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2014 highlight reel

29 December 2014

My favorite week of the year is the week between Christmas and New Year’s. I love taking stock of the year just past and planning ahead to the coming year. I also like creating a little order and just sort of getting my ducks in a row during a week where most of the world isn’t doing much work (and therefore I have time at home).

As I’ve done the last couple of years I’m sharing my highlight reel with you.

I led even more organizing teams. I love helping clients create dramatic change by bringing in teams of talented organizers teams to help them achieve their goals. In 2014, I led 83 teams of various sizes. (I see from last year’s post that I led 36 in 2013.) I love my work.

I went on two planning retreats. If you read this blog regularly, you know I love planning and goal setting. This year, I traveled twice to do planning with friends and colleagues. Taking the time and getting away for this type of thinking is so valuable.

I said goodbye to Springpad but said hello to SentrySafe. Last year I was so excited by my burgeoning relationship with the personal organizer app, Springpad. And it was great while it lasted. But Springpad went belly up in June. In the fall, though, I developed a relationship with SentrySafe the premier maker of fire proof storage. In 2014, guest blogged for them, and participated in two Twitter parties.

My genealogy research and blog have grown by leaps and bounds. In 2014, I took four trips in support of my genealogy research, which I find increasingly fascinating and satisfying. My blog, Organize Your Family History, grew substantially in readership—over 50,000 page views in 2014, as compared with 18,000 in 2013.

I broke my wrist, but it didn’t slow me down. On December 3, I fell and fractured my wrist. That’s the bad news. The good news was that I was able to continue working, thanks to my amazing organizing team members. It made me realize that these days my work is done with my brain and mouth, not my hands and arms. So my clients continued to be served, despite my being on the injury list. (Can’t wait to get rid of this brace in a couple of weeks!)

I published my 1,000th blog post. I love this blog and I’m proud of the fact I’ve stuck with it for eight years without a lapse. On December 9, I published my 1000th post here.

I wrote a novel. As I did in 2004 and 2009, I wrote a 50,000 word novel in a month, as part of National Novel Writing Month. That is such a satisfying accomplishment, even if the novel is far from being ready to publish.

I found time to read. I love reading fiction and I love my Kindle Paperwhite. It makes it so easy to read little bits at a time. Using Springpad and then Evernote, I kept track of the books I read this year, taking note of the title and author after I finish. I read 38 books in 2014—and I still have a couple of days to squeeze in another!

If you haven’t done so, I encourage you to create your own highlight reel (for private or public consumption). I think it’s really valuable to focus on the accomplishments of the year as you contemplate a new year.

Tagged with: accomplishments, goals, gratitude

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