2010

Hmm.....let's see....there was Thanksgiving which included a visit from my Grandmother and Great Aunt. It also included several successful trips to Winstar Casino in OK with the two of them and my father. I was able to pad the Christmas fund with a few hundred extra after those two trips (thank you 3 card poker). Then there was the madness we like to call December. It was a whirlwind month that included several band concerts and field trips, a multi-vendor open house at my house, a day trip to Paris so my DH could feel connected to his roots, a quick visit from my Uncle from NC, a long visit from my mom's mom and the overall joy of the Christmas season. Lots of shopping, gift wrapping, stressing and more stressing (it's what I do best every December like clockwork). Every year I swear I'm going to be more prepared for the next Holiday season but that never ever works out for me.

So here's to 2010!!! Another chance to GET IT RIGHT and BREATHE thru the stress!!!! Which brings me to my word of the year. During my fabulous weekend at a Ladybug scrapbooking retreat with T this past weekend, I realized I had not decided on my word of the year for 2010. I had given it some thought but drew a complete blank when T asked me what I'd chosen. Our dear friend K had chosen "Hope" several weeks ago. T had recently chosen "Joy". While their 'theme' seemed it necessary for me to choose "Faith" or "Love" - I just wasn't "feeling" those two words at all. I kept coming up with "Achieve" but T turned her nose up at that word saying it sounded too sports related. I also felt a need to rhyme with my two previous words of the year "Create" and "Appreciate". Although, that brought together a very funny diaglog in my head about words that end in "ate"......nothing seemed to fit. Finally on our 2nd night of the retreat and with pressure mounting (if I wanted T to make me a beautiful sign incorporating my word I'd have to come up w/ something while we were still at the retreat).........I chose "Believe". Why? Because I feel like I need to believe in myself and my abilities more. I need to believe that when I set a goal I can actually "Achieve" that goal. I need to continue to strengthen my belief in God and all that he has in store for me and my family. I need to believe that my family and friends have my best interests at heart. I also like Believe because it sounds close to the word Breathe which is something else I plan to do more of in 2010!!!!

Believe that if I Breathe I will Achieve!!!!!