new year, new start

Hi there!  It's January first and time for a fresh start...again.

About me:  I'm a single mother of two nearly grown children (college age and graduate school) and one neurotic cat, a daughter, sister, friend, terrifyingly self-employed interior designer, and avid cook.
I was challenged by a friend to choose one word to concentrate on for the year.  The first one that popped into my mind was "discipline", which I immediately rejected - too depressing for my "out of the box" thinking personality - I break out in a cold sweat just thinking about having to live in a routine and discipline sounds a lot like that kind of life.  I know it isn't really, but I floated through a lot of words that might make sense...joyfulness, gratitude, hope...and I may use one of those next year, but the one that kept coming back to me was mindfulness.  SO, mindfulness it is.
This blog was created to document my real life journey of faith, fears, struggles, and triumphs in my not so splendid life as I try to be mindful this year - being fully present and thinking before acting - listening before speaking...

Do you have a word of the year?  What did you choose?

Blessings,
Janet