Beginnings

Last year was not too good, and the year before that was terrible.

A bit before New Year's 2009, I thought I could make things better by making a daily effort in a few chosen areas. I bought a little diary and tried to make a brief entry each day, including details about which of my five I had managed to do. By about April the entries were sporadic, and by September they had ceased.

This year I'll try again online. I won't try to post daily; I know I will be too busy. But each day I will try to do something in any three of these five areas of my life:

• Social
• Financial
• Exercise
• Creativity
• Environment

Even a small effort counts. Today I started this blog (creativity); rang a friend for a chat and RSVP'd for a child's birthday party (social); did some pushups (exercise); made a payment on my credit card (financial); and sorted out my chest of drawers (environment). It feels much better to be able to find things, and I've sorted some clothes that I never really liked, or no longer wear, to donate to the op-shop.

The ones most likely to be difficult for me are financial and socialising: I'm disorganised and shy. Wish me luck!