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“The biggest lies I tell myself are ‘It will just take a minute,” and “I’ll remember that.’
“It’s rare that anything worth doing lasts ‘just a minute’ or that we’ll be finished ‘in a sec’ or that ‘a quick look’ will be enough. We have to break away, turn off, shut down and come back.
“Break away. The work, the dishes, the decluttering,
the worries, the to-do lists … they can wait.”
—Courtney Carver
What will you break away from today? What will you do instead?
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It’s a bright, shiny new year. How is it treating you so
far?
So far so good, here at Catching Happiness. I’m happy to say
my freelance work continues to flow in, and our son recently passed his (very
difficult) 2-20 property and casualty insurance agent’s license exam. A child’s
success: that’s a happy BIG thing.
The end of 2018 and beginning of 2019 have been a scramble.
I’m slowly making the time to reflect on 2018 as well as begin to think about goals
and projects for 2019. In November, I’ll have been producing Catching Happiness
for 10 years. How is that even possible?! I still remember how exciting
and scary it felt to click publish for the first time. I’ll have to come up
with a fitting way for us all to celebrate!
“Flow” was my 2018 word of the year, and it served me well. I worked and traveled more than I have in
past years, and I lost a parent. We also added a puppy to the household, and
even though Luna’s a year old now, she still requires significant training and
supervision—and she’s not always getting it. (My husband’s Christmas slippers
didn’t survive a week!) For the past few months of 2018, I’ve felt like I was
riding a raft in white water—going with the flow was a fitting image to hang onto.
I’ve been thinking a lot about where I want to go,
figuratively speaking, in 2019. My comforting routines have fallen by the
wayside and need to be rebuilt. I’m still getting used to life at my new barn.
The owner is wonderful, and it will be a good situation in the long run, but
we’re still finding our footing. I need to simplify my life (again) so I can
pay attention to the things that mean the most to me. (And I have a lot of
messes to clean up. A. Lot. Of. Messes.)
I think my word of the year for 2019 is going to be “rise.”
It keeps knocking on the door of my consciousness, but I don’t know what it’s
trying to tell me yet. Guess I’ll have 12 months to figure it out.
Do you choose a word of the year? How is your planning for
2019 going? What are some of your hopes and dreams for the new year? What was
great about 2018, and what lessons did it teach you? Please share in the
comments below!
Traditionally, I’ve taken a break during the week between
Christmas and New Year’s. I didn’t get the chance to do that last week, so I’m
going to take next week off instead. Be back soon!
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Looking back on my posts so far this year, I see that I’ve
mentioned refilling the well of inspiration several times—but I’ve yet to
actually do anything about it. My brain has scattered itself in the
winds of spring, and I’m having a tough time concentrating on anything. I even
forgot to send March’s Happy Little Thoughts newsletter yesterday, not
realizing it was the last Sunday of the month! I promise it will be in your
mailbox by the end of today. (If you don’t already receive HLT, you can
subscribe by clicking here.)
So I’m granting myself a spring break. For the next couple
of weeks, I’ll be taking a break from blogging, except for the Friday posts of
quotes or poems. I hope to come back with fresh inspiration, and maybe even an
epiphany or two.
P.S. There may be a road trip involved—stay tuned!
I will be taking a break from blogging this week. Hope to see you back here soon, and have a happy week!
