2008 is but a memory...and the new year beckons. I love January. To me it is 31 days of possibility....to remake, renew, repurpose. Each new year offers a moment of beginning, a place to start fresh…many of us start the new year with a clean slate and a TO DOlist.
Traditionalist that I am, I scratched out a simple TO DO 2009
list…but what about the alternative? What about a
[NOT TO DO}
list? I think there's some real potential in a {NOT TO DO}
list.
Here's what I've decided I'm not going to do in 2009:
{NOT TO DO 2009}
1. I am not going to use my credit card for stuff I think I want (but don't really need.)
2. I am not going to forget to return dvds to Blockbuster.
3. I am not going to make a promise I cannot keep.
4. I am not going to miss out on fun activities with my girls because there are dishes or laundry to do.
5. I am not going to say 'yes' when I really mean 'no, thanks.'
Oh, and my TO DO 2009 list…
TO DO 2009
1. Save more than we spend...way more. (like that's a shocker)
2. Choose joy. (because the alternative is yucky)
3. Be inspired. (I'm a labor and delivery nurse...this is an easy one)
4. Believe God. (...why I struggle with this I'll never know this side of heaven_)
5. Give generously. (of my time, talents and treasures...but not my chocolate)
Kind of a broad, rather vague list, I know...the details will come over the remaining days in January. I do have a few very specific projects I'd like to complete, but it's so much more interesting beginning with a wide, big picture view of the coming year.
I am very excited to be participating in BooMama's Christmas Tour of Homes this year. There's going to be lots of folks joining in on the fun…how about you? I have placed the bloggy button in the sidebar so you can click on over to BooMama's site to see what all the fuss is about!