Today's photo...

Yes...two posts in one day! Shocking!

I've tried to do a photo a day a couple times and I just lose steam and inspiration, but I do need to post more of the pictures I actually do take to inspire me to keep snapping.

Today's picture was the pile of papers, embellishments and planners/journals for the year. I've managed to create the cover and fill in the pocket pages for the My Planner calendar and I'm trying to figure out what to write in my new One Line A Day journal that John got me for Christmas. Oddly, I feel more pressure to write just one line than I do when I need to fill a page. Seems like it needs to be something important and some days, life is just not that interesting.

Off to finish up filling in the calendars with birthdays and days off...

Farewell to 2011...Bring on 2012!

Time to say goodbye to last year and begin anew. I wish I could bottle these feelings of wanting to accomplish lots of things and dole it out throughout the year. I'm so energized by the possibilities of a brand new year and empty calendar. I made the best of 2011, but it was a hard year in some ways and I watched a couple friends go through some very hard times. I'm ready for an upswing in life. I'm ready to embrace the possibilities and opportunities given to me and make something magical happen this year. 2012 is going to be good!

I've participated in the "One Little Word" challenge the past several years and I'm jumping on the bandwagon again this year. I thought I had my word for the past month or so, but when it came time to commit to it, it just felt a little off. I couldn't come up with one word that rang true with me. So instead of one little word, I've picked three: Go. See. Do. This sums up my dreams and plans for 2012. I've had this song by Asha Ali playing in my head for days: The Time is Now. I am a procrastinator of the highest order and that needs to change. Life is moving fast and putting things off is not how to achieve the life I want to live. I'm inspired right now to change things up and I am hoping I can keep this momentum up for a while. I know it will wax and wane throughout the year, but I have found having my one little word mantra has been helpful in the past. I'm taking this class again too: One Little Word with Ali Edwards. It's a once a month reminder to stay on track.

I hope that 2012 is more than you hope it can be!