Love in Action

                                                                                                                                                                   A tidbit from yesterday for my Project Life.

 

Love the snuggle between my daughter and husband. As I looked at the photo I noticed some other items worth documenting in the background. Sometimes it's nice to step back and get some of the clutter and the everyday-ness into the photo. {Love in action brush from Ali Edwards at www.designerdigitals.com}

2013 One Little Word: PRESENT

My word for 2013 is present. With returning to work full time this year, in addition to homeschooling my 10 yo DD for medical reasons since August, I feel pulled in a million directions. I want to focus on being ‘present’ in the moment as much as possible. Additionally, both of my kids had serious, potentially life threatening health scares this year and we almost lost my Mom in a terrible car accident, the fact that they are all still ‘present’ is a ‘present’ to me. I’m looking forward to being PRESENT in Ali Edward's One Little Word class as well!

Click here for some other posts about my words from previous years.

What will your word be?

Happy Scrappy Day

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I loved participating in Big Picture Classes only event, mini books in Maui on 12-12-12. I made this card for my Project Life book to document the day.

2012: Results of One Little Word

This year I chose the word CONSISTENCY to help me throughout the year. This year was definitely a challenge with health scares, hospitalizations, ambulance rides and significant dietary changes. I was fortunate to have two months of my new habit under my belt before the craziness started.

Some of my goals for this year were to lose remove weight, get my finances in order, keep my house 15 minutes from company ready a la Fly Lady, do meal planning and work on relationships to keep me connected. I am happy to report that I had wonderful results in all areas. I was even able to keep up with my Project Life, which also makes the crafty part of me uber happy! I was even able to squeeze in a little scrap happiness as well.

Here's how the year wrapped up: I managed to remove 24 pounds (primarily due to the significant dietary changes mentioned above). Finances are looking up. We bought a new house and aside from the moving boxes that still need to be unpacked it's looking pretty good. I started doing freezer cooking which has helped the dinner time quandary and has saved my sanity more than once. With a house feel of people eating gluten, dairy and allergen free, I'm glad I found Once A Month Mom. And, I feel more connected to my immediate family than I have in prior years. The challenges became opportunities to strengthen our relationships and for that I am thankful.