As I’ve gotten older, I’ve noticed a difference between how I feel at the beginning of the year and how I feel toward the end of the year. At the beginning of the year there is this sense of promise and hope for what a new year will bring. There is anticipation at turning over the calendar page each month. Somewhere around August or September though, that feeling shifts from an excited anticipation to a frenzied anticipation, and by the time we hit the middle of October I feel like I’m in a full on sprint to the finish line.

Is it too late to say Happy New Year? I have a feeling that it is, but I'm going to say it anyway - Happy New Year, friends! For two years now I have used PowerSheets to set my annual goals. When I ordered my yearly goal planner last fall, I felt really energized. But as the end of the year approached and then January 1 came and went, my energy waned and I struggled to jump into the prep work.

Happy November, friends! I feel like I've said this the past couple of monthly goal posts, but I cannot believe how quickly the end of this year is moving. The cold weather has arrived in Pennsylvania and I have to tell you that while I'm excited, I'm also really cold! I never thought I'd say it, but living for three years in Florida has spoiled me a bit... 

Well, September has come and gone, and I'm finding it a bit hard to believe! I remember my mom used to say that time moves faster the older you get, and that is feeling more and more true. I'm excited to be in this month - even though there seems to be quite a bit in my life right now that is making me uneasy and nervous, I'm hopeful for a positive and wonderful month! 

Friends, August was such a busy month! I knew that moving from Florida to Pennsylvania would cause a bit of chaos, and it certainly brought new challenges, new places, and the new home that I was anticipating it would. All in all the move was successful, and I could not be happier to be back in the Keystone State! 

I know it's still technically the last day of July, but an early happy August, friends! I don't know about you, but July felt like it passed rather quickly in my part of the world. And as I look to August, I have a feeling the same will be true again! July was and August will be a month that brings lots of change. But I think we are ready for it - ready for new challenges, new places, and a new home.