More New Year's Resolutions

This time last year I posted a list of  8 (count 'em) new year's resolutions. Maybe a little excessive. So, how did I get on, and what are this year's new year's resolutions going to be?

1. Lose weight.
I resolve this every year. And every year I fail. But this time I joined Slimming World and lost 1 stone 3½lbs (17½lbs). About 3 stone less than I wanted to lose, but even allowing for the weight I've put on over Christmas, I still weigh less starting 2014 than I did starting 2013, so I count that as success.

And I'm sticking with Slimming World. It's a wonderful plan, it works, and I like the leader and the other members. So hopefully I'll be able to report even more success next year.

2. Do all my Visiting Teaching. 
Epic fail. Even though I only had two sisters to visit, both within walking distance, I didn't visit them. It didn't help that I didn't have a companion to pester me. But I now have a companion, and a plan, so I'm renewing this resolution for 2014.

3. Read and review books.
I resolved to review every book I read. This was a spectacularly bad idea. The problem is that many self-published books are really, really bad, and I believe in being honest (true, chased by an elephant...). My honest reviews on Amazon led to many disgruntled and unhappy authors, arguments, slanging matches and hurt feelings on both sides. So now I only review a book if I like it. Which I find sad and annoying, but there it is.
4. Write something every day. Erm... no. I wrote a lot, but not every day. And it looks as though I'll have five books coming out next year, so I think I can let myself relax a bit on the writing front.
5. Finally clear out the garage.It was damp in there last year. Now it floods completely every time it rains. The electrics have blown because of the leaking roof, so with no light in the garage it was impossible to clean it out. However, we have recently had a nice and unexpected little windfall, with which we're going to floor the attic (so that we can put all the junk there instead) and have the garage rebuilt as a bedroom for our eldest child. So it will be done this year.
6. Do some family history. Failed on this one too. One day I'll get round to it. Right now I'm too busy with my descendants to think about my ancestors.
7. Get some food storage. In my defence, we don't really have the space (see garage, above) but maybe next year.
8. Floss my teeth daily. Yep, I did this one! I did, I did!