Hello May

This morning following a night of severe
thunderstorms. 

Welcome May. You represent rebirth, renewal, growth & new challenges. I'm so happy you're here.


For the past 6 months, I've been focused on getting back to creating. Ever since closing my Etsy shop & accepting that 1) it was not what I wanted. At. All. And 2) that I wasn't even sure what I wanted & had no new goal to pursue - I've been letting myself just be. No next big thing or goal to achieve. Just a couple of powwows with this wonderful lady that led to an amazing discovery. Yet even then, I knew it wasn't quite the right time to act on anything & that I needed to continue on the same path of turning inward & working on several creative projects.

Fast forward to the present day & I now know that the time has arrived to start moving forward. I alluded to this in my last post & I'm not ready to share in this space yet, but I'm starting the process & once I get some things straightened out, I'll be ready to shout it from the rooftops. 

In the meantime, with the whole spring rebirth theme, I want to get back to focusing on my One Little Word - Possibility. I wrote a New Year's Manifesto instead of setting specific goals, but now I think that the broadness of my intentions contributed to my lack of focus & direction. So I'm going to start setting specific monthly goals & sharing them & my progress here. 

For May:

• Continue my 15 min yoga practice on the weekday mornings (weekends off)
• Continue my Couch to 5k program 3x/week
• Complete 2 more weeks of vegan/gluten-free "diet" for a total of 3 weeks
• Start research for my new goal (purposefully left vague b/c  not ready to share - Sorry!)
• Create & continue with all my creative projects & classes

Tell me what goals/dreams are you currently working on or plan on starting on?

One Little Word & A New Year's Manifesto

One of my favorite end-of-the-year rituals is choosing my new one little word (from Ali Edwards). In 2010, I chose beginnings because I found myself unemployed & in a new chapter of my life, where I started blogging & working on opening an Etsy shop. In 2011, it was momentum because I wanted to continue moving forward & expanding on all that I had started during the previous year.  

And now for this year, I've chosen possibility. Because after realizing & admitting that my previous goal of having an Etsy shop wasn't right, I've found myself back at square one. I still haven't figured out what my next big goal/purpose is but that's ok. I've released any shame, frustration & sense of failure I may have felt.  I'm turning inward. Focusing on listening to what my heart says, how my body responds & reacts to things. I’m ready for the next new stage & I know its coming, but I’m not forcing it. I've accepted that this is exactly where I am supposed to be & am excited for what's next. For possibility.

To go along with my OLW, I have started
a tradition of getting an egg from here. 

Also, I wanted to share my New Year's manifesto with you. Instead of setting resolutions, I decided to switch it up with a manifesto of sorts. 

Please share what one little word you would use to summarize this past year and/or your new word or manifesto for 2012. On Wednesday, I'll be sharing the last pages of my Dec Daily & then it's on to the next big creative project for the year. Can't wait to post about that. Thanks for stopping by!