Intentions

I always have the best intentions. It starts with an idea, a spark of creativity. My thinking becomes obsessed with it. I begin planning how wonderful it will be and all the great things that will come from this glorious idea.

I start working on this idea- be it a gift, a journal, a schedule, a new art form. I submerse myself in information and supplies to accomplish my goal. The first few days go by and I am on a new project high. Things are getting done and thoughts are flying through my brain of what else I could do with these new skills. I accomplish my daily goals and feel proud of what I have done so far. But by the end of the week, my brain so tired and my expectations so high, I come crashing down.

"What was I thinking," I say to myself. " I can never finish this. No one is going to like it. It can't possible by any good. I can't possibly stick to this. I am bound to fail." So, as quickly as it came the idea flutters away and I am, yet again, back were I started. Only now with more "stuff" that will not only crowd my brain and my home but also way down my heart.

But this Christmas will be different. I am taking it back. This blog is going to be my way to bring Christmas back to what truly matters- spending time with family and friends, giving, and believing in magic. Starting today, which I intended to be December 1, but I let other things get in the way, I will write daily about what Christmas- past, present, and future- means to me. So that someday my children can know exactly why this is the most wonderful time of the year.