June: the month of Pearl, Honeysuckle and Longevity!

June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Accordingly, I plan to get a lot done. And most of those efforts will be towards SIMPLIFYING my life --- LIVING MORE NOW through doing, having, and spending LESS.

Since my last post, ummmm, a lot has happened!! A lot of wonderful, life-changing, joy-affirming things. Things that affirm that now, more than ever, additional change needs to happen to achieve even greater consistency between how I live and how I WANT to be living. More importantly than looking backwards, however (I might normally be tempted to play "catch up", being the historian that I am), THIS MONTH, I am looking forward to all that is ahead! And there is a LOT coming down the pike!

Call it spring cleaning (yes, spring arrives late in Seattle), but it is time to clean out, slim down, and prioritize. Too often I feel pulled in a gazillion different directions, and admittedly I become hyperfocused and single track minded at times, so the case might be that occasionally I lose track of the whole and whether THIS or THAT step will get me to where I ultimately want to be going. Time for priorities! Time to focus focus focus. Time to make some significant changes. Time to say NO more often to things and requests that are not consistent with my goals, or with my new dedication to time management. Time to plug back into this blog - a blog about how to LIVE MORE NOW.

So, I welcome the long daylight hours. I embrace June as the month of longevity (and honeysuckle!), and I excitedly declare my intentions to do the following:

1) get a NEW WEBSITE up and going (more on this later)
2) streamline my photography business with a careful action plan (i.e. think STUDIO, think TARGETED promotions, think LESS is MORE).
3) SLIM DOWN. Although I don't specifically mean in lbs, I do intend to slim down when it comes to my cupboards, closets, and various life INBOXES. (think "GETTING THINGS DONE" by David Allen). Doesn't it feel great to continue getting unnecessary STUFF out of your life that takes up unnecessary space AND time! (we have been making progress on this one, but there is always more progress to be made!)
4) continue ERADICATING DEBT (think a combo of Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman, practical, to the point steps. it's hard but not brain surgery.) I have been making good progress in this regard. In a matter of months, all debt (aside from mortgage) will be totally gone.
5) put a plan in place for this blog so that it is more organized, streamlined, and focused.

Some ideas are bubbling... and I am excited to help them unfold. Lots of change is coming, so stay tuned!