25 Things I Believe for 2012….

January 3, 2012 by 25 Comments

I believe in bear hugs and belly laughs.

I believe one look into my children’s eyes will always make the world seem brighter.

I believe in ‘yes days’.

I believe in ear-to-ear smiles, giggles that make my cheeks hurt, and friends I can’t live without.

I believe writing is good for my soul.

I believe good posture, drinking water and exercise will make me look younger. But I have to do them: stand up straight, drink the water and get moving.

I believe I should have less and give more.

I believe I deserve time to read for pleasure.

I believe in high heels, red dresses and jeans that make me feel fabulous.

I believe in makeup and glitter, sunsets and chocolate, wine and all things that sparkle.

I believe the sight and sound of the ocean can cure anything that ails me.

I believe the most brilliant color in the world is the shade of raspberry you see when you close your eyes and turn your face to the sun.

I believe I should say ‘outstanding’ when someone says, ‘how are you?’.  They can’t help but smile in response.

I believe in eye contact and strong handshakes.  

I believe in listening.

I believe if I want to be happy, I should.  Be happy.

I believe it is easy to live in fear: afraid of the ‘what ifs’.  But I believe I am stronger than the ‘what ifs’.

I believe I have to ask for what I want.  If I don’t, the answer will always be no.

I believe teaching my children to give of themselves is one of my primary responsibilities as a mom.

I believe that dreaming big is a beautiful and mandatory thing.

I believe I should know my worth.

I believe class and grace are two of the most beautiful words in the English language.

I believe I should never stop wondering what I want to be when I grow up.

I believe juggling a career I love and a family I adore will never be perfect, but it is possible.

I believe, at the end of the day…. at THE END OF THE DAY…. my children will be able to say I DID IT: I showed them it was possible to follow my passion and make them feel loved every moment of every day.

What do YOU BELIEVE?

 

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Are you an ‘X’er?

January 4, 2009 by 1 Comment

No, I haven’t lost my mind.

And, no, I haven’t forgotten how to spell.  Let me explain.

On Friday night, my husband and I had a date night.  I honestly can’t remember the last time we had the chance to just sit and talk….and LISTEN to each other.  It was perfect timing.  Just after New Year’s.  We talked about 2008 and how so many of the things that happened, both to us and to our world have shifted our  perspective.

We also talked about our hopes and plans for 2009.  It is fun to look into the eyes of someone you love and think about the future.  We talked about the kids, about trips we want to plan, about goals for work.

But one of the things that struck me most was how grateful we are for, well, just about everything.  We are most especially grateful we aren’t ‘X’ers. 

‘X’ers are the people who cross off every single day on their calendars with a big, black ‘X’ because they are just counting down days, but, not to anything specific…just until ‘things get better’. They don’t enjoy their jobs….their spouses…their lives.  So, they mark time by ‘X’ing out the days. 

No matter how frustrated I may get about life, about money, about friends or family, I don’t ever want to count time in hopes that the days will just pass.

I want to appreciate the bad with the good. So, I’m not going to ‘X’.

And, my New Year’s wish for you my bloggy friends is a year free of ‘X’ing.

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Resolve, Resolving, Resolved, Resoultion

December 31, 2008 by 2 Comments

Every year I start thinking about New Year’s resolutions.

Every year, I even go so far as to write them down.

Inevitably they include many of the same things year after year:

This year, I will truly transform my eating and exercising – I will be healthy. (Pardon me as I head to the kitchen to break this one already – sometimes soda just tastes good, dammit)

This year, I will get organized – stacks of papers will no longer appear to drown my desk.

This year, I will find a place for all of my 100′s and 100′s of pictures.

This year, I resolve to devise a new system to tackle my ‘To-Do’ lists.

This year, I will save more and spend less.

Same old, same old.  I’m ditching the old lists.

OK…so, what if, this year, I work on my resolve…and tell you, my real New Year’s Resolution, is that I am resolved to stick to my resolving…..  I think it just might work.

But here is the good news: I still have 21 days to come up with my list.  I have always believed that my birthday is my own, personal New Years.  So, on the 21st of January, when I turn 29, I mean 30, I mean 30-something-ish, I will have my list ready.  I’ll even share it with you…that way you can keep tabs on my resolving.

Resolved?

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