{"id":3889,"date":"2012-12-31T14:29:33","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T21:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=3889"},"modified":"2012-12-31T14:42:14","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T21:42:14","slug":"vision-boards-and-a-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=3889","title":{"rendered":"Vision Boards and a New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3894\" alt=\"Vision Board\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Vision-Board-510x340.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Vision-Board-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Vision-Board-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Vision-Board.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The last day of 2012. Wow. This has been an amazing year\u2026a lot of change and a lot of growing.<\/p>\n<p>Now I\u2019m looking ahead and am so excited about what God is going to do this year \u2013 with Him life is always an adventure!<\/p>\n<p>Before each New Year, I&#8217;ve started a tradition of making a vision board. It\u2019s fun to do and I love looking at a visual that reminds<!--more--> me of my goals every day.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s part of mine for this year\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3892\" alt=\"Dream Board\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Dream-Board-510x372.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Dream-Board-510x372.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Dream-Board-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Dream-Board.jpg 1479w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The pictures all mean different things to me\u2026for example, the girl taking a picture at the top symbolizes that I want to get better at photography this year. That\u2019s the fun thing about vision boards, you find pictures and words from old magazines or papers that \u201cspeak\u201d to you and then get all art crazy.<\/p>\n<p>I had so much fun I covered an empty notebook and covered it with mac-tac. This will probably be where I put my written goals.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3895\" alt=\"Vision Book\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Vision-Book-510x379.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Vision-Book-510x379.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Vision-Book-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Vision-Book.jpg 1452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also write out a long \u201cmaster list\u201d of everything I want to get done in a year. It\u2019s specific and each goal is something I know I can attain. Setting goals (not resolutions \u2013 hate the word!) is really important. Think about all the goals you made and didn&#8217;t make last year, and ask yourself why it did and didn&#8217;t work. From there, you can come up with a plan to make all your goals a reality!<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few things from my \u201cmaster list\u201d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn about essential oils and how to use them<\/li>\n<li>Be able to do a yoga headstand<\/li>\n<li>Spend more time in God\u2019s Word<\/li>\n<li>Go to a blogging conference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3893\" alt=\"New Year Goals\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/New-Year-Goals-510x338.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/New-Year-Goals-510x338.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/New-Year-Goals-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/New-Year-Goals.jpg 1625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After I have my long list, I put it where I can see it every day. Then, at the first of every month I take a few things from the main list onto a monthly list and put that on my wall. From there, I take an item or two and put it on my daily to-do list when it works for me. It\u2019s rare that I don\u2019t finish a year with most of my goals completed\u2026and yes, I\u2019m a list-o-holic. For more tips on setting goals and keeping motivated, check out <a title=\"Setting New Year's Goals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2011\/12\/29\/setting-new-years-goals-and-keeping-yourself-motivated\/\" target=\"_blank\">last year&#8217;s New Year post!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3890\" alt=\"Blog Planner 01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Blog-Planner-01-510x372.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Blog-Planner-01-510x372.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Blog-Planner-01-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Blog-Planner-01.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3891\" alt=\"Blog Planner 02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Blog-Planner-02-510x340.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Blog-Planner-02-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Blog-Planner-02-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Blog-Planner-02.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since I\u2019m a blogger, I also compiled a yearly list of my goals for Colourful Palate on a separate list. I got <a title=\"Blog Planner\" href=\"http:\/\/clickitupanotch.com\/2012\/12\/blog-planner\/\" target=\"_blank\">this amazing blog planner<\/a> from <a title=\"Click it Up a Notch\" href=\"http:\/\/clickitupanotch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click It Up a Notch<\/a> (a fabulous photography blog) and I cannot tell you how much of a blessing it is. I write down all my blog post ideas, web analytics, info for companies I work with, scheduled posts, deadlines\u2026in short, EVERYTHING. The download is barely anything ($12) and I feel like a huge burden rolled off of my shoulders when I got all this info down into one binder. I\u2019m organized, feel in control, and have less on my mind. I carry this with me everywhere now.\u00a0 I highly recommend this!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also starting the New Year with a fresh leaf physically&#8230;I&#8217;m going to do <a title=\"Philosophie Detox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thephilosophie.com\/collections\/cleanses\/products\/5-day-cleanse-for-weight-loss-and-cleansing\" target=\"_blank\">Philosophie&#8217;s 5-day cleanse<\/a> to kick off 2013 right! I&#8217;d love to have you join me in the fun &#8211; you can do this detox anytime! The next post will be all about that&#8230;I love starting the New Year fresh with clean, pure eats!<\/p>\n<p>Hope your last year was amazing and that 2012 is ten times more amazing! God bless!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What are some of your goals for the New Year? Did you complete most of your goals from last year? Do you make vision boards?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last day of 2012. Wow. This has been an amazing year\u2026a lot of change and a lot of growing. Now I\u2019m looking ahead and am so excited about what God is going to do this year \u2013 with Him life is always an adventure! Before each New Year, I&#8217;ve started a tradition of making a vision board. 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