*a Say's Phoebe perched on the fence below my window at work
*putting up artwork that I love in my office
*spending quality time with my sweet parrot

I don't really make New Years resolutions. I well remember the days when I would resolve to change everything in my life. I'm sure you can imagine how well that went. Of course I had no plan, no mini steps etc

Last year was kind of a tough year in some ways. This year feels different, and I decided I wanted to go in a different direction, so I've decided to focus on joy and gratitude. I am also working on decluttering. My husband and I have too much stuff. We will be moving at some point in the next couple of years to a larger house with less storage space, so we've both realized we need to start cutting down on what we own. We're starting in the house and then we'll work on the 5(!) storage sheds.

I also thought this would be a great time to read the 2008 edition of Potatoes not Prozac again. It's been a while since I read it, and although I've been doing the program for a long time, I'm sure I will learn things from reading it again. It will also be interesting to reflect on my experiences with doing the program. It's always eye-opening to remember what my life was like before the program and see how far I've come, because those awful days are pretty far in the past now. It's been 20 years!

I'd love to have company reading the book and talking about it. I'm going to take it really slowly and really think about it, so don't worry about getting left behind if you don't have it yet, or getting overwhelmed if you are just starting out with the program. Even if you aren't reading the book, I'm sure you will be able to participate, because we all can relate to so much that's in it. But if you haven't read the book, I highly recommend it. Even if I had never read the rest of the book, the section on biochemistry alone would have been life-changing but of course the whole book is wonderful and useful.

Anyone want to join me?
Allison