Calendar time!

I *heart* calendars. I mean it!

While I've had my 2009 calendars since September (no, I'm not joking) I'm so excited that now it's really time to start putting dates in them and customizing them and making plans for the year ahead. I love New Year's Day. I love the sense of renewal and hope, that feeling of having a fresh start. I think it's fantastic. While I don't encourage anyone to wait until a more or less arbitrary date like a holiday to make positive changes in their lives (change can happen any day of the year - any day you say so!), I do encourage people to take advantage of a new year to really focus on what they want to get out of the next 12 months. Think in specifics, not generalities. Make action plans that are quantifiable and solid rather than nebulous. Instead of "I will get in shape!" it's more realistic to say "I will exercise 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week."

Just food for thought.

But more importantly: Squeeee! Calendars! Stickers! Markers and metallic pens! I love to plan!