word of the year, pale muses

I painted up 3 small, really small canvases for fun. They are only 2.5" by 2.5", so these photos are larger than real life. Which made them a quick and harmless project to do. On two I put one word, could be someone's word for the year. I still don't know what my word will be, or if I will have one, but it was fun to look at the muses once they had been painted, and try to imagine what their word for the year would be....

Of course, they are in my etsy shop.... Happy paintpartyfriday!

No snow lately....

 It wasn't a white Christmas here...

No snow, but lots of cold water....

And I have been thinking of my plans, and my word of the year for 2015. 

In 2012 I tried to find a BALANCE in life.
between work and play
between highs and lows
between creativity and calm
 

In 2013 it was FOCUS
to focus on what was important
and to focus on the goal instead of reacting
 

then 2014 was AWE

I spent  a lot of time being aware of the awe I feel for things in nature,
 and the little small parts of my life that I am thankful for.

I have decided on COMPLETE for 2015.
 I am taking many meanings of the word...
 first of all I plan to complete the projects I have started instead of moving onto something new whenever I get the whim.
Plus I will remind myself that I am complete as is,
nothing I need to do,
 nothing I need to try,
nothing I need to become.
It's all OK as is!

but to help with all those ongoing yearly words I still have a list of things to try to achieve in 2015.

I think it is all but impossible for me not to make resolutions for New Years Day.

But instead of saying I want to diet or to lose so many pounds,

I am saying I will try to eat better.

It seems easier to achieve that way

eat more vegetables and less sugar

hike more

do taichi and yoga more

finish the novel

finish the children's book

be thankful more

notice beauty more

pay it forward more

laugh more

spend less time on the internet

clear out clutter

simplify

Happy new year!