13 days in, my lucky number!

My grandfather was a very superstitious man, my grandmother was as well and I can remember little things like never changing a calendar before it was time or opening an umbrella inside were just a couple of things they would never imagine doing. I remember hearing my grandfather talk about Friday the 13th a few times. He always thought it was such an unlucky day, which of course as the child that I was, peaked my interest. A lot of any “unlucky” day is attitude and outlook. If you start a particular day feeling like it will be unlucky, then it probably will be! I decided at a young age to oppose all of these theories about the 13th and instead over the years it became my lucky number. I am sure a lot of it was my outlook. I always felt it would be a great day, so I woke up ready for it to be that way!

I am 13 days into “My Year of Yes”! Since my post on January 1st, I have completed the book “Year of Yes”. I also finished another book called “Delivering Happiness”. I decided for that book I would try an audio. Since the 2nd when the gym opened again, I have been at the gym 9 out of the 12 possible days. I spend 30 min and divide it between the treadmill and another piece of equipment like the bike or glider. During this time I have been listening to my Audio Book, as well as school pick ups, waiting at dance, etc. It is amazing how many little chunks of time I had that I can be using for something like this! It took no time to finish “Delivering Happiness”.

Although titled “Delivering…”, I almost felt the book focused a lot on discovering and defining happiness. It led me to ponder more my own life and long term goals of continued happiness and what it means to me. By the end of the book, I understood why the writer choose to name the book “Delivering Happiness” and I was fascinated by the approach the company took to delivering happiness to both their customers and employees! It would be an amazing company to work for! This intrigued me to move onto another similar book that I started a few days ago, again an audio book called “Be Our Guest”. Disney has a unique culture and service unlike any other and so far the book is very interesting! I may end up needing to take a Disney Cruise or Vacation in the near future thanks to this book!

It has been nice to have a little me time each day, but also still enjoy lots of quality time with my kids. We booked another little mini long weekend in February at the same hotel we used during the Christmas break. We had a such a fun time with the other families that we all decided to do it again for Family Day weekend! The Winter is long and this will be a great break away when it comes! Throughout this year we plan to continue to buy less things and instead enjoy more time away as a family and also with other families. This will continue to be our focus and in the meantime it is a lot of fun to spend my free time some evenings finding places to go and things to do! I love creating all of these memories with my children and I am thankful to be surrounded by families that have a similar outlook!