All The Things

Twenty-nineteen began before I felt ready, but I guess that’s the way time works. I know years and months and weeks and days are arbitrary human constructs, but a new year still motivates me and inspires me to make changes, and I need to grasp that inspiration whenever it presents itself. Because sometimes I just cannot. You know? So here we are in a new year, and here I am with my usual list of goals. They don’t change much from year to year. I’m always starting over and never finishing. Still, more gets done when I set goals than when I don’t, and that’s something.

I loved the stamp set Tina of Life Love Paper designed this month for Kelly Purkey Shop, so I used it along with the lovely Big Plans Traveler’s Notebook kit to make a quick list in my traveler’s notebook of the things I want more of in my life in 2019.

The main kit this month comes with a stamp set that lets you create your own postage stamps, and I used it on this layout to add a little embellishment. I chose the “love notes” sentiment to use here. These things I want more of in my life - they’re things I love. Truly. But I regularly find excuses not to do them. I have some ideas about why that is, but I need to do some more thinking about it.

The pictures I chose for this layout are vaguely representative of some of my goals for the year. Friends, flowers, fresh air. “Yes” seemed like the right sentiment to include here. I’m hopeful that 2019 will bring lots of opportunities to use that stamp.

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