It’s been way too long since we’ve met like this.  What’s going on in your world?  Do you still remember me??  If I’m lucky, you missed your weekly dose of finding the Extra in the Ordinary.  I know I’ve missed connecting with you.

I was shocked at how long it had been since I’ve posted a column… similar to the shock I feel when I hold up my jeans and think those look SO BIG, but alas, they fit like a glove every time!

So where in the world have I been? I’ll let you in on a little secret.  I’m TERRIBLE at compartmentalizing … so instead of keeping up the column while working to grow my business, The Playground Group, I put all of my creative energy into developing, designing and delivering workshops last year. And since I’m on the topic (beware shameless plug coming), check out our public workshops for 2012.

Now that I feel like that business is up and running, I’m ready to share my two cents and possibly even a nickel’s worth again.  I hope you’re willing to listen.  So onward!

This year for Christmas I got a new alarm clock.  It’s pretty fancy and lately I’ve been waking up to the sounds of the ocean (only problem is now whenever my kids flush in the bathroom above us in the middle of the night, I wake up too!)  Although I’m not crazy about alarm clocks in general, I do love the snooze button.  It’s up there with one of the best inventions of all time.

The problem is it’s so easy to keep hitting it.  And as I was reflecting on the New Year, I realized there are a few too many things that I’ve been hitting the snooze button on in my own life.  That second book … snooze … that trip to Italy … snooze … taking a screenwriting class … snooze.  And it’s not just the big stuff, it’s the little stuff too … having a movie night with my daughter, calling a friend to meet for dinner, spending time being creative for no reason at all … snooze, snooze, snooze.

So my wish for the New Year is to be more aware of when I’m hitting snooze in my own life … and while I won’t be able to do it all, I can at least focus in and set my sights on a few long held goals.

So while I’m working on that second book, I’ll be wondering what you’ve been postponing in your own life and wishing that this is the year you go for it!

EXTRA-Ordinary Ideas:

Read It:  One of my favorite New Year’s reads … A Gift from The Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh … this is one I keep going back to every year.
Gift from the Sea

Do It:  Pick one do-able thing that you’ve been putting off that you would really, really look forward to if it finally got on your calendar.  Make a space for it this month.

Think It: “The object of the New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul.” G.K. Chesterton

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