Hello December

The average woman today, I believe, 

would do well to appraise her interests,

evaluate the activities in which she is 

engaged, and then take steps to 

simplify her life, putting things of 

first importance first, placing emphasis 

where the rewards will be greatest

and most enduring, and ridding herself

of the less rewarding activities.

~ Belle S. Spafford (via Becky Higgins)

Hello December. How quickly you arrived. So this last month of the year has me thinking about the upcoming New Year (not that I’m not focused on the present moment too) & how a lot of my goals & intentions have changed 180 degrees from this point about a year ago. Normally, I am all about making resolutions/goals & I’d already have them listed by now, but I’m thinking that I might change things up this year. I’ve been tossing around the idea of a manifesto of sorts & perhaps doing monthly goals, which would tie in to the intentions I set forth in the manifesto.  I also have yet to choose my one word for the year too & order my new egg.

My focus for the last month of this year is to CREATE & SIMPLIFY. I have my December Daily Album & Journal Your Christmas class (combining the two), 2 other online classes – Reclaiming My Time & RoadMap (the first is more creative-based & the latter is more practical but both are about time management and productivity). And of course, my altered journal round robin started, along with the usual suspects like 52 Weeks of Mail, blogging & perhaps most importantly, enjoying the Holiday Season. As for simplifying - this means getting rid of unnecessary stuff - both mentally & physically.

I will be sharing the progress of my December Daily album weekly & the first post will be this Wednesday. Tell me my friends, what are your goals for this last month of the year?

Welcome November

Aren't these clouds beautiful?

So November already. Wow…2 more months until the end of the year. That's pretty crazy. Thanks everyone for your comments on my Halloween cards. They were a lot of fun to make & I’ve loved the responses from those who received them.

Since starting fresh & finding myself back at square one, I’ve decided to spend these last few months focusing on creativity.

• I organized an altered journal round robin with three very creative & talented women which begins now (more on that later this month).
  
•  I am finally going to make a December Daily album & will start putting it together in the next couple of weeks.
  
•  Of course, there’s this month’s cards for 52 Weeks of Mail. Will you be a lucky recipient? If I don’t have your address & you’d like me to send you some snail mail, email me your contact info at: aloveaffairwithpaper@yahoo.com

• Starting this class on Dec 1.
  
•  Still have this class to start – thank goodness it’s available for a year.
  
• Thinking about turning my blog posts from the past year into a Blurb book. I love having a blog & while I understand that there is a digital record of it, I will always be a paper/book lover first & foremost. Having my posts in one physical book makes me giddy. And yes, I am that person who gets excited to visit the office supplies store too.  

I think I have plenty to keep me busy until the New Year. What are some of your goals for the next 2 months?