The British Homemaker - One day at a time

  Happy New Year, lovely lot, I hope you've had a cosy few weeks, eaten something yummy and comforting, and found at least one missing tin of biscuits you forgot you bought. Now that we're all blinking at the calendar like it's just shouted surprise, I wanted to have a little chat about goals for the year ahead, not resolutions , the sort that turn up loudly on 1 January then vanish by the time the Christmas tree comes down. Why I'm skipping resolutions this year A resolution often sounds like a rule, it's usually huge, it's usually all or nothing, and it's usually built on guilt. You know the ones, I'll never eat pudding again, I'll keep the house perfect at all times, I'll do everything from scratch every day. Then real life wanders in with muddy shoes, school letters, a broken zipper, and a week where everyone wants something at once. Goals are different, goals can be gentle, practical, and built around the life you actually live. A go...