My New Years Wish For You...

Hello, you!

As you've probably noticed, it is now 2013... We're now back to the very first page of the calender.

You can be sure that the year will be filled with many ups and downs, but what fun is a roller coaster if it's always on the same level?... What matters is that you're moving FORWARD!

My wish for you this year, is that you spend it being the best YOU you can possibly be...

I wish that you'll always see the positive, and not the negative, and that you will always have a smile on your face!

I hope that you discover a whole new world full of marvelous things, and that you take every opportunity to explore it!

Know that the most beautiful thing that you can do is be yourself, and be proud.. Not just of yourself, but of everybody around you who has done something to be the least bit proud of!

Reach out a hand to someone you don't usually associate with.. You never know what that person could be going through that your beautiful smile could help them survive and thrive!

 Treat everybody you meet with love, and much respect... Share with them some of the happiness and inspiration that you possess in your heart!

May all your days be filled with sunshine, and when the clouds come, may you have the courage to dance in the rain!

HUGE... HUGS!

And Happy New Year! 

XOXOXOXO

Elysse

Goal accomplished!

Goal: Learn how to knit.

My Mamaw has attempted to teach me how to knit before, but it didn't really get anywhere except me forgetting how to cast on...
I had some knitting needles from when she was trying to teach me, and I have plenty of yarn since I used to crochet a lot (need to get back into that habit by the way... It's a good way to make some money!), so I decided to stop stalling and start youtubing.

After two videos, and about 8 minutes, I had successfully taught myself how to knit!

One goal down... a bazillion to go.

P.S. Since I was such a good teacher to moi, I'm awarding myself bragging rights.
That's right, I can knit! Yea, I taught myself... No biggie ;)

Next item on the agenda: Learn to read music. This should be interesting!

My goals for next week

1. Spend at least 5 hours practicing drawing.

2. Scrub kitchen floor.

3. Give Mom mani pedi. 

4. Learn to read sheet music. 

5. Start fashion collage book. 

6. Learn to knit

Dividing and conquering your goals

I know the feeling,

you made a huge list of goals to accomplish this year, and now you're left with a weight on your shoulders that seems unbearable. 

What do you do about this? Simple. Divide and conquer!

Instead of staring at your list of goals for what seems like hours trying to decide where to start, pick several to accomplish this next week/month. 

For instance, from my list of over 100 goals, I chose twenty things to accomplish next week.

Once you've chosen your goals for next week or month, plan.

Get a notebook specifically for your goals. 

In your notebook write down the week, goals for the week then plan how you're going to accomplish them. 

~Example:

Goals for next week:

Have a photo shoot with best friend:

day: tuesday. Time: 12:00. Location: Back yard. Need: pick out clothes and shoes, find ideas for makeup in Vogue. Get props.

Give Mom mani pedi. 

Learn to read music. 

Depending on how many goals total, you'll probably want to add more than 3 to the list, but you get the idea. 

No matter what, stick to your list! Do this, and reaching all your New years goals is more than possible!

I hope this helps you out!

~Anna~