We are in the home stretch of 2017, January first is dangling like a carrot on the horizon. New Year’s Day, the launching pad for so many personal goals, falls on a Monday this year which, in my books, makes it a double whammy. I’ve started my list, I’ve begun charting my course and I am ready! 2018 here I come, armed with good intentions and a brand new daily planner.
I bought my new daily planner early in December – I was Christmas shopping when its subtle pink cover caught my eye. Then I saw the quote on the cover, “Best Year Ever”, and I knew I had to have it. I’m not a teenager, I have no delusions that the coming year will be the best one ever, but a positive outlook never hurts.
I’ve blogged about my obsession with inspirational quotes. I’ve written about my search for inspiration. To be inspired, to me, is to aspire. It is the stretch toward something better than the who, or the what, I am today. It’s a pursuit – a quest.
I believe I will be on this quest my whole life. There is no perfection. There will always be a way I could be doing things better. My word will never be the last word on anything. But with my new daily planner I have plans to have the first word on a lot of things. And my new daily planner is the perfect place to collect all those words. In my opinion, there couldn’t be a better place to collect words than in a book titled Best Year Ever.
My intent, with this new daily planner, is to do my best. And, truth told, an honest ‘best’ is a really big thing. It’s not a ‘perfect’, but it definitely counts and it definitely takes commitment and practice. I plan to rise to occasions that present themselves. I want to bring my best to the table like there is no other option.
I don’t plan to wage a war with the bathroom scale this year, but it should prepare itself for a skirmish or two. My workout regime should expect to be pulled out of the closet a few times a week. And I have our actual closets on the list of things I’m going to tackle. I am going to de-clutter, de-mess and de-save things right outta here.
I’m a collector by nature – a stuff-liker. I don’t plan to stop liking stuff in 2018, I’m just planning to like it differently. I have stuff in this house that hasn’t seen the light of day for years, stuff that doesn’t cross my mind unless I stumble upon it while looking for other stuff. When I see this long forgotten stuff, stuff I haven’t had the heart to turf, I find myself reminiscing on the ‘why’ I have saved it – the story about it.
It has occurred to me recently that I don’t actually love the stuff in the dark corners of my closets, drawers and attic – I love the stories. So, my plan for 2018 is to collect the stories and turf the stuff.
It’s a great plan. It might be the best plan ever – much like the year ahead of me. 2018 has potential. 2018 has promise. 2018 has a plan. It is poised to be the Try My Best Year Ever. Bring it on!