As I have mentioned before, my “word” for the year is “Choices” and I wanted to report on how I have done for the month of February.  I have been able to keep up with my two special January choices (keeping my inbox empty and keeping the kitchen table cleaned off better).

For February, I wanted to be careful of my interactions with others as I knew that my stress level would rise as I struggled to accomplish my accounting/tax work AND acted as Co-Chair for our local guild quilt show.  For the most part, I have been able to respond in a civil manner, except for a few outbursts that involved my husband.  I guess that it is just too easy to take things out on those closest to us!!!!

The most exciting thing is that the show is only 5 days away and my co-chair, Deb and I are still great friends….gotta put that in the win column!!!!!

Some of you may remember that my “word for the year” is CHOICES.  During January I had a couple of areas that I wanted to make good choices about…..

The first was to keep my email inbox cleaned out.!!!!  This has not really been a hard task but it has meant that I answered emails quickly or filed them if they had information that I needed to keep.  It is SO nice to open my inbox and see two or three emails there awaiting my attention rather than 20 or 30 of them!!!!

The second choice was to try to keep at least one end of the kitchen table cleaned off.  My desk is right next to the table and it is really easy for me to move things off of my desk (to make room)  and onto the table.  This end of the table is also the repository for everything that comes into the house.  It has been quite freeing to clean up this one part of the table  each day and put those things away.

Now it is time to add another “choice” to the mix.   In February,  my desire is to CHOOSE to be patient and kind to those around me (especially my husband)!!!   Since our guild quilt show is only 4 weeks away (and I am co-chair), this may be a daily, hourly and minutely (if that is a word) choice.

Wish me luck!!!!