A Little Sunscreen... a Little Inspiration

Tomorrow should be a day to remember, a historical day full of inspiration. In light of that, I thought I'd share a little more inspiration, to get us in the mood.

Do you remember this graduation speech that became a video in the late 90s? The Sunscreen Song? I stumbled upon it at Mindful Mimi's. I was searching for the exact wording of Eleanor Roosevelt's great quote: Do one thing every day that scares you. It's in the speech.

Here are some more great quotes from it:

"Wear sunscreen."
"Remember the compliments. Forget the insults."
"You're not as fat as you think you are."
"Do not read beauty magazines they will only make you feel ugly."
"Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good."
"Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once but leave before it makes you soft."

New Year's Resolutions - the Pre-Planning Stages

I really need to get my act together and start sending out my holiday cards! All signs point to the fact that I'm running out of time. The hundreds of emails from desperate retailers are counting down the days left to ship gifts in time for Christmas (need to get my act together about that too). My mailbox is beginning to be filled with friends' holiday cards. And ... the Parent Bloggers Network has partnered with Big Tent this weekend to do a blog blast about New Year's Resolutions. I'm most definitely running out of time. But I think I'll procrastinate a little by getting in some early thinking about New Year's Resolutions. After all, what's another day?

So what do I want to do in 2009 to get my life in order?

1) For starters, I need to get more organized about my blogging so that I stop writing my posts at 11PM ... like tonight. It would be nice to get a system together to plan ahead - one that I actually keep to for longer than a week or two. I'm thinking editorial themes that I could carry across my blogs... and be more productive with my time.

2) Second, I need to make time for fiction writing. Before I committed to so many sites, I used to write some fiction pieces every week. I loved tapping into my subconscious and meeting all sorts of wacky characters. I have to get back in there!

3) Third, time to keep on ticking things off that "I've never" list by running a 10K. It's time to Just Do It.

4) When January rolls around, I'm sure I'll have many more to add to this list, but for now, I'll close with keeping the car clean so that I stop worrying that kids won't want to come home with us for playdates because of the smell.