"If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try." -Seth Godin

At the beginning of the year, I said to myself and my husband that I felt like something was happening this year. That I felt some sort of fire to get moving. That I felt I was on the cusp of becoming the person I'm supposed to be, that I may actually be on the cusp of being a "grown-up." These thoughts can very well be the early symptoms of a mid-life crisis, but I wanted to make these feelings work for me in a positive way, instead of becoming a 40 year old that dresses like Miley Cyrus. So I decided two things: I'm going to do some things that I've always secretly wanted to do and if some opportunities come before me that scare me out of my wits, then I'm going to take those opportunities.

Both of these things presented themselves to me in the same package.
I found out about the website Counting by 12s , where 12 people are blogging about taking on 12 goals and adventures every month for the entire year, and I found out that I could be one of those people. Lots of things about this make me nervous, living out loud and publicly, the no-excuses time-sensitive pressure to do these things every month, doing a few things that scare me and take me out of my comfort zone. But I'm doing it.

You can see my first post with my List of 12 here at the Counting by 12s website. 
You can meet the people that are doing this project together and  inspiring other people to take some time for themselves and do the things, little and big, that you only dream and hope about. Watch me take back some parts of me, go in over my head, get nervous, wonder what the heck I've gotten myself into, and hopefully come to the end of 2013 with goals met, soul refreshed, and well on my way to making big things happen. Watch all of the participants change their lives and move their lives forward, in tiny steps and giant leaps. I hope you will visit often and follow along on this journey and  I'd love to have you play along with us with your own list of 12. Let me know if you are and keep me posted!