the very first monday of 2011...

I'm putting off posting my 2010 recap I had wanted to share today...

My oldest woke up early this morning not feeling well and has since developed a fever.

My focus has shifted...

In the meantime...

With school starting back for my girls on Wednesday,

I thought it was the perfect opportunity to share this with you...

a custom "ABC" baby shower invitation I'm working on...

(even in the preliminary stages, I LOVE the concept and the color palette...)

I also have to mention...

I'm working on a new list.

A list of "promises"...

It's a list similar to my "Before Birthday Goals" I fell in love with last year...

the list that ended up pushing me creatively in ways I never even imagined.

I plan to have my new list completed by the END of January...

and the goal is to have the things on the list completed by February 2012.

I'll share more on the idea behind it all later this week.

I encourage you to jump in with me and start a list of your own.

The list should be fun...

light-hearted...

creative...

inspiring.

(NOTHING about losing weight or any of those traditional "resolutions" everyone makes.)

Those things can certainly be on a "different' list...just not this one.

So gather your thoughts over the next couple of days...

Think about little things you've been wanting to do...

And certainly feel free to refer to my list from last year if you need some ideas as to what kind of list to make.

Happy FIRST MONDAY of 2011!!!

I'm SO excited about the things that anxiously await us all during this brand-new year!!

Now...

Back to doing what I enjoy most...

playing mommy.

KEEPING IT REAL

My Christmas tree is still up.

I really don't want to take it down because it's too pretty.

And I REALLY don't like the idea of placing it on the curb for the trash man to pick up.

I seriously might cry - I'm sensitive like that.