I Choose Joy
I don't always choose a word for the year, but when I do I really mean it.
My word this year is JOY, and it's working exactly like you want a word of the year to work. When I think of joy, it renews my focus. It reminds me what I intend for the year. It's practical and it's feelings-based - something required for pretty much everything I do in life.
The Truth About Being Home: I Dreamed of This
I have a long and firmly established love for being home. It's a common theme in L.M. Montgomery books (Anne of Green Gables, et al). That may be part of it. Home is prominent in Montgomery's real-life journals, too. As an orphan, raised by unfriendly, uncompromising grandparents, finally becoming mistress of her own home was a crowning joy for Montgomery.
How to Have it All
Because I want it so much, it's hard to remember the truth - that I am living my life according to specific, chosen values. They have not gotten me rich and famous yet - and they almost definitely never will, but I continue to live by them on faith - without any actual proof - that living by them will make me happier in the end.
Making Christmas Simple
Every year, I think "if only we could just focus on being together." I love how much room there is to simply enjoy the good parts of the season when you don't cram it too full with things you need to buy and do and decorate.
How to Measure Enough
Let's get right to the switch for this bait: I have no idea how to measure enough.I have a picture in my head of what enough looks like for me. It is very pretty. It has to do with totally liking my day - that's pretty much it.