A FRESH START FOR A NEW YEAR

I don’t make resolutions for the new year. I don’t want to feel badly about not achieving some pre-set goal.

I do, however, get this feeling of needing change this time of year. Once all the preparations and excitement of Christmas are over it seems like time to clear things out. Personally and physically.

Time to clear out the clutter in my home and in my head. This spurs the changes in life that I may need to make.

Maybe it comes from the days growing longer each day even if only by seconds. Maybe it comes from the giant mess my home has been for the past month as the food preparations and decorations take over and the guests come and go.

So what am I going to do? Once all the Christmas items are put away I will only put back what I love. If I don’t love an item it will is time to get rid of it.

I will seek out good organizational tips and try to use them in my home. This should start in my pantry cupboard which is always a big mess by January.

All this is especially important this year because we may be moving. We are planning a downsize, not of our home size but our yard size. This is the year I hope this happens because I can no longer keep up with the large gardens I have set up.

I want to clear out the house as much as possible so it shows better but also because I want a fresh start in a new home.

So no resolutions but lots of incentive to make changes.

Are you planning on making any changes in your life for 2014? Do you commit to them out loud for all to hear or do you quietly promise yourself to make them come true? What is the biggest change or resolution you have ever kept?