Oh, wow, Linda. I hear you. What is it with paper stuff? I need to get better about organizing it, making quick and better decisions with what to do with it, and then just doing it. I was just telling Ceil in another comment that I think I need a 30 day challenge just for keeping myself on track with the paper stuff. So, have you discovered any secrets to making it happen? How do you make yourself do it? Ha ha.

Love the 30 days of happy. We all want to be happy, and sometimes it’s just a matter of learning to shift our focus and learning to see the little things we often take for granted and no longer really notice. I just love how motivated you are this year! The 30 day challenges and monthly challenges are so good for creating momentum.

I just LOVE that you are here, Linda, sharing your beautiful enthusiasm and commitment to making this a great year!

Oh – I always say ‘look under procrastinator in the dictionary and you’ll find a picture of me!’ – And yes, until January, I used to let my ‘to be filed’ pile of bills almost reach the ceiling before the daunting task of (*gasp*) filing! But, no more, when there are a few papers to be filed, away they go!

Also, my husband and I started our 30 days of happy last night. I printed two 30 Days of Happy challenge sheets out last week and asked him last night to join me – before we go to sleep, we are going to write down something we were happy about throughout the day and I said we could either read each others that night, or wait the 30 days. I said it could be something as simple as ‘happy my coffee stayed hot for most of the morning’ or ‘happy my cat licked my nose to wake me up’….mine had to do with cleaning the basement so I could start working out again!! I was tempted to read his this morning, but I figured we’ll wait the 30 days. I think this is a great challenge and a wonderful way to start the year! Thanks for the awesome ideas!!!

Love your enthusiasm, Linda! I’m with you! Let’s do this! I’m tired of wishing things were done. It’s time to do them. And not only that, I want to be better about making sure they stay that way. It seems the moment life gets crazy that nothing ends up where it is supposed to be. It’s time to declutter, simplify, and make it beautiful. I’m starting with the office area and paperwork. It’s my worst area. I have an awful habit of procrastinating with this kind of thing. I need to clear it out, and then make sure I keep it that way.

So glad you are in and ready to do this. And thanks for sharing about your basement project. I know we will both feel so much better when we tame some of these areas. Keep us posted on how it’s going!

Hi Lisa! I sent it by email to you. 🙂 I’m so excited you are interested in the challenges! I got hooked on them a year or two ago, and they help so much!