The sun is shining and it’s a splendid day to start the “New Year” or new month or new week. Whatever really. It’s just one of those times when I’ve swept the broom through my old habits, and thrown them out to make room for new, healthier ones.

All this resulted in a shiny new schedule written over the weekend, ready to be used by this morning.

As per usual I got up, made hubby’s lunch to take to work, but rather than sink behind my computer and lose myself in Everquest for an hour or two to start the day, I got dressed and went out for some fresh air. Thirty minutes of walking and a visit to the supermarket later I had the fridge stocked with healthy food and treated myself to a fresh smoothie for breakfast (buttermilk, prunes, banana and a little of the breakfast juice Alex drinks). Some household chores after that, which told me that the pile of junk laying around was much larger than it originally seemed, followed by a cup of coffee and a slice of gingerbread – finally at the comp three hours later than usual.

So far, I’d say this is a good start, and my schedule has the next hour marked down for writing. I hope to finish the reply to “May the Lord have Mercy” and perhaps start on a post for the Brave New World-thread which I really should devote some attention to. If I get that done, I’ll be rather pleased with myself.

Off to writing I go.. More later!