ihope....

geez...i hope for lots....tons of hopes swirling up in my head...

little ones like "i hope i can get a white hot chocolate today"

big ones like "i hope i can give my children the necessary tools to become good people"

my mind races all over the place when i start to do the rundown of all my hopes & dreams...

"i hope we can get the garden together for next year"
"i hope we are doing the right thing by putting the kids in private school"
"i hope i can get myself to the gym b/c my jeans are getting a little tight"
"i hope i get to see some of my overseas friends at CHA winter"
"i hope i can make those little birdies sarah showed me"

& usually all of this comes at me at 2 o'clock in the morning...lol....

so this week's word at onelittleword is HOPE....& i knew what i had to do...
the New Year is coming & i seized the opportunity...

so i sat & wrote & got it all out....all of those hopes...
the huge ones that make my heart swell and the small ones that just make me smile....
some things i WANT to do...
some things i WANT TO WANT to do....
i laid it all out...put it all down on paper...
tucked it all in that envelope & tied a pretty polka dot bow to seal it...

somehow the putting it on paper was very refreshing & felt almost more real somehow....
i am putting it all out there to the universe....
i'm taking stock....who i am right now and where i want to go...

i think i've gotta do that more often...
actually sit & write down the hopes that lie in my heart...

HOPE you have a happy day!!!!!

xoxoxoxo

gi

Comments

[Nicole]

This is awesome! love this idea.

[adrienne looman]

amen girl!
and WHY does it always seem to come to us in the middle of the night???
awesome layout!

[adrienne looman]

did my comment go through?

[jess]

I LOVE this idea!!! it is fantastic!!
Good luck with all your hopes and dreams! I hope they all become reality for you!!
Xx Jess

[Patty S]

GREAT idea!
not to sound cliche but i *hope* your hopes come true!
throw those thoughts out to the universe. be a magnet for good things. for things you want and things you want to happen.
i'll send some good vibes your way :-)
patty

[Judith]

I LOVE this idea Gigi! And love your LO, especially the bright colors! It is gorgeous (as usual) hihi lots of love!

[Bek Geach]

Very kewl idea Gigi :)
I do this "kinda" thing each year too.
I find it both fun and grounding.
(hugs)
Bx

[Martha]

I'm loving your blog! Thank you for inspiring me! I want to make a New Year's resolution envelope like that too...

[jessi lute]

so cool and what a great thing to look back on in the future...to see what is the same and what has changed!!!

wishing you lots of holiday happiness and have a fabulous weekend!!!

[Andrea Amu]

Hey girl, I just found your blog and wanted to comment on this page of yours! Wonderful idea and I like the envelope!
Take care :)

[kerry lynn]

=D

[beth]

this is amazing. i want to do this, too, tuck it away, and then read it at the end of 08. hmm...i'll have to add that to my FUN LIST.

[Gillian]

Fantastic idea! I already did my OLW Hope layout, but I may just have to do up a list like yours when the new year hits :) Thanks for the inspiration!

[NicCarro]

Love this idea Gi - and this is the stuff that I want to know about my Mother. What her hopes and dreams were at different times in her life. I think it's so cool that you have it down on paper for yourself to look back on and for your children to gain some insight into you as a person when they look back and read it when they're older. Love love love this one!