sometimes...

sometimes there are days...

or in my case...

a week that has been just

HORRIBLE!

and then you get a sign...

or in my case...

Several signs...

It's funny to me how this works.

Just when you want to throw your hands up in the air...

hang your head...

throw in the towel...

walk away...

GIVE-UP...

The universe has a way of smacking you in the face.

Sometimes we all need a good smack...

Here is my smack...times 3.

This was on someones facebook status 1st thing this morning... "There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good. So love the people who treat you right, forget the ones who don't.Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living.~ Re-post if you agree!"

Of Course I reposted it...

it was my 1st sign.

2nd sign...

I stumbled upon this blog.

Seriously.

Hello sign #2.

Nice to meet you!

My name is K'Brina and I needed you today!

Which leads me to sign #3.(image from here)

Ha! Do I need to spell it out for you?? Sometimes that is exactly what we need...

The Laundry Room...

Wow!

Is really all that I can say.

I am obsessed!

This feels amazing...

You should try it!!

Oh...and I am having

a newborn giveaway on my Photo blog!!

Hop on 0ver and check it out!!

Bathroom sink...

Because I am behind, I am jumping all around the "get organized in 21 Days" list.

Under my bathroom sink was in desperate need of some organization.

I tackled it and then moved on to under my kitchen sink and Laundry Room.

WOW! It feels so good!

My kids and my husband are even helping to keep it organized! I LOVE IT!!

Try it!!

Just organize one space! It becomes an addiction!!

Desk...

Ohh...so much better!

That project only took 20 minutes!!

It makes me want to set at my desk work!

FOCUS...

This month is going to be about focus.

I am going to focus on getting organized.

I am really sad that didn't find this blog until last Friday.

I wish that I wasn't a week behind.

Join the 21 day challenge with me at A bowl full of lemons

My kitchen "Junk" drawer...

Bathroom Drawers...

GROSS...

They look SO much better!!
I feel better about it and it only took me 20 minutes to do all of them!

It's a New Year...

Insead of a long list of "resolutions,"

of unrealistic goals,

that never see me through the 1st week of January,

I am doing something different this year.

One word...

or rather 3 words,

that I have chosen to use as guidance for this upcoming year.

FOCUS

SIMPLIFY

NOURISH

Good words, right?

Each of these words have a different meaning to me. I may use them all or just one at a time.

This last year has been crazy for us.

New job, new baby, adjusting to both.

We have been so very blessed this last year,

yet I don't think that we had the time or energy to savor it.

So back to the words...

Focus.

I am going to focus on different things each month.

Focus on a small goal and see it through.

Whether it be laundry, decorating my house room by room, building a better business,

learning new things, or on being a better mom.

I may share my focus with you,

then again I may not.

Simplify.

I need to learn to say no. I need to not bite off more than I can chew.

I need to sit back and enjoy little moments.

Nourish.

I need to nourish myself. I need to nourish my body, my mind, and my spirit. I need to take more time for myself and not feel bad about it. I need to be able to be creative on a daily basis. I need to read more. I need to feel enlightened. I need to remember what it was I loved about photography and learn from it again.

I feel like if I am able to nourish myself, I will be a better mother and a better wife!

I am hoping to do some new fun things with this blog. Check back to see what I have in mind...

Do your have any New Years Goals you want to share??