Another Year

Last year I decided to make a list of things I wanted to accomplish before my next birthday, which happens to be tomorrow. I keep this list in my room, and look at it every day. I have completed about half of the items on the list, which is great. I stepped out of my comfort zone and got to try new things. But, a lot of the items on my list, I really don't care if I ever do. I saw the idea on another blog, and decided to try it myself. I did this about a month after I turned 30, so with one month down, I thought I should make the list as quickly as possible, and in doing so, I didn't take the time to figure out what I really want to do. This year, instead of having another list, I made a vision board. I can see pictures and phrases of spiritual, physical and emotional traits I want to work on, places I want to visit, experiences I want to try. The great part about the vision board is that I can add to it and take away from it whenever I want. If I realize something on there is no longer important to me, I can remove it. The girls even got in on the action and each made one of their own for what they want to do and accomplish this summer.

It is important to have goals and ambitions, and sometimes I get so caught up in the day to day routines, that I lose sight of mine. It is one thing to have a list of words there to remind you, but to be able to see the visuals to go along with the words makes it that much more powerful.

Hopefully this next year will be one of excitement, joy, adventure and laughter. I was just reading another blogger talking about when she turned 31 she claimed it as the year of 30-fun. I think I might borrow that term and declare this my year of 30-FUN! So here is to a new year that I plan to make the most of.

Go West Young Mom?

It has been a long time since I have had the chance to write here. A lot has happened for us in the last five months, and yet, life seems to keep moving at our familiar speed. The kids are out of school now, and softball is in full swing. This means we practically live at the field, but I love it! We are still going about our standard daily routine.

My husband is still looking for work in California. We even went on a week long trip to check things out back in March. We found a great suburb about a half hour outside of LA that is perfect for our family. I still would love to live out there, but after having all those strong urges to need to be in California, I still haven't figured out why. In fact, I haven't felt that pull since we have been back. But we have been thinking and praying about our decision to move west a lot. It was actually a friend of mine that reminded me that we cannot lose in this situation. If my husband finds a position out there, fantastic! I think living somewhere else for awhile would be an exciting and beneficial step for our family. On the other hand, if my husband can't find a job out there, we get to stay here with our friends and family. Either way would be a win for us. So for now, we continue to play the waiting game, and trust that God has a plan in place for us, even if we don't know what it is yet.

At Santa Monica Beach 3/28/11