Happy New Year

Well, new year, new blog. I tried to do this on facebook, but the application kept failing, so I came back to a place I knew would work.

Resolutions for the year:

1. to finish my MA
2. to clear out my clutter (I must have about 100 black t-shirts - why?)
3. to spend far less money on magazines
4. to spend far more time on cultural activities

That's enough, I think.

Things I want to do this year to improve the quality of life at home: get a new cooker that doesn't wobble and where we don't need to close the grill cover with gaffer tape (actually, this is sounding much more urgent than I realised - should make it a priority); get a new tumble dryer that doesn't cover the whole house with dust; help Bex organise the study and install a zedbed so anyone who stays overnight will not have to sleep on the sofa; build a console table for the hallway; redesign my bedroom.

Bigger things I really want to do for myself: go to Paris for a few days in the spring; go to ALM conference in the summer (haven't been to this for a few years- too busy with newish job- and feel as if I am letting myself slip behind the international field a bit).

Happy New Year