The Busy-ness

What I like to call the busy-ness of everything, school, Kevin's work, family, life, it's all back and in full swing bigger than ever (at least for me). Kevin looks at me sometimes and wonders how he can help because he knows I am struggling a lot to stay afloat. And so what have I decided to do to not let me drown? Plan. Plan lots of fun activities to where we have something to look forward to during such busy weeks. 

Okay, so maybe it's really nothing too out of the ordinary. But it makes me smile. Even through a tough time, these little things make me happy. After all, our theme is that we love to be together.
It's true, we really do.

Here's to JOY!

Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men and women who kept on working.
~Unknown

Lisa's little word for 2011

All week I've been thinking about what my new years resolutions would be and I came across the 

one little word project.

I knew right away that this would be my word.

Not because I'm depressed or not happy, I just need to look at this word in a new perspective.

Too many times a day I think these phrases:

"I'll be happy when . . ."

"If  . . . works out, then I'll be happy."

I found myself always looking towards something and never quite enjoying "the now."

That's an issue for me that I want to work on for 2011. 

However, I didn't realize it until I made this card for a friend.

It's time for me to always be happy. Making that card reminded me I needed to celebrate every single day. If you look closely at it, it reads,"Happy Engagement, Happy Birthday, Happy Christmas, Happy New Years,

And once I gave it to her, she gave me this in return.

Naturally Happy, found here

What a lovely way to remember my goal. Naturally happy, everyday.
It was perfect!

If you want to be happy, be.  
~Leo Tolstoy