The beginning...

I have had an on-going conversation with my sweet husband for the past few months. It's about how I want to be a better person, mom, wife, and well...basically I want to be better in every single aspect of who I am.
(I love how I can bounce all of my crazy ideas off of Jeff and he doesn't tell me I'm crazy or have too many things on my to-do list, or that I am being a horrible mom or wife or person. He just listens and encourages. He's so great.)
So one of the things I have been wanting to do is write in my blog-journal daily. Yikes, can I really do that? I don't know, but I want to try.
And this isn't going to be just any journal. This is going to be my Becoming Better journal.
One of the many many ways I am trying to become better is by being more optimistic. By seeing the beauty around me and recognizing the blessings I have right now.

I'm not gaurantee-ing a picture-a-day. But I will write every day and I will *try* to post a picture of the beauty I found in that day: the little things that help me to be a little better and brighter.

I was talking to my aunt and telling her I was late in starting my 'betterment' project. "Well, use this month (January) as your planning month and then get started in February. You just needed to figure things out."
So, that's what I've been doing: figuring things out. Pondering my goals and setting up a plan so I will succeed. And now I am ready.

Here is the beginning of a really fabulous year:
A year of learning and growing. A year of blessings and beauty.
A year of my life. One day at a time.