I have decided to write out 50 things to do in 2010. Actually it was Lauretta’s idea but now she has a man she is showing off by writing a list of “50 things to do as a couple in 2010″ – whatever

So I won’t bore you with the whole 50 but here’s ten

1. Swim naked in the Caribbean sea

2. Go and see Roachford live in concert (booked for end march!)

3. Go to Dominica (booked for July!)

7. Lose 70 lbs minimum – a work in progress!

8. Speak at 10 events on running an internet business (none booked so far)

9.  Sing out loud on a crowded train (I’ll leave that one till 30 Dece 2010 probably)

10. Get off my computer before 9pm for at least 6 months of the year (hopefully the summer will help me achieve that one!)

So that’s ten of my 50 – others include asking a man out on a date, exercising every day for a whole month (miracle if I manage that one), bring in the BIGGEST contract I have ever won so far until now and get myself a proper office.

Have you decided to do anything special for 2010?

For any blog to be success it takes a little bit of sweat and tears. Of course you are blogging about something you love (hopefully) so it won’t seem like work.

To pick up the diary so that it has an audience that is reading our stuff on a daily basis we need to blog 3 times a day, every day, for the next 12 months – no easy challenge; especially as I have 13 other blogs I already write in!

So Lauretta…. you ready or what?

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My daughter came to me and told me she has had enough of blogging. After writing for over 18 months – sometimes twice a day she has run out of steam and doesn’t want to do it anymore, she just can’t be bothered.. I was getting her to blog because

1. She is a writer and its a good way to be out there and get known/build a following

2. I don’t want her waiting tables in uni and her blog can provide her with an income if she starts now

But never one to push my agenda I decided to leave her free to choose. I told her 12 months from now when she is in university and looks back on this day she will probably wonder how things might have been. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I also let her know that since hitting 18 in September she is now free to sign up for sites where she can advertise and make money with her blog.

She went away – and 2 hours later came back and told me she has added 30 new blog posts!