I haven’t achieved all my goals this year but in many ways it was my Best Year Yet all the same. I became engaged to the man I love, I hit some important professional goals, and I was in a production of The Tempest.

1. Get engaged.
A+

2. Edit my novel.
D

3. Lay down the groundwork for a healthy future by exercising four times a week and following a healthy diet.
C+

4. Reach a healthy and attractive weight and body shape.
C-

5. Practise discardia – keep only those possessions that I know to be useful or believe to be beautiful and that fit in my small London flat!
C-

6. Reduce my carbon footprint by 10% in 2008.
C+

7. Do a cooking course at Leiths and develop my career as a food writer.
B+

8. Be in a play.
A+

9. Be professional and businesslike in my work to win new clients and retain existing ones. Find new regular, quality markets and increase my annual income by 10%.
B

10. Be a better friend and family member by staying in touch and showing I care.
A-