Reflections: Feeling Resolute

Here it is, Monday, Dec 19. Christmas is only 5 days away, 6 if you count today. Last night I spent a few minutes revising, rewriting and in some cases, rethinking, my pages of lists of what I need to get done by Friday.
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It got me thinking about how much I wish that I had just a smidgen of my sister's OCD. Her home is organized, uncluttered and spotlessly clean. My home is definitely not. 
Thank goodness there is a new year starting in less than 2 weeks! I have ideas, and goals and more lists-in-the-making that I am wanting to share with you, in high hopes that by doing so, I will be more accountable for my success with those ideas, goals and lists! Any and all suggestions, within reason, will be welcome!!

I gave up a long time ago on making New Year's resolutions for the very fact that; a) I never remembered what I had resolved to do because there were so many on the list and b) I had such big and grandiose things to accomplish that I bogged down just thinking about them after I had made them and I gave up.

The past year, since we started our blog, has been a huge help in getting me more organized and helping me to stay focused on what I am doing.

The biggest New Year's Resolution that I am going to make for the coming year, is to make the time to do the things that I want/need to get done.

That in itself is more than enough for me. I don't make the time to do the things on my lists. I am always waiting for the time to open up and suddenly appear out of nowhere, to fit those things in. I have boxes and bags of crafting supplies, and lists of projects that I want to accomplish from years gone by because I never scheduled in the time on my calendar to do those things and they became a "some day I will get to it". NO MORE!!! Over the week between Christmas and New Year's I am going to make a list ( I know- another one- they are like my security blanket) of everything that I want to accomplish in the all aspects of my life and then, I am going to start writing them into my calendar. I am going to make daily appointments with my Scriptures, my sewing machine, blogging, writing, and exercise. Other things will appear weekly, bi weekly, monthly. I just need to figure out what is of the most importance in my life and make appointments with myself and write them on my calendar and get in the habit of checking it daily.

That is my New Year's resolution for 2017 - and it will be a glorious year inspite of myself!!!