....dont be afraid to fail.
Seek success but if you fail, fall forward...keep going.

Tonight

T34 painted
All tussians for bolt action now done
Will move onto germans soon

Yesterday

Day on the sofa
Three films watched
Soviet infantry finished

Update

Tma07 hahded in just now
Bought new version of space hulk
Good bike ride last weekenf
14 8
Loving being a cm
Had last weekend at home
Will be having next weekend at home
Need to spend more time on thrown
Off to a ccs lecture this afternoon
Revision for exam to begin
Week off to revise soon
Talk with t last week...pm on edinburgh job?....its possible

Update

Great weekend
Studying
Beer
Bike riding
Geek magazine reading
Pie eating (and the associated indegestion)
Ebay selling

This afternoon

Back from warr
Bike ride
Bought first 'expensive' pen
Bought axe
Now watching film and reading

Last sundays game

Played a combo of one brain cell wargames and mog 93 last week. Was fun bit a bit disorganised

Nothing for so long

Today

Work
traffic
Cut grass
Bbq
Book
Beer
Film
Bed

Tonight

Rode both bikes tonight
Saw a wonderful castle overlooking a hill

Tomorrow

40 weeks starts tomorrow.
Needs to be the perfect job.
Highly motivated.
Never going to stop.

Key schedule

Its the day before handover.
Writing up key schedule.
A wonder what comes next.
Written 25 november 2013

Day one

It has commenced....

3 stages of management

Planning deciding recording.
Which are icl doing most of?
What balance is right?

Development day

Helens presentation was excellent
My contributions were poor and made me look stupid

Forgot on weekend report

Thoroughly cleaned taylor friday night

Weekend report

Fri night pizza
Taylor mot
Taylor tax
Tma work
Bike to warrington
Nats bday
Bach to hs mums
Garden breakfast
Christening (no beer)
Nicks with nat for cup of tea and pick bike up
Bike back to shef
Paid bathroom man £450
Got home for cup of tea
Tma work section 1 1st draft done
Grand designs watching

Taylor passed her mot!

Oh yeah

Friday night

Not being productive but this seems to be where I am comfortable

Panniers

Dell 1546 does fit into v35 pannier. No rush for tail pack now!

Mot tomorrow

Taylor has her mot tomorrow.
Bath tonight in preperation.
She was looking good after a scrub

Touched up

Painted stone chips on engine casing...not perfect but good enough when viewed from a distance.

Update

Sense of acievement....
Cracking last night blue cladding and pink foundations with kd?

Travel yourself interesting

So true..can you?

Pic for previous post

This evening

Grass cut.
Ripped charging capability and sat nsv out of taylor.
Refitted satnav charger to kiwi (with touratech secure bracket)
Ordered parts for phone charger. Will fit this (and required switch) to kiwi when it arrives.

Lets change a few things...

Mba is normal
Exercise is normal
One thing is achieved each day
Telly is ignored
Ipad is used for a specific reference
11 is the new bed time
Fashion is important.....

Yesterday

Up
Mba
Read book
Book case tidied
Bike ride
Bbq at liams
Home
Case empty
Bolt action skin painted
Pbi spots marked up
Pbi terrain undercoated
Bed

Bolt sction painting update

All the faces got painted this evening.
First time I've painted in a long time.
These guys will end up being painted using same techniques as the deathskulls.
Feels quitr good to get some painting done.
Looking forward to getting the soviet uniforms blanked out.
The value of 30 mins eh?

Morning poo

Two weeks in canada.
Awesome.
Totally different holiday.
Now at 15 stone 3.
Not so awesome.
Got 74 on last tma...good but need to get better.
This morning has gone well...up early, read chapter one of unit book.
Very badly sunburnt.
Casey.
Today will be a good day.
This is a burny shit.
Seem to be a constant researcher of info...always on the ipad...need to reduce this...this week no ipad after work on the sofa.
Norfolk broads pike fishing trip...good idea.
Everyday should invlude the achievement of a personal objective...mba...painting....home...whatever!
Done.

Geting any better I wonder

Not very clear

Tank bag fitted to kiwi

Proud father of two...

Scotland tour route taken

Day 1
Shef to wakefield to kirkby stephen
Day 2
Kirkby stephen to killin
Day 3
Killin to fort william to isle of skye to perth
Day 4
Perth to shef

Bloody good trip
Learnt much about riding
938 miles in total

Scotland

Start packing for scotland now I'm home from work....

Touratech satnav bracket mounted to

Holding zumo 660

Tent practice before scotland

Morning poo

Up.
Treat.
Work out.
Shower.
Now drive to lpool.
2 real ales last night...no hint of hangover.
Feelin pretty good.
Sense of achievement update later.
Slow but sure this morning.

Ipad

Trying to go a week eithout looking at my ipad after work.
3 nights down...2 to go.

Taylor oil change

Oil change
Oil filter change
7700 (ish) miles

Yesterday

Put £100 deposit on 2011 z1000sx. 2 years interest free credit. 8070 otr

Feels pretty good to be owner of new bike!

Camping trip to scotland

Still need a sleeping bag.
Most other bits have arrived.
Worked on the route today.
Had a salad for lunch.
Feel very calm this evening. Quite good.

Morning poo

Fri night chippy
Sat morn bike ride
Sat afternoon rother valley walk
Sat night mossbrook
Sun morn poo

Nat comig to visit

Daily report

Get up
Wprk on tma
Ic review at leeds
Submit tma in service station
Sheffield for bridge event
Home
Out on bike
Meadowhall
Watch strap reduced
Back home
Insurance quote for z1000sx £500
Read book in bed
Bed

Daily report

Got up.
Went to work.
Studied.
Breakfast.
Studied.
Lunch.
Got spreadsheet to balance.
Got home.
Had chinese take away.
Fed the snakes.
Played on ipad.
Watched bucket list.
Got to bed

Sat nav

Today bought
Garmin zumo 660lm
Touratech lockable mount
£500.1
Expensive but very much need this on my bike.
Should last a lifetime.
Will enjoy fitting it onto my bike one evening / weekend.

Spring...

Beautiful spring morning.
No bike today.
Must work on tma.

Yesyerday

Study
Breakfast
Study
Michelin star restraunt
Bed

Morning poo

Just started work on tma 03. Quite enjoy it.

Sense of achievement

Pretty damn low at the moment, despite raise at work.
Studies are slightly behind schedule.
Wife not happy.
House not progressing.
Hobbies not progressing.
Very few friends.
Work not really upto much

Daily report

12032014 2132
Got up
Went to work
Studied at work
Got home
Had argument with h
Had a cuddle
She wouldnt stop crying
Got into bed
Typed this
Will read book

5 year review

In past five years salary has grown by 64 percent.
Is this sustainable over the course of my entire career?
If it is by the time im 65 I would be on about 1.3m

Slow down the pace

Need to slow down...so I can get more done.
Find and realise the value of 30 mins.

Weekend report

09032014 2159
Fri. Vodka rev
Sat. Bike ride. Town with jono.
Sun. Clean bike. Bike ride. Studying. Reading book. Bath. Bed.

Clean bike

Got taylor cleaned this afternoon.
Bloody good scrub.
Oiled the chain after a clean.
Little ride out.
Made silly mistake at a junction.

This coming week is going to be hell to get this tma done.

Its got to happen.

No daily update for whole of february

Need to get back on discipline.
Get exercise as part of the routine.
Studying as part of the routine.

Christian bday party vodka revolution

Dressed up.
Sendible drinking.
Good perving.
Good night.

Last night

Tugging
Downloading
Black hawk down
Cheese sandwich
Beer
Bit of studying
All sat at my desk
Absolutely awesome

Economics of life

Honestly

A bit shit....totally missed the point....

Bolt action progress

Some good base coating done this evening

Bolt action progress

Got polyfilla basing done on russian and german infantry.

Just mortar and hmg to do.

Thr good evening pic

The good evening

Bolt action progress

Russians fully assembled.
Germans assembled other than weapons.
Good evening to be honest.

Deadzone

Just bought mantics deadzone for £48 off amazon.
Cross between board game and wargame...good for playing with h.
Really looking forward to playing this game!

Starting to prep fallschirmjager

As above

Assembling t34/85

Absolute pleasure to put together!
Much better than the badtard rusdian infantry!!!!

T34 tomorrow

Get this bad boy assembled tomorrow after work!
Lookd like a very simple kit.

Assembling ww2 russians

Warlird games ww2 russians.
Pain in the ass to assemble!
Started at about 2 and still havnt got them all assembled.
Will do another hour tomorrow to get thrm finished.
Then do the fallschirmjager.
Then do the t34.
Then do the scenery.
Then do all the polyfilla basing.
Then do all the priming.
Then do all the painting.
Then do all the washing.
Then do all the basing.
Then play a game!!!!!!!
Still need to buy green mat.
Still need to buy trees.
Still need to buy roads.
Still need to buy walls.
Still need to buy crashed plane.
Still need to buy wrecked vehicles.

Be good this.

Russian infantry

Assembly finished!

Desk set up

Besy way for hobby and mba!

Meeting with tim

Meeting with tim.
I want to know what interserve could possibly offer me.
He wants to know ehat he needs to discuss with gareth.
I want to go and build a tram route in nottingham.
What can they possibly offer that would make me want to stay?
But, why do you want to leave?
Why would you want to stay?

Second meeting with vinci

Today

Airbrush

Stripped down airbrush last night.
Put it in tub of turps to clean.
Get tma complete tonight.
Get airbrush cleaned tomorrow.
Bolt action soviets is good army to use airbrush on.
Mass troops cheap to buy.
Will require more investment but may be worth it in lonh run rather than more spray cand.

Yesterday

0713 29012014

Get up
Study (report writing)
Work
Study (report writing)
Home
Study (report writing)
Ipad
Bed

Airbrush

Stripped down airbrush last night.
Put it in tub of turps to clean.
Get tma complete tonight.
Get airbrush cleaned tomorrow.
Bolt action soviets is good army to use airbrush on.
Mass troops cheap to buy.
Will require more investment but may be worth it in lonh run rather than more spray cand.

Daily report

2200 27022013

Up
Study
Work
Home early
Airbrush
Study
Bond film
Bed

Deathskulls progress

Projevt has been going on for years....but today so progress has been made

Yesterday

0850     26 012014

Got up
Internet (pbi and platoon bought)
Studied
Lunch
Studied
Tv
Studied
Tea
Beer
Tv
Sex
Bed

Yesterday

Work
Daves for chinese
Home
Bed

Daily report

Work
Home early
Review payslip
Work out
Ipad
Book
Bed

Daily report

2215 19012014

Got up
Went to work
Studied
Came home
Morrissons
Job applications
Bought weight bench
Assembled weight bench
Tea
Shave
Bed

Yesterday

19012013 2214

Got up
Work out
Cleaned house
H home
Doink
Tv
Doink
Tea
Doink
Bed

Peacock shoes.......hmmm

Home to fuck

Yesterday

0702 18012014

Study
Work
Home
Workout
Tv
Beer
Book
Bed

Daily report

Study
Work
Morrisons
Workout
Shower
Made tomorrows lunch
Ipad
Bed

Film

2105 15012014

John wayne

The horse soldiers

Daily report

2155 14012013

Study
Work
Ate too much
Home
Work out
Fruit for tea
Read book
Bed

Daily report

2048 13012014

Study
Work
Tea
Work out
Make tomorrows lunch
Study
Read book
Bed

Daily report

2031 12012014

Woke up
Hung picture
Work out
Fajitas
Doink
Bed

Yesterday

2029 12012014

Woke up in liams
Breakfast in morrisons
Film with twins
Butlers
Dev cat
Bed

Yesterday

Study
Work
Home
Night in town with l and m
Slept at l's

Daily report

Study
Work
Annual review
Home
Workout
Look for jobs
Bed

Daily report

2208 08012014

Study
Work
Revised cv
Applied to mcalpine open day
Tv
Bed

Yesterday

1457 08012014

Study
Work
Figured out tensioner on rower
Workout
Healthy tea
Job search
Bed

Yesterday

Drive to work
Study
Work
Drive home
Workout
Tea
Read book
Bed

three snakes feedimg at same time!

Daily report

1931 05012013

Bloody good day.
Read book.
Bled heating system.
Workout.
Bathroom light fixed.
White dwarf at lunch.
Man room shelves installed.
Redundant underlay moved from spare room to loft gym.
Tea cooked (extremely healthy).
Death skulls based.
Additional loose shelving to man room.
Shelves reorganised.

Additionsl flooring to home gym

Simple.
Effective.
Will iy see me much?

Most satisfying bit of diy ever!

Hanging my chartered civil engineer certificate.

Todays shopping

Bought a £100 hammrr drill.
Bloody good tool.
Pictures / certs hung becausr of it.
Good work home base.

Roosevelt quote

Great minds discuss ideas.
Average minds discussc events.
Small minds didcuss people.

Which am I?
Which are you?

Daily report

3321  04012013

Cross train.
With help of rents and h:
New radiator fitted.
Wall papered.
New light switch fitted.
New bathroom light switch bought.
Chinese take away.
Snakes fed.
Watching golden eye.
Bed.

Daily reoort

Body log

0918 04012013.

To be photographed on 4th of every month.

Starting with january 4th 2014.

Yesterday I put in my 30 day contact lens

Thi S's morning I woke up a bit bleary eyed but I could see straight away.i ve been awake now for a few hours and theu are very comfortable.

Full tilt tourney scenery

Perspective and reflection

In january 2005:

I had £5.96 in my bank account.
I was in halls.
I was studying civ eng.
I had a job shelf stacking / riding tills.
I had a girlfriend.

In january 2013:

I have £3300 in my bank account.
I live in a house (with mortgage).
I have a bachrlors degree in civ eng.
I have a masters degree in civ eng.
I am a chartered civil engineer.
I have a job as a senior engineer.
I have a wife.
I have a motorcycle.
I have a car.
I am studying for an mba.

Achieved in eight years.
Quite impressive (not too modest me!).

Never have I challenged myself physically.

To challenge myself physically I should expect results after years (like process above), not quickly (like my current mindset).

Point of this post....just eat healthy / drink less / do more exercise / enjoy life. Dream about how cool the future will be but  dont care about monitoring the results (they will come eventually). Just bloody get on with it!

Aim needs to be clear......