Okay (deep breath in)… Day One of Change.

Now that I have a blank canvas on which to paint on.. make new decisions on.. one of the things I want to change is this place.. my blog. I’ve decided to retire the use of the phrase “High/Low” since I haven’t actually written a High/Low in years.  More so just a titling of what ever is on my mind.  I want to make some other small changes.. thanks to my girl K….

My favorite blogger wrote today about having a Word to encapsulate how we want to see 2010.  It didn’t take too much thinking to come up with my word.

FRESH.

Like I told her – how AWESOME does it feel to write on a FRESH clean page in your Composition book (my favorite place to journal/write poems)  OR to rip open the plastic on your favorite magazine.. FRESH printed pages…never touched… Nothing Better. I have NEVER had a stronger desire to bring change/make change/redesign my life like I do right now. I want to do everything that I did last year differently.

Okay Change takes…. well Changing. Making conscious decisions toward something new. So here we go and we’re starting TODAY!

Going to make a few SMALL (but very opposite ) adjustments in Kerilynness/weekly goals.  Three small (and almost fun) that I feel I can keep up with this.

1. Take 5 minutes EVERY night to wash and moisturize my face.
2. Whenever a magazine comes in.. read and recycle (or cut out interesting articles/photos/recipes then recycle.. within ONE week.
3. Hand write a letter to someone (WITH a self addressed postcard inside) ONCE a week.
4. Actually write in my journal instead of just carrying it around with me or keeping it on my nightstand; collecting dust.

Why these Three? Well.. Firstly -  have always taken care to wash and moisturize my face… but I think having a night regimen helps me settle in.. and potentially sleep better, more soundly.  It also helps me love myself more. Secondly, I have a lot of magazines to read to catch up on… have a tendency to NOT read them (why? I don’t know which is why I need to make this change – I like their newness.. have always had a Pet Peeve when others start reading new magazines before I get to it (which is silly cause sometimes it takes me forever to actually dive into it)  but I really want to sink into each magazine (and then recycle it or keep it in a pile) Thirdly – writing the Thank Yous this past year for the wonderful gifts we received – reinvigorated my love for sending letters/cards.  At my parents house I have boxes of letters I received from friends of the past because I like to write letters.  I REALLY enjoy visualizing everyone going to their mailbox to find something they didn’t expect.  (Hmm… maybe why I have written greeting cards?) There are a few people that I want to reach out to… and show my support and I’m excited to begin this small change. So what does that mean? 52 letters.  Gonna write my first today.  Finally I feel like I’ve been almost using this way of sharing my feelings for my reason why I don’t write in my actual journal. Blah Blah Excuse. I have boxes of old journals.. I always loved writing. (why I probably took to online journaling) But there are definitely things that I want to get OUT but I don’t because I don’t want you all to glaze over with the SAME posts (recently depressing) so I hold back. I need to go back to the written form of inner expression. Again.. making this little change today.

So there.. I feel like I can succeed at these little changes… because they really make me happy.

Do you have any little changes you can make? Nothing that involves purchasing anything or doing anything truly out of the ordinary? Let me know yours.

Signing off… Day One.. of 365 days of Change!
Love Ya,
Kerilyn