31 days of change :: day 1 {welcoming change}

Today kicks off a 31 day series here at the ol' bloggity-blog.  Every year The Nester does a 31 day series for the month of October, and the past few years she has encouraged others to come up with a 31 day challenge of their own.

I have gone back and forth about a gabillion times trying to decide if I really wanted to do the 31 day challenge or if I wanted to just go about my regular bloggy business and pretend like this post never happened.  Mainly because I have not written one.single.post. ahead of time.  When I first started thinking about doing the 31 day challenge, my plan was to be all on top of things and have all 31 posts written and scheduled in advance... but yeaaaaahhhhhh... that didn't happen.

So, I hemmed and hawed over the idea for the past several weeks... Between trying to buy a house and starting the adoption process... routine seems to be a thing of the past for us.  So, am I crazy to think that blogging for 31 days straight will make my life any less chaotic?  I mean, what in the world could I blog about for thirty-one whole flippin' days??

Then it hit me... CHANGE... the one thing seems to be consistent in our lives right now.

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CHANGE: v.tr. 1) to cause to be different.  to give a completely different form or appearance to; transform.  2) to give and receive reciprocally; interchange.  3) to exchange for or replace with another.
v.intr. 1) to become different or undergo alteration.  2) to undergo transformation or transition.  3) to go from one phase to another.


We all experience change in our lives.  Sometimes it's changes we make on our own... and sometimes it's changes beyond our control... sometimes they are small changes... and sometimes they are huge, life-altering changes... sometimes it's the changes we make to our wardrobe... and sometimes it's the changes we make to our finances... sometimes we welcome change... and sometimes we fight change.

So, won't you join me on this 31 day journey of change?  I'll be exploring my own thoughts on change and even making a few changes myself... big and small.  Or maybe you'd like to do a 31 day series of your own?  You can go here to check out all of the other bloggers that will be joining in this year.

Change, you are welcome here.

I'll be keeping a running list of my 31 day journey here...

day 1 :: welcoming change

day 2 :: change of scenery

day 3 :: wardrobe change

day 4 :: pocket change & funyuns

day 5 :: overwhelming changes

day 6 :: change of pace

day 7 :: change challenge

day 8 :: changing habits

day 9 :: attitude change
day 10 :: change of heart
day 11 :: pocket change & drive-thrus
day 12 :: who are you changing for?
day 13 :: changing lives
day 14 :: change challenge
day 15 :: change of plans
day 16 :: changing how i spend
day 17 :: changing how i shop
day 18 :: pocket change & date nights
day 19 :: changing how i give
day 20 :: changing my neighborhood
day 21 :: change challenge
day 22 :: changing my mindset
day 23 :: changing someone else's home
day 24 :: changing centerpieces
day 25 :: pocket change & piggy banks
day 26 :: changing homes
day 27 :: changing seasons & ingredients
day 28 :: change challenge
day 29 :: fighting change
day 30 :: embracing change
day 31 :: dear change... and october