Kind, Healthy, and Happy

New Blog Name - New Blog Goal

When I think about my goals in life and my wishes for my children and family, they are pretty simple: Be Kind, Be Healthy, Be Happy.  That is what I want for myself and those I love.  I think being kind has always been who or what I am.  But the healthy and happy sometimes slip.  And you can never have too much kindness.  So I am refocusing on the three things that matter most to me.  

Today, I walked my dog in the beautiful morning sunshine.  The sky was bright blue and made the budding leaves and growing grass a brilliant green.  The air was on the brisk side with just enough coolness to wake up my skin.  It was a short walk but one that gave me time to let my  mind wander and my thoughts settle.  

Healthy - 1.

Happy - 1.   

Watching Doomsday Preppers. The family is "bugging out" in the CO mountains with over a foot of fresh snow. And two of the kids aren't wearing seatbelts. Of all the ways to keep your family safe, I'm glad you have your concrete bunker in the middle of nowhere but you may want to think about doing the little things first!

new year

I didn't make any public resolutions but I made several in my mind.  Most were related to my One Little Word for 2012 - Share.  I want to make 2012 a year of sharing meals with my family, sharing our abundance with others, sharing talents with friends, employer, and organizations, and sharing joy for all the wonderful that is in our lives.  And I've been doing pretty good!  The biggest success is in the meals arena.  We've had family dinners more often than not since January 1.  I love the connection that provides!  The other success is in the realm of sharing joy and gratitude.  I'm finding it so relaxing to mentally run through gratitude at night instead of running through all the mistakes I've made during the day or all the things I could find to worry about.  How wonderful to fixate on the good things!  And there are so many of them!

 

Right

I crack myself up.

Getting the Jump on 2012

I clearly have inspiration to blog at the beginning of every year.  It seems to last a week!  This year I'm getting ahead of myself and starting 2012 now.  And hoping it will continue more than a week!

 

 

Thankful for friends who get together for dinner! 

Thanks job for providing me with sick time so that I could lay low all day today and try to beat this headache.  MKD, you got a great hair cut today...lookin' good!  Idaho, thank you for growing delicious potatoes that have sustained me most of my life! 

Dear Sky, I loved the fluffy white snowflakes you sent down today!  It was beautiful and Norman Rockwellish.  M, it was fun ordering the corsage for Jobs today - it made me feel needed.  T, didn't see you  much but continue to admire your energy.  Who else plays basketball for 3 hours and then goes to watch two basketball games.  Dear MKD, you ordered and put the clasp on my necklace - all on your own.  I loved it!  And you!

Dear Two-Bowl Cake, you make me very happy!  Dear MKD, today you said that fixing up the half-bathroom was your #1 house project priority.  Whoo hoo!  Dear M, thanks for letting me wear your Spam sweatshirt today - it kept me warm and cozy.  Dear work, you will come abruptly tomorrow morning...please take it easy on me!

Dear jigsaw puzzle, thank you for keeping me occupied this evening during hockey and football night.  You have challenged me yet made me feel like I'm accomplishing something.  Dear cinnamon toast, you're easy to make, delicious, and remind me of childhood.  Dear MKD, I love that you made all the snacks for today's sports marathon on TV.  Meatballs, little hotdogs, a veggie tray, and bbq sandwiches...we had our own little party.  Dear Y, thanks for occupying T today.  I love it that he will spend hours just shooting baskets.  Dear M, thanks for taking the christmas decorations down to the basement.  Without complaining.