Having spent several days trying to put 2007 into some positive spin, it would seem that the best I could get from it was to realise that treading water gets you nowhere. You do nothing. You get depressed and the year becomes a washout. In an effort in remedy this, I now have a kitchen calendar in my study which is purely for me to document my achievements this year. Nothing else. And my aim is never to have a blank month. January already has three entries Mortgage now under a milestone mark. ...