Moving Out of My Uncomfortable Zone

First of all I want to thank all of you who commented on my last blog with your supportive responses it means alot!
I have slid-back a bit since my last post with regards to spending alot of time in bed and not going to my kung-fu, but I'm getting a bit better again. I didn't see much point in going to kung-fu whilst I was smoking 30+fags a day, as I was just not getting any fitter. I have been really desperate to stop smoking for ages but have just not been able to do it. I am, however, going to a professional clinic on saturday which I am determined will stop me smoking for good. They offer a money back guarantee, and based on this there is a 90+% success rate! My thinking is that when I am no longer smoking I can go back to kung-fu in a much better frame of mind knowing I will get fitter as time progresses.
Another positive thing that has happened is that I am now doing a course called the Community Certificate in Mental Health or CCMH for short. It is a very involved, quite intense and challenging course but I feel ready to do it (I'll give it my best shot anyway!) I also intend do do a computer course to improve my I.T skills to improve my job prospects in the future and also hopefully to enjoy as an end in itself.
I hope you are all doing o.k. out there and once my computer is up and running (the bastards didn't send the instruction manual so I've had to get a mate to print it off their website and it was 166 pages long!) I will be able to blog more often and comment on your blogs alot more frequently!
By the way Emma it's 'Highway to Hell' but i'm not splitting hairs :-) and I am really looking forward to us getting together and performing a jamming session!
Anyway I've waffled on enough now, so take care and I'll see you all soon (metaphorically speaking!)
Simon