Peace & Love But No Resolutions

Hope you are all having a great new year! I'm having a bit of post-vacation traumatic stress disorder, where returning from a lovely trip to visit the in-laws back into the real world of work and schedules is somewhat traumatizing and stressful. Not only did I get to visit with a lot of family I don't often see, I also got to visit with two old, dear friends and take in a Virginia winery, Potomac Point. Family, friends, wine, and gifts-- you can see where settling back into the old 9 - 5 (yeah, don't we wish?) would be, let's just call it "not as fun."

Coming back to the real world at the start of the new year has led to a few conversations about resolutions. I am not a fan of new year's resolutions. I feel like if you want to change something, you shouldn't have to wait for a special day to do it. Except for diets. Everybody knows you have to start diets on Mondays.

So, no resolutions for me, but I am trying to remind myself during this period of increased stress to be peaceful and loving. That's not always easy to do. To help me remember and focus on it, I've hung up some tags that I made for my words blocks, along with a matching wreath.

Hopefully my crafty reminders will help me find peace. If not, I brought back some wine from Virginia.

Shanti Om,
Jenny