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Here in the Northern Hemisphere it's nearly time for summer to start (unless you're a meteorologist in which case summer has already begun).

For my sake I'm going to stick with the start date of 21 June as that means this post is actually early! Or at least not late :-)

Wow, how is it June already. And how I am only publishing this now (better late than never I guess). So without further adieu here is my 23 for 2023 list*:

1. Finish decorating my bedroom. For various reasons I haven't finished redecorating my bedroom, and I'm starting to feel it (living in semi-chaos I mean). I have a great bed now, and a comfy mattress so it's time to sort out storage, floors, and the finishing touches (e.g. curtains, and pictures)

Another year, another list (and once again thanks to Gretchen Rubin for the inspiration)

This year I managed to complete eleven items on my list, and make progress towards five more. Let's see how I did in a bit more detail.

Last year I wrote an article about coping with the end of daylight saving time (which happens at the end of October here in the UK). if you've read the posts you'll know that I was pretty scarred when the clocks went back in 2020 (probably not aided by being in lockdown!). 

As a result, I wanted to be prepared in 2021 and not go through another very dark November. The four strategies I adopted seemed to work quite well, although some better than others (read my follow-up here).

This year I will be putting this strategies to work again, but incorporating what I learnt from my first year of actually applying them.

Are you thinking about taking the plunge, and committing to a daily yoga habit?

That's great! Yoga can have so many benefits, and is such a wonderful form of low-impact movement.

But perhaps you're hesitating, concerned that you won't be able to keep it up. 

That's also great! It's better to plan for reality than assume life (or we) will suddenly transform into a magical place (or being).

Luckily, there are many things we can do to give ourselves the best chance of success when committing to a new goal or practice.