25

So yesterday was my Birthday,  I turned 25, getting old I know. I had a sort of usual Birthday spent with my family going to the beach. I started going to the beach on my Birthday in 2010, my dog at the time Charley had the same Birthday as me so I decided to make the beach as it suited us both. Rocco has a December Birthday but he still benefits from going to the beach too. All dogs love the beach ! At night we played a new board game I got called The Chase, very good show and the board game was good fun although some of the questions are pretty difficult. We then watched Zoolander 2 which I already seen at the cinema in America, not everyone's cup of tea but I thoroughly enjoyed it, really funny.

So that's me 25 now, I can't believe it but you know I enjoy whatever age I am. One more year is a positive thing. I've matured in ways I didn't think I would have, but I'm also not a big deal when it comes to age, it's just a number really at the end of the day, just the older you are the 'more likely' you are to be experienced in life. I always enjoy my Birthday but nothing beats Christmas Day, I love the whole build up to Christmas too, great time of year.

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I have a week off poker now, I've managed to move up to 5nl which I'm excited about as it's a new challenge.  For now though just enjoying my break. I got an Xbox mic for my Birthday and also a book called 'Outliers' which is really interesting so far, so stuff to keep me busy in the house. I also plan on going to the cinema tomorrow and at the weekend either going to the cinema or bowling with my sisters.

I have my Cineworld Unlimited card back now, well no physical card back but I'm officially a member again. I don't think I'll be going as much as I did back when I first got the card but I'm busier now so sometimes I have to be more selective with what I choose to see. It's all been great for me to go with family and friends, it's a good outing, always enjoy the cinema. As for bowling I really enjoy that too, very social. Might need to get back on the ice too ha.

I'd like to go to a club also this week if I get time, I like the Cathouse at weekends and The Garage is good also. I've cut down on alcohol and sugar drinks since I returned home from Greece and plan on keeping it that way, it's okay once a month to drink and a few times a month to have a drink of coke but I want to make sure I limit it as it's much healthier. I'm 25 now so I still enjoy a night out but I don't crave for one all the time now. I like going to the cinema, bowling, ice skating, playing pool, casino and clubs so as you can see a mix. Not been a great fan of house parties but I do attend them from time to time.

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I'm also looking into reinventing my Youtube channel into a poker channel. It's going to be me interviewing other poker players and discussing poker topics, but I also want to include video blogs outside of poker sometimes when it's something interesting like the American Election. Not really thought a huge deal on it yet and it will probably be a few months before I actually release anything but it's something that I plan on doing in the future.

 I will also be writing a lot more blogs on here also. The reason for this I'm trying to branch out and open some doors from a media perspective in poker. Playing poker will always come first, but I feel like I can give more back, I really enjoy writing these and also making videos and it's good for me also to grow as a brand rather than just a poker player. Nothing will take off for now playing a micros but if I keep doing well and moving up I will be offered some opportunities, when you do things outside of poker it helps but also giving back creates it's own avenues. I always do my best to include poker within my blogs rather than make my blogs about poker, basically my approach is to try to appeal to a wider audience outwith poker, that way it makes them more interesting but more importantly it gives people an insight into poker without become overwhelmed and quite frankly BORED.