Along with my fresh start post from the other day, this year is also going to have a theme.

I just finished another Henri Nouwen book that really had me thinking so this is where my theme of Beloved comes from.

Along with the on going project of keeping my gratitude journal (Inspired by the book One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp) and I hope to get to one thousand as I record my list of what I am grateful for.

I am also really looking forward to a new mail art project with my lovely and long time pen pal Angela. Her and I started a postcard project called “December Daily” where we sent one postcard each day in the month of December. This helped us reconnect from one coast (CA) to the other (Vermont).

Then she announced her pregnancy and her recent move to Portland already had me scheming up a new project for 2013 and it is settled: “52 for You” is our year long postcard exchange. I am committing myself to one postcard a week to show this far away friend from love, but also to give myself the space and time to do a small dose of crafting by making some fun postcards.

These are a lot of small and hopefully do-able goals for this upcoming year.

I am so excited for the change of the calendar and all the new ideas.

Happy New Year- Again!