Resolutions for the New Year

Yes, I will admit it, I am one of those sappy people who actually makes New Years resolutions. I can't help it. For me, they represent what I want to accomplish, small goals that I believe will make my life better. Of course there is the requisite "Lose Weight" goal, I am always going to worry about that so it gets added to the list every year. This year I am focusing on a more healthy lifestyle rather than just losing weight, we'll see how that goes.

So here is my list of 11 (I don't know why 11, it just seems like a good number)

1) Purge - art supplies that I no longer use, clothing that no longer fits, kitchen items that I have lots of.... I have started this task and it feels GREAT!
2) Spend time with my family - Time is the one commodity that we NEVER get back, this year I hope to spend it wisely on them
3) Live healthier
4) Journal - this has been an important part of regaining my creativity!
5) Explore - the museum, the river, the city I live in... just explore
6) Create - what ever strikes me whether it is sculpted, embroidered, sewn, written or baked.
7) Imagine - imagination is the key to MY creativity, I need to keep it working.
8) Be Frugal - this is a trend that I have already noticed in my life and I like it!
9) Reconnect with Nature - another important part of my life... look out garden, here I come!
10) Enjoy more and stress less - need I say more ;0)
11) Allow my spiritual side to shine through - this has been slowly happening, now I want it to be intentional.

As you can see, my resolutions are not tasks that set me up for failure, they are more like guidelines that I hope to live by, things I hope to bring into my life, things that will make it a richer, more rewarding life to live.


Here is a quote I found that I feel everyone should embrace:

We spend January 1 walking through our lives,

room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done,

cracks to be patched.  Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential. 

~Ellen Goodman

Take care my friends,

Here’s to a fantastic 2011

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