This Rockin' New Year

Hey, Love!

Are you as excited about 2013 as I am??

I am gushing with enthusiasm.

I got so inspired by the goddess-style Leonie's 2013 Incredible Year Workbook for Self and the one for Biz. It really got my gears moving for 2013 and also invited me to give myself permission to ease up on myself about 2012 and to celebrate the lessons from it.

Hey, 2012 was the year of truly finding zen, of finding my brightest shining light, of humbling myself, surrendering, and being bathed in blessings + gratitude.

I had so many walls around me, walls I had created to keep stuff out, walls that no longer served my life, because it wasn't until they all came crashing down that I really deeply truly got it.

The walls I thought were protecting me were keeping the lessons out. It was an exquisitely painful + deliciously quickening gush of release when that wall went down with sobs and shakes... I felt cracked open. Open and vulnerable. Raw. And that is when I got it.

This was definitely a lesson in loving myself.

Isn't it all?

I could base my entire life of learning around unpeeling the layers from simplicity.

Now that I have soaked in so much, recharged my batteries, surrendered in 2012, I am ready for something altogether different for 2013.

I started exploring and soaking in Leonie's incredible workbook. It was incredible.

But just not enough. I needed more. Deeper. Thorough.

So, I took it on a journey, along with my own Big Life Planner, Organizer, and Inspirer, and my current flow of needs, and I designed my own workbook/planner for 2013 :))

It's like a Leonie + me lovechild :))

Wanna peek at it?

I'm just s'gosh darn proud of it!

There are actually 2 (1 wasn't big enough)

One of my favorite things about these little books of my life are that they were created of $2 mini composition books. They are working books, and so if they need to be kissed good-bye, it is totally doable, and I wasn't worried about messing anything up, of using too many pages (I just bought another one).I could embrace my imperfectionist, my budding artist.

I like the way they bend in my hands, really pliable and perfect heaviness. Just yummy for my needs :)

I wanted a little book that held every simple thing that I wanted to have on hand. I can't wait to give you a tour of the inside ♥

I haven't done much with the outside, as you can tell :) In fact, I might just leave it as is *shrug* Who knows.

I designed it to be everything, so when my needs change, I will probably buy a whole nuther book and have at it again :))

Ready to see the inside?

I will share a few pics and fill in the gaps with descriptions.

The Life book was my first.

Inside cover - description of book + family mission statement

The next page is a list of my life areas + my values. Always nice to have on hand :)

Next:

"Gratitude bestows reverence,
allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies,
those transcendent moments of awe
 that change forever how we experience life and the world. 
                             - Sarah Ban Breathnach

The next page is "In case the suckies strike" and include 7 things I will now remember to do:

• visit my planners (they are full of so much soul deliciousness)
• journal/dig
• call a friend
• read a book
• read a soulful blog
• put on music
• treat myself

The next page is a reading (of 12 cards for 12 months) that I did for myself for 2013, using my new Yule gift to me:

INCREDIBLE deck, so deep and soulful, thoughtful

I used those 12 cards to realize my word for the year. I knew it would have something to do with spirit, grow, build, travel, money, learning, wellness movement.

My word for 2013 is... ready for it?

move

 

I am ready to do some moving in my life. In fact, I am quite ecstatic about it.

 

Then I listed what I hope to get out of 2013 on the next page.

 

And the next page(3) is

 

SO.FREAKIN.EXCITED about this list.
In fact, I might have gone a tad overboard. (Did you see #1? lol)
Have to evaluate what is a "life" list and what is for 2013 :)

Then I made a page of my favorite words (like radiant, shine, magic, bold, brilliant, +) and my favorite verbs (like cultivate, be, embrace, practice, inspire, tumble, +). Just seeing those words lifts me up. Seriously.

Then...

 

I have one of these for each of my life areas:
Self, Family, Schedule, Home, Family Learning, Livelihood, Partner, Tribe, Community, Travel

 On each of those pages, I highlighted keywords, and then on the back of each page, I made a "How to plan this intention" page, with lists of what I can do for each highlighted area. Planning for success over here ;)

 

The next page is Simple Truths, like "trust - lean or breathe into it" and "we are each on our own journeys" and "intervene or anger = fear", to gently whisper to me, when I am feeling out of sorts about something.

 

And next is my celebration of my 2013 word: move! I also did a bit of insploring about what I can foresee might need to be released to make "move" happen, and also what I might want to manifest, invite, cultivate.

 

How I want my gorgeous goddess body to feel in 2013.
a quiet, peaceful mind; an open (loud speaker) throat (to get my voice out there);
an open heart, powerful arms; an opening (a spiral journey from the inside to out) stomach;
and strong legs.

Cliff Notes to some of my favorite practices and tools for excavating and re-centering

The next page is Habits to Cultivate Flow, and listed are soul-delicious stuff like "morning routine", "circle with women", "more music", and other stuff I want to do more often :)

 

Next is a daily checklist, followed by what our typical day looks like.

 

Then a weekly checklist, with what our typical week looks like.

 

A monthly checklist (complete with what kinds of stuff to talk about at our monthly family pow-wow), and what our months usually look like.

 

Lists of toys each of our family member wants to invite into their life :)

 

After that comes our month specific stuff. 

• a page for budgeting
• a to do list (sectioned by areas of our life, to ensure the list is thorough)
• a monthly inspiration page (for words, pics, drawings, etc. to stay aligned with each month - and to revisit next year to see how similar or different it is)
• a monthly calendar
• and a page with school subjects to preserve what we learned each month through joyful living :)

December's Inspiration was just words - yummy nevertheless :)

SO MUCH FUN listing things to do throughout the month, crossing them off, and scribbling off days :)
The 8th column is for blog post ideas :)

And that is my life planner.

That was a hearty chunk a stuff, huh?

So, I think a brain break might be good before pursuing the unveiling of the Biz + Creative Project planner :)

Let me just tell you how much I adore these little books.

They make my life so much easier and more efficient right now. That isn't always what I am looking for in life, but when I SO am (like right now in life), this so hits the spot!!

Part of this whole thing has been creating it myself, working it all out. The workbook aspect of the whole thing was a delicious way to prepare for the new year.

I wrote 2013 so many times in December that I was dating EVERYTHING 2013 ever since lol Even unconsciously, I couldn't wait for this new year :)

My business & creative projects planner was borne of my knowing that the 2 are one and the same :) My business is all the stuff I want to do in the world and share with the world + making a business of it, so I can support my family and aligned lifestyle from it.

The business aspect of it is so fun and so new to me! Developing the Biz workbook has been prompting me to explore what it is about business that I want to learn and highlight my love of.

I've used almost half the book so far, and this is what I've got...

This inner cover is a deep and soulful space to set my intention for the rest of the book :)

The first page is my Business & Livelihood Mission Statement, and a space to remember why I design & manifest creative projects.



An invite to dream with wild abandon :)

Then I revisited (and clarified) my business intentions for 2013
 and how to plan each of those highlights in lists and action steps, for success, y' know :)

Next came, things I'd like to learn in 2013 - the first thing on my list was to figure out what exactly a business plan was and how to create one. I am thrilled to announce that I didn't wait for 2013 to do that! lol I read a whole book from the library in 2 days! More on that in a minute.

sites + mentors + books to guide me

People I would love to collaborate with.

Website or blog styles I dig

Ways (mediums) to connect with people - both online + in person :)))

Life things I love to connect on - self, parenting, home, simple living, sacred living, learning... Coming soon: business, travel, Tribe, body, love/partnerships, house, community... (probably in that order)

My favorite, favorite things in the world!! And some idea of direction ;)

Marketing places

Marketing ideas

Folks who do stuff like I do (known by others as "competitors" - thank my heart this is an industry of love and connect. Not the same atmosphere as some others.). I love this list. It make my heart swell to know I am working in to same heart web as these incredible people!

Ways I will be okay while my business grows

In preparation for creating my own business plan:

When?

Where?

Who?

What?

How?

Technical goals for 2013. 100 blog posts for 2013 means about 2 a week. 12 e-zines loveletters. 12 videos. Oh, yeah, baby. Here I come, 2013!! :))

Work schedule ideas. These do not apply until I am feeling like I need a break from this stuff lol

Soul deliciousness, soul sabbatical, soul rejuvenation.
Quarterly.
followed immediately with a business retreat, strategy day, weekly business attunement.

Speaking of soul deliciousness...



And then

Followed by January To  Dos, February To Dos, and March To Dos.

Then the 2nd Quarterly Goals and to do lists for each of those months.

Etcetera.

And finally (so far), places to start organizing what needs to be done in various business areas, in a way that is impermanent and physically manipulative. I got this idea after re-finding The Right-Brain Business Plan:

The post-it notes allow me to manipulate each goal by listing stuff to make it possible below and then tossing them when complete, without wasting lines or pages in the book on temporary goals.

In addition to Business Stuff, I have Product Stuff, Money Stuff, e-books in the mix, e-courses in the mix, workshops in the mix, and gatherings in the mix.

The remaining pages are for exploring the details of some of my favorite projects of all time :)

Yum. Yum. Yum. I feel like I just savored a delicious holiday cookie. Oh, well, I did. But these journals are pretty darn delicious, too, eh?

I hope they gave you taste of what is in store around here in this new year, and I hope that they inspire you to find your own lists of stuff that is oh-so important to you in the new year.

Over the next couple weeks, I will be sharing some of it in more depth, like my 100 Things to do in 2013 (squeefest!!)

Until then, what kinds of things are you doing to celebrate and fare-thee-well to 2012, and bring in the new and incredible 2013?

All my love (and that's a LOT of love!),