2012 is 1/12th of the way completed.
Spring is coming ...
I've been mulling over words to choose for February, and there was a great list. So many super words. I loved Gratitude for January, and have had a LOT of things to be grateful for - a new job for Dennis, training a new person so I can have an occasional weekend off, health, spending time with friends, continued strength for my dad, etc. Gratitude will continue to be a focus through the year for our family.
However, I sensed that for February I needed a word that would help me deal with all the changes that are forthcoming with the new job and new schedule and routine. I tend to be overwhelmed easily. I tend to think "I can't do _________ until I finish ___________" and then, because I over complicate things or over think them, before you know it, NOTHING is completed.
So, my word for February, which should probably be my theme for the year is ....
SIMPLIFY
It may not seem "earth shattering" to most, but it is truly important to me to try to remember to focus on simple.
For our new schedule, we'll be eating dinner together again as a family. When it was just Sam and I, Soup, Grilled Cheese, PBnJ, MacNCheese w/chicken & Veggies and Spaghetti could get us through the week. However, we now need a meal plan so that we can get a handle on the week's dinners. We will all be together and getting home at the same time. I've given tons of advice to others - just write it down, it doesn't have to be complicated, etc. Yet when it came time for me to make our meal plans, I was all over the internet, researching, trying to come up with a spreadsheet, etc. I SO need SIMPLE.
Simplify life - less is more. My overall goal is to find one thing per day to simplify or to just SIMPLY do, rather than complicating it with conditional values (complicated way of technically procrastinating, I suppose).
Through this simplifying, other alluring words that I considered for this month will have more impact, because I will be able to embrace them, and truly ENJOY the words.
Now, I need to go simplify some paperwork on my desk!!!
