January is always a month geared toward self-improvement and in the tradition of setting goals, I decided that I am going to make a YES list. Specific things that I can and will do to make the planet a better place and to simplify our busy lives so we can spend time on the things that truly matter to us. Instead of calling it a TO DO list, I have renamed it The Yes List.

– have Nick post something on our blog once every two months
– load the dishwasher immediately
– send at least a bag of clothes to the Salvation Army every six months
– attend a funeral for whom there will be an expected low attendance
– pray more often
– run more often
– balance out my intake of Propel water with regular tap water
– turn off the porch light each night
– send more handwritten letters
– RSVP to events
– return feedback surveys
– finish our wedding album, give prints to parents & grandparents before 5th anniversary
– write more, blog less
– stop being so hard on the wrong people
– ask the right people to be more accountable
– curb Panera Bread visits
– smile at strangers when I walk in public even if I look psycho
– use what I have, limit what I want, pray for what I need