It's Day 5 of the new year, and I'm still determined to exercise more and make healthier food choices. (But first, I'm getting a pair of Uggs!) I'm going to try a new recipe every week, er, month and be diligent about good breakfasts for my daughter before she goes to school.

I'll devote more time to becoming, and staying, organized. The paper piles will be thinned, kitchen cupboards cleaned and old condiment bottles (wedged into fridge shelves) pitched. I'm going to put my keys on the key holder every time I get home from work -- I can only imagine the time I'll save looking for them in the morning. I will have tidy closets. My cell phone will always go into the purse pouch where it's intended, not into the bottom of the black leather pit where I can never find it.

The dog's teeth will be brushed daily -- OK, weekly.

And I'm going to do a better job of staying in touch with friends who have slipped between the scheduling cracks of my calendar. When all is done, I'm going to carve out a little free time for myself, assuming I'm not face-down-on-the-floor exhausted. Now, if I could just find those car keys.