Making It A Happy New Year

Walk along with the crowd or choose my own direction?

Happy new year to you! As I walk into 2011, I am going to change my perspective. Rather than focusing on how much weight I have to lose or the state of my home, I choose to focus my energies this year on the timeless adage, "Be the change you want to see in the world" (Ghandi). How can a busy mother of three who works outside the home find time to "be the change?" Answering that question is my goal for 2011.

Part of "being" is living the way you want others to live. A parent's life is a model for her children. We teaching them how to be. Leading by example. Thinking this through, there are several areas in which I could stand some improvement.

1. Better food choices. Plan, prepare and teach healthy food options.
2. Minimize materialism. Keep the focus on enjoying our time together and not the need for things or possessions. 
3. Fly. Although not a strict follower of the "Fly Lady" if I can keep up a little each day, my life will run more smoothly and I will be less witchy at home. Keeping organized will help me to find time to reach my goals.
4. Find my niche. One person can't each change the world, but I can make the best of what I have and try to find my personal niche to make a difference. What is the task that I enjoy, that targeted toward a worthy cause will improve lives outside of my immediate family. Determining this is my goal for January. 

I hope you will join me in my quest to make the world a better place.