Shall we give the usual resolutions a miss?

I don't hold with New Year's Resolutions. They are often knee-jerk reactions or changes you would have made earlier if you wanted to.

Mark Twain summed them up best in this piece, which I found courtesy of the truly wonderful Letters of Note website.

So I am going with a few simple lifestyle changes for 2018 - well four simple changes and one "goal for the year" type thing. Here goes.

• Wash your hands

• Hand-write thank you letters and notes

• Put your phone away at the table

• Keep a journal

• Visit a new country

So let me know what you are trying. And here we go...