Things have moved faster than I anticipated them:
I will be leaving the Institute one week earlier than planned, as the opportunity arose to join a project in its beginning. So from next week on, I won’t be working in Berlin anymore, rather in the greater Frankfurt (Main) area. Greater does mean that I do not simply hop on an airplane and go to Frankfurt, but I then have a one hour trip to the hotel in a rental car…. finishing with another thirty minute commute to the client site from the hotel. In other words: Logistics have just become more challenging.
To start it off, I’ll be attending a client workshop (my first client workshop! Yippieh!) on Monday. Monday morning 8:30. Which means taking the flight on Sunday evening. Which sucks. Fortunately, this is not a regular timeslot for workshops, so that I should be able to leave Monday morning most of the time.
So I will leave the Institute, which makes me a bit sad, I have to admit - because the people here are great, and the general mood is so upbeat, although everybody is working their a** off - I mean, come on, it is past 3am and I am still in the office). Before that, of course, the current assignment has to be completed (this is why I am still awake). Back to work.
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Fitness and nutrition have not been that much of a topic for me most of my life - and it was not a problem until right about now. These days, I see the effects of my lifestyle right in front of me, where my belly starts trying to jump over the waistband of my trousers - and this is a strict no-go zone for bellies. So?
Eating healthy
This is tough, as I have only a basic idea of what to eat and what not to eat, and how much of it all… but I got myself some simple advice that I can make work. It does not get easier by eating out every day (staying in a hotel from Monday to Friday), but fortunately almost every restaurant and fast food joint has something that is ok to go for.
Exercise
This is even tougher. I love indoor climbing, but that is way too time consuming for weekdays. I have an hour lunch break, sometimes time at night and no time in the morning (that would mean to wake up early!). What’s left? Jogging. Did that yesterday, will do that tomorrow. Hotel gym? There is a gym, but it is in another building, and at night I just don’t have the energy to even go there… so maybe a hotel room workout is the right thing for me? I even brought a skipping rope, but if I try that out in the hotel room, I am quite confident something will break. Maybe take it jogging? Wow, I’d have to be really far from the office to try rope skipping in public 
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New Year’s Eve was a blast - we enjoyed the fireworks from all around the place, watching them from our balkony with some good friends, and of course watched “Dinner for One”, played games and had a good time until late.
Now it is 2008 - almost surreal still - and I am optimistic that it will be a good year. Let’s see how the blogging thing goes - I hope to be able to write more often, and more substantial posts, but no promises are made.
When it comes to travel, and where I can be met: Look me up on dopplr.com, my username is floho, and share your itineraries with me, maybe we are in the same place at the same time!