As the beginning of November chimes, I don’t want to be rushed into and out of the events of the next several weeks. While it feels futile to fight the rush sometimes, I need reminding that it isn’t too late to reset some things in my life. We have so much more control of our lives than we often are willing to admit and the weeks before Thanksgiving are a great opportunity to take back what is mine. If I want to make healthier choices, learn a new skill or grow closer to someone, the days ahead of me are unwritten and wide open for any of that. I just have to reset my thoughts and intentions with that in mind. So, that’s what we are going to do. My October was really pretty good, but even if it wasn’t, November can be beautiful.

My oldest child was born in November and my end of the year memories were forever colored by his first infant days. It didn’t matter what the rest of the world was doing, Randy and I were beginning to wade in the ocean of parenthood for the very first time. I never want to forget that spark of excitement and awe in the air. So much of it was so terribly hard, but still, I couldn’t deny that I had done this incredibly hard thing and lived to tell about it. There is hope in November to climb a mountain, to start again and to be filled with joy. So, all month I’m going to be writing about different ways I need to reset. I hope you’ll join me and share how you are resetting this month. Follow me on Instagram where I’ll be sharing more ideas and maybe some videos about it.