2013 TO DO LIST...TBA

2013. Wow.

So traditionally, today is the day we start our resolutions for the upcoming new year. And while any day is technically a good day to make a new start, this day on the calendar seems to all but scream "let's make a change!!!!".

I say...why not?

I have specific things in my head I want to do differently this year. Specific. Make that very specific.

And because they are still floating around like an imaginary list of "Things To Do", I don't know if they have an order of importance. At least not yet.

The first thing I did prior to writing this was design a new graphic for the top of my blog. The old one said "November" for awhile. And while changing that graphic is definitely not a resolution, the pictures I'm going to start putting on it are part of one.

On Facebook, there is this amazing page called "Beautiful Amazing World" I follow. The pictures are taken in different parts of the world (hence the name!) and they are enough to make you gasp sometimes. My reactions are constantly in line with, "Are you kidding me? This is a real place?!".

It's like I tell my kids all the time...we learn something new every day and it really is true.

The pictures remind me there is so much out there I still have seen. Haven't experienced. Haven't heard and haven't felt. Traditionally, I'm pretty reserved. While I don't want to be someone who is all the sudden throwing caution to the wind, I do want to come out of my shell a little.

So I'm doing a few things differently and it actually DID start today. I took a little leap of faith and maybe (maybe!) I will end up writing about it, but I'm not sure yet. It's still so new that I'm trying to figure it all out. Changes can be scary. But sometimes they are necessary in order to have new experiences and a chance at real happiness.

As far as my mental "To Do" list...Once I get these items swirling around in my head about what I'd like to do differently this year, I will write about them. In order to remind myself, if nothing else!

I'm looking forward to this year. It's been a very rocky end to 2012 and I am unfortunately, partially expecting a few more bumps in the coming weeks. Some people's choices will have a direct impact on my life and I know it's coming. I am also acutely aware there is nothing I can do about the decisions of others.

I started today with my Jesus Calling daily devotional. The first line read, "Come to me with a teachable spirit, eager to be changed."

Consider me eager...