Clean Slate

The first week of the new year feels so filled with hope and promise. It feels that way every year. Christmas has been celebrated well. The after-holiday blues have passed. And the new year is waiting to be lived.

I love how clean my house feels with all of the Christmas decorations packed and back up in the attic. I love the feeling of normalcy and freshness and familiar routine. I love writing new events in my crispy new planner. I love filing last year's paperwork into boxes and making brand new files for the current year at work. I love how things turn over and start again. It's as if the first few days of the year are like one big huge clean slate.

2012 holds a lot of potential, as I suppose any year does. I guess I'm looking forward to this year with a lot of hope for what might change and what could be.

I don't really make resolutions, but below is just a list of some things I am hopeful that this year might look like.

In 2012, I want to get more organized.
In 2012, I want to make-over our master bedroom.

In 2012, I'm looking forward to a possible job change for Todd.
In 2012, I'm looking forward to a trip to visit Bethany and her new baby.

In 2012, I hope to take a "honeymoon" with Todd.
In 2012, I hope to be pregnant.

In 2012, I plan to live healthier and take better care of my body.
In 2012, I plan to pay off more debt and be smarter with our money.

In 2012, I desire to experience more in my marriage.
In 2012, I desire to experience more of God.

So here we go. Another year, another list of hopes and dreams. I wonder what God has in store for life this year!