After I posted earlier, I remembered a couple of small changes I am making.

I have been making an effort to cleanse, tone and moisturise. I know that soap irritates my skin and causes dry patches, but I generally wash with soap anyhow because it's quicker. Recently, though, I have been using Oil of Olay cleanser and witchhazel on a dampened cotton wool as a toner. Night times I use Oil of Olay moisturiser, but during the day I am using an Avon cream that is supposed to make me look youthful or something.
My skin is much softer and plumper as a result, and I have no dry patches

I am also making an effort to eat properly. I am on a very low food budget right now which strangely has resulted in me eating better than usual - less convenience foods and goodies, for a start. I've also been eating three regular meals a day now for a few months - which is a real big thing for me. I'm even eating bran flakes every morning, I just do it automatically now, it's a habit.

Things to focus on for the next week? Um... my eyebrows need seeing to, and I fancy a pedicure. I coloured my hair last week so it's looking quite good, it could do with a trim but finances won't stretch there at the moment. I trimmed the fringe (bangs) myself the other day, which is how I noticed the eyebrows need doing

Coffee....I drink probably half a dozen mugs a day of decaff. Should I be giving it up, even though it's decaff? I don't have sugar anymore either, but I do have creamer in it, don't like it with milk. I know I should increase my water intake, but it's so hard when the weather is cold! I drink pints of it in the summer.

Alright then, plans for the next week or so - drink more water. How about two coffees a day and four mugs of water? And the pedicure and eyebrows. Will that do?