it's here!

 so far, so good for the start to the new year.  the dogs allowed me to sleep in an entire extra hour this morning, yay!  have been taking it slow this morning....savoring my coffee, reading some of my favorite blogger's posts, and generally just enjoying the quiet.

i don't do formal resolutions any more as i tend not to keep them for very long. instead i try to set intentions and hope for the best.  last year i followed the lead of a couple of wonderful ladies by creating a vision board as well as choosing a word for the new year.  for 2011 my word was balance, which certainly presented challenges to maintain, but all in all i think i did a pretty good job with it.

this year, 2012, the chosen word is (drum roll please!).......simple.   there's not much fanfare to using this word and i have to say as i write this i somewhat hesitate to keep the word "simple" as my word as it seems well, just too simple!  but you know, that perhaps lack of a "wow factor" with this word makes it more beautiful to me.  it's what i want.  i've been on a very fast track for a very long time and it's time to get off of it.  it's time to let go of  the multitasking, perfection, busyness, and stuff i don't need.

i've got a few more words that i'd like to see more of in my life this upcoming year and my plan is to create a vision-type board using all these words with the hope of posting and sharing.  fingers crossed!

how about you?  do you have a word for the year? or do you make resolutions, set goals?  please feel free to share  :)