'Fessin Up

OK .. if you looked in your bathroom drawer, or the medicine cabinet, how many of you would find those little tubes of toothpaste, or some old makeup, or other assorted items you accumulated over time?  I cleaned out a drawer yesterday, and found a couple of those little tubes of toothpaste - obviously I'd tucked them away thinking they'd be perfect to take on a trip.  Yes, those kind of trips that never materialized! *sigh* 

So... I used one up, and started on another.  This is part of my mission to reduce, minimize, get rid of clutter.  A new year is about to begin, and I aim to remove those things in it that hold me back, clutter me up.  Why?  To make room for new and good things to enter my life.  I'm a firm believer that when we hold on to things we don't need or use any longer, they clutter up our lives - and all that clutter obstructs our view of the new things that are just around the corner! 

A brand new year is just around the corner - and with the start of a new year, it can be a start to a new you.  So ponder the desires of your heart, break it down into manageable bits and pieces, map out a plan for this new year to make it better than ever!

Wait... how do you do that, you ask?  Well.  Lets say that my goal is to live in a new place, new city, new apt, new home.  For me, the way I plan is to start with Z, my goal, and work the steps in my mind.  Lets say I want to purchase a home.  I know that I need some cash, 10% down on an $120k house is $12k.  Break that down into 12 months, and I need to put $1k a month into some kind of savings.  (ok, big numbers, and probably unrealistic for most folks to put aside that much... but it easily shows what you need to do to reach your goal, right?) 

One of my goals for 2013 is a trip to the beach, stay in a hotel, bring Sadie with me of course, because I want some sunset pictures of the beach.  I want to sit and listen to waves, to walk along the water's edge and get my toes wet.  If it rains, I'll dance in the rain.  So how do I make this happen?  I plan:  When?  March or April.  Where?  California, of course, is the closest ocean.  Aprox 1200 miles, so $120 in gas, $200 in hotel and food.  If its in April, I need to put $50 per pay period into savings for that. 

With a little planning, I can make my heart's desire happen --- and so can you!