resolutions, resolutions.....

so I am a little behind. but I am trying to catch up, that is what is important!

I love a new start.  Beginnings are......clean, fresh, new.  Unblemished.  Full of possibilities.  I have these kinds of thoughts at the start of a new year, and throught the year, but they are usually burried under guilt.  The things I should have done that I didn't.  Things I should  be doing, but am not.  sigh.  This is why resolutions aren't really my thing.  Too much pressure for me with my perfectionist tendencies.  If I don't get it right I usually give up.  Not very productive!!

In all my blog hopping {read time wasting, laundry avoiding} lots of fantastic women have amazing ideas.  Resolutions for themselves, for their families.  I am stealing, borrowing, or possibly even taking advice from them.  This year instead of beating myself up for what I am not doing or could be doing better I am implementing this idea my WORD OF THE YEAR.

This will work for me.  This is a starting place every day.  Each day is a new beginning!  I may even make some cute craft so I see my word and remind myself to live it every day.

For 2010 I picked INTENTION.

Encarta dictionary has this to say -
intention - quality of purposefulness: the quality or state of having a purpose in mind
                 aim or objective: something that somebody plans to do


Why intention?  Because frequently I find myself wondering why I have no time (um, because I wasted it online?), trying to figure out how to get everything done in the few hours left and still sleep.  If I truly apply this then everything I choose to do should have a purpose in mind.....

what would your word be? 
right now my intention is to get off the computer and onto the eliptical!!!

another year has gone by.....

I love that song by Celine Dion.  It is more of a love song then a year in review song, but I had it stuck in my head.....so after seeing this on lots of other blogs, done way more creatively, I thought it would be fun to look back on all the things that at the time seemed important enough to blog about!

scroll over to find the links!

January

* saw Wicked on New Years Eve
*came up with 100 things about me

February
*sewed like a mad woman here, here, here and here
*signs of spring (already)
*crazy fun Valentines date on our bikes

March

*more sewing
*started wordless Wednesdays
*beach swim

April

*accidents
*mini vacation

May

*dates and more dates

June

*more wordless Wednesdays
*swim
*sewing lessons

July

*trying to do too much
*scrump-dilly-icious!
*I left my heart in San Francisco

August

*Katie goes to the Junior Olympics
*happy anniversary to us

September

*my birthday shoulda been in here somewhere
*annual body surfing competition

October

*happy bloggaversary to me
*Oak Glenn
*took a break from wordless Wednesdays
*started "Handle With Care" post series
November

*pulled out the sweaters
*made just about anything and everything with pumpkin
*those shoes

December
*had sweet times with friends
*laughed until someone peed their pants....so glad it wasn't me!
*enjoyed my family!

I can't wait to see what  2010 brings!

Wicked New Years