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Chugging Right Along in 2011

I am happy to say that the goals I have set for myself for 2011 are surprisingly moving in the right direction. I am a firm believer in goals and the power of writing them down or saying them out loud. I have plans on making 2011 a great year for myself and my family with changes in career, lifestyle, socializing, parenting, and residence. I know it is a lot for one year, but I am feeling really motivated and ready (more than ready) for some life changes that will impact all of us positively. It is exciting and intimidating all at the same time, but I am liking this rush. Just to give you all an idea of some of my goals this year, I will list a few right now:

**Career Change, I am going to pursue my dream of writing or consulting- No time like the present, right?

**Self Image Makeover, I am actively participating in activities and classes that will improve my self image and increase my marketability in my chosen career path.

**Time Management and Organization, I am looking to make my life easier and more enjoyable so I can spend more time with my family (#1).

**Going to Actively Promote Pay it Forward, The best feeling in the world is when you can make someone else's day. Everyone should commit to a random act of kindness daily.

**Investing in Friendships, Friends and family is what makes my world go around. I have neglected nurturing some of my very dear friendships and I am going to change that this year. I can proudly say that my oldest friend has been there since we were 4- that is a friendship/sisterhood that has lasted 34 years!! I want to make it another 34 years! I also have new friendships that I would love to grow as well. There are so many genuine people in my life right now and I would like to keep them around.

Those are only a smidgen of my goals for 2011. I have so many more and I will share them randomly. Please comment below on what your goals for 2011 are or what you hope to accomplish. We can help each other stay on track :)

Know what you want and go for it!! Goals are the GPS to your future!!

Tackle It Tuesday

My post for Tackle it Tuesday is a little late, but I did good!! I wanted to purge the house of clothes and toys and got half of it done. I bagged up my daughter's clothes that no longer fit her and gave them to 3 other very special growing baby girls. It was a trip down memory lane to see some of her infant outfits that were our favorites. I also came across several outfits and pairs of shoes that she never even got to wear because they were off season. They even still had the tags on!! It felt good to know that her clothes were going to be used and not just dumped in a donation bin.

Now, on to my clothes. No emotional ties really, but I did purge my closet that contained clothes from the early 90's- YIKES!! And yes, some of those still had the tags on! There were too many clothes to bag, so we backed up the SUV and opened the tailgate. These, as outdated as they were, DID go to the donation bin. I hope someone enjoys the long sweater dress and satin sheen blouses.

Toys will have to wait til next week.....