My writing was so miserable that I started over a few years ago. I had learned calligraphy, and decided to choose an alphabet and practice my cursive the same way. I would write on the backs of envelopes while I watched TV. Many envelopes later, it is not so bad. It seems to correspond with Getty-Dubay Italic style, which I found out about long after I had chosen my favorite letter forms.
A bright young iguana named Jim
lashed his tail to a live oak limb.
"It's the best way to sleep
when the snow is so deep;
if you don't, the results could be grim!"