Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick.....

Big changes are coming in this neck of the woods! I have spent the last couple of months oscillating between wild elation and sheer terror...I can't tell you exactly what's going on yet (although believe me when I say I can hardly stand keeping it to myself until March 1st!) but for a tiny hint click here.

And on that note, let's talk re-invention. I love fresh starts. You know what's awesome about them? They can happen whenever you want them to. Forget about waiting until your next birthday, until the kids go back to school, until (at the risk of being ubiquitous) January 1, or the first of next month, or Monday. The only time it's impossible to start fresh is on a Friday...'cause I have a thing about no new projects on Fridays. I don't know why...it just seems like a day to wind stuff down, not start things up. But that's just me. And in this case I have to wait until the beginning of next month. That's when the page turns and a new chapter starts.

Do you like how I just totally contradicted myself right there? I will stop talking out of my ass now, I promise. Moving right along!

 So with this ginormous life change that's coming up, I am taking the opportunity to turn my focus inwards and fix some loose ends that have been holding me back, personally and professionally. I had a conversation with a client a few weeks ago where we were talking about how shitty 2013 was. Both of us had had some really profound life-changing adversity to face in 2013, and without even thinking about it I made the observation that the best growth comes from shit...so if 2013 was a veritable compost heap, 2014 is going to sprout some serious awesomeness. But before that can happen, I need to say good bye and good riddance to some bad habits - must make lots of room for the awesome to happen!

 Here's what I need to do to get going:

1. I will make proper sleep a priority. This has taken a back seat for, oh, eleven years, and it's not working for me. Eat my shorts, sleep deprivation.

2. I will get on top of planning meals...the thought of which makes me twitch with irritation. I love to cook but have never gotten on top of the planning thang. This causes me more stress and worry than it's worth. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out, last-minute supper panic!

3. I will fix my health, one way or another! To make a long story short, my endocrine system has not been acting right for a long while now. I've been plowing through and trying to work it off and muscle it out and that's not working. Time for a new, smarter approach.

4. I will not overload myself with projects! In fact, why do I need a 4th habit to break? Fuck that, three's enough!

There, I feel lighter already!


Alright team, stand by - the big news is coming!