Your Loveliest Year

Last week I received an email from my favorite online office supply store, See Jan Work.  It was a full page year calendar with an organization tip for January and the promise to return each month with another tip to help us get organized.  I love See Jane Work, and calendars and tips to get organized, so the email campaign totally worked on me!

So much so that I thought, what if I took this idea and applied the simple monthly suggestion idea to tips, tasks, and mantras we busy moms could use to make this our most loveliest year?

I created a monthly calendar and each month I’ll update it with a new suggestion.  {Click here to download!}

This month, I wanted to look back at January and plan ahead for February.

January:

The start of the new year holds big promises and big expectations.  We all spend time thinking about how we want the new year to be different or better.  Sometimes we can get to the end of January and feel a little discouraged if we are not already making huge strides to that different or better year.  My mantra for January is “You have amnesty.”  Even if you didn’t do everything or start that new resolution yet, you still have lots of 2013 left to make amazing.

February:

Since February is the month of is all about love and connection, its a great reminder how important connection is in our lives.  We may dream about decedent date nights with our love or long luscious phone calls with our girlfriend (and believe me, these are uber important), but as busy moms, we don’t always have time for these on a regular basis.

This month, make it a point to connect with those who are important to you, even in a quick way.  Send a text to a friend to tell her you/re thinking of her, leave a note in your kids lunch box or a love letter in your partner’s pocket.  Just a few minutes to let someone else know you are thinking of them and they are important to you.  I promise it will make both your days!

Print out your calendar and tune back in at the end of February for a new month tip to help you have your happiest, most fulfilled year.

Bonus:

Want to do your own??  Want to create a year of new recipes to try or a year of rooms to de-cluttered or a year of hikes to go on?  Download a completely blank version of the year calendar here and plan YOUR most loveliest year.