Happy New Year!

It's time to toast a new year so raise your glass and lets drink to a prosperous, happy and productive 2011.  To all my wonderful Blogger friends -
Happy New Year!!!

When I was reading Joy's blog she suggests that we concentrate on a "word" for 2011 instead of a New Year's resolution and I thought this was a wonderful idea.  All day I have been thinking about what word would sum up what I hope to achieve this year and the word I kept coming back to was -
"Focus"
I am good at setting goals and making lists but I keep getting distracted and only really finish projects when a deadline looms and I can't procrastinate any longer.  So this year I have decided to be more focused about what I hope to achieve and try to not keep going off at a tangent.

Till next time
Frances

Comments

Micki said…
That's a great word choice! Nice finding your blog and I am now a follower. I am sure that you will achieve your goals for 2011. Have a Happy New Year and it will be nice getting to know you!
Micki
January 1, 2011 at 3:38 AM
Linda said…
Hello Frances, and a very Happy New Year to you and your family. I hope you are seeing some sunshine. Thank you for taking an interest in my blog this year, and your lovely comments. I look forward to seeing more of your work this year. I think your word FOCUS is great, and perhaps in a word that is something we might all aspire to. Take care.
January 1, 2011 at 10:54 AM
Joy V said…
Good word choice Frances. Thank you for mentioning my blog.
January 1, 2011 at 4:06 PM
Sue said…
Happy New Year to you Frances and not forgetting your own personal chef Peter.

I shall keep watching and reading to see what FOCUS bring forth.
January 1, 2011 at 7:18 PM
Miriam said…
Happy New Year to you and your family Frances.
January 1, 2011 at 7:22 PM
Shirley said…
Happy New Year to you and Peter. I shall look forward to seeing what Focus brings us. Mine may be 3 little words - just do it. We shall see.
Love Shirley.x
January 1, 2011 at 11:38 PM
Ann Ferguson said…
I know what you mean Frances! Good word choice, Ann ♥
January 3, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Lisa said…
Great idea, Frances. I just wrote someone that I needed to focus more on what needed to get done, so if I had to pick one word, I guess that would be mine, too!
January 3, 2011 at 2:50 PM
Anonymous said…
I am currently researching supplies of that all-elusive Focus. I have the feeling that you have set an excellent trend - Happy New Year!
January 4, 2011 at 12:28 AM
Margaret said…
Focus , now that is a good word to keep in mind and the play on of the word Folk Us To focus on all and sundry keeps our busy minds of ourselves and looking outward I like that. Hap[py New Year to you and your family.
January 5, 2011 at 8:15 AM
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