Before & After: Dreaming into Doing

It was wonderful catching up

with so many of you at the first

 {Monday} Moments 

 of the New Year.

That virtual water cooler

was certainly humming

with a distinct energy that

shone through in every

linked post, comment and

e-mail I received.

Some of your names

for 2012 included

The Year of ....

calm

joy

doing

embracing

connections

risks

forgiveness

listening

achieving

prayer

healing

artistry

growth

simplifying

organization

grace

order

In fact, that positive spirit has

 propelled me into participating

in a monthly challenge called 

Before and After, 

hosted by a dear blog friend.

At the beginning of each

month, Lisa is asking readers

to set a goal, making it

public by linking it to her

post or sending her

an e-mail with a picture.

Read more,  HERE.

At the end of the month,

readers will reveal their 

Afters

in the same manner.

{While Lisa envisions a lot of

household projects, she 

encourages

any and all goal-setting.}

The idea is that the public

aspect will hold our feet to

the fire, in a manner of speaking,

encouraging us to turn our

dreaming into doing.

I'm in.

So

so

SO

in, on this one.

For my first Before project in 

2012 I am taking a small product 

idea that my mom and I have 

been tossing around for years

and bringing it to fruition

near the end of January.

We've already spent A LOT

of time talking, thinking about,

researching and testing

 our little homemade creation.

But that's 

as far 

as it's gone.

Until now ~ 2012.

In the next 20 days I will be

chasing down all the details

we've brainstormed so far and

taking the final steps to 

open our on-line shop. 

And I'll document the journey

in the After post, which I'll share

on January 27th.

So, if you have ever had a 

concept for a product, come 

along and take a peek at the

steps it takes to start marketing 

it beyond your family : )

Okay, now it's out there.

Feet to the fire ~

And my toes are starting 

to feel very, very hot.....

I'd better sign off and 

get to work.

Tune in on January 27th.

{It's the Year of Possibilities,

right?}

See you on Monday.  Until

then, make the most of all

your 

moments.

xx

Suzanne