I can feel the energy of spring pushing through the surface of my mind. Like the first leaves unfurling from the dormant plant, my being seems to be awakening. It's been a long winter, lasting several seasons for me but I feel this excitement about life that hasn't been there for a long time.

I can still feel my self shrinking back at moments, perhaps its become a habit. But the urge to move forward and engage in life once again is becoming stronger each passing day.

My daughter and I had a conversation lately about procrastination. She had gotten behind in her studies and had a pretty stressful end of quarter last quarter. We talked about various solutions and she had a plan to avoid it with the new quarter.

Now, I find myself staring at the walls and not doing a thing. It's not like I don't have plenty to do. I simply "don't feel" like doing what is in front of me. Unfortunately, that doesn't get me anywhere and doesn't move me forward in my life.

So, today was "git 'er dun" day. My other half calls it a "take no prisoners" day.

Choose a food item you would normally purchase and make it from scratch. It could be something as simple as a cake or cookies or something as seemingly complex as making bread. Reconnecting with how our food is made can be very empowering. We come to understand what is in our food and what it takes to make it a reality.

Homemade food is also much more tasty once we get the hang of it. I started making homemade bread a few months ago.

I have decided rather than choose a new year's resolution this year, I am going to start each month with a new focus. For the month of January it is, clear the clutter.

It seems projects tend to pile up both figuratively and literally in my life. I have lots of ideas about things to do and supplies for old projects I've intended to do throughout the house. I once hear each of these "projects" pulls a bit of our energy anytime we think about them or walk by those supplies.

So, my goal is to clear them out...