I'm way too uncomfortable - I'm going to the doctor tomorrow if I wake up as bad in the morning as I did today. I figure that at least if I can fix the throat problems with some antibiotics, I can eat. The aches and pains from shifting the tree I will just have to live with. My mother said I put a lot of effort into sifting that tree, that she'd never seen me move that fast and she wishes she'd had a camera! My belly's rumbling but I can barely swallow my own saliva. On the whole this hasn't been a fun month.

BUT... it's March tomorrow. Fresh slate perhaps, a chance to get our teeth into something really important perhaps. Karin - have you figured out which one task would be a good place for you to start taking charge in your office?? Honey - how're the bedrooms coming ?? Is even one of them going to be finished and brilliant by the end of the day?? If not, what are your plans...?? Lenora looks to have a busy week with birthdays and interviews, but I know Lenora's good at doing things the rest of us barely dream of, like keeping the house clean in a busy week.

and what about the lurkers and skulkers.. you know who you are! What single decision can you make today to come over here and brag about?? Anything will do - decisiveness must surely be a core tenet of taking charge. Can you take a decision which will make your finances easier, to upgrade your skills like Honey, to get out of the house to meet people (that should be me, but it'll never happen!), make the medical appointments you avoided last month?? I've heard some horror stories on the medical front these few weeks that would make your hair curl... like the guy who went into his nearby emergency room with suspected pneumonia, had a tracheotomy and is now on life support with septicaemia, all in less than 24hrs... These are not urban legends folks, but real people. Could you get something nipped in the bud by seeing a medical professional??

so let's be decisive this week. I have made my decision about the doctor tomorrow, and that I am forgoing my meal planning in favour of something simpler on the poor battered cook. Ok, it was Mum's suggestion! A New, more decisive, more proactive, more take charge You can begin with just the small decisions. Don't wait till Life comes along and forces you in a particular direction, because you may not like what you get!

Kerri.