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Happy New Year!

By Manuela Williams

Happy New Year!  I’m so grateful of your support of this blog that has grown so much this past year and I wish you all happiness and great success in this New Year!

Happy New Year Chalkboard in the dining room

Often people attempt to live their lives backwards:

they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more

of what they want so they’ll be happier.

The way it actually works is the reverse.

You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do,

in order to have what you want!

-Margaret Young

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links to Amazon and/or Etsy, which means that I may earn a small commission from some of the links in this post. Please see our Disclosure Page for more information.

(from Simple Abundance A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach which I’m starting to re-read today)
Happy New Year Chalkboard

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Comments

  1. Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says

    January 1, 2014 at 10:25 am

    Happy New Year, Manuela!

  2. Vickie says

    January 1, 2014 at 10:25 am

    Happy New Year Manuela!

  3. Vee says

    January 1, 2014 at 10:28 am

    A lost comment where I received an interesting message. LOL! I’ll send it to you.

    I love your blog, Manuela. It is filled with great tips and fun ideas. Happy New Year.

    • Manuela says

      January 1, 2014 at 6:01 pm

      What message did you receive? Aack I’m having such issues with my blog – it’s grown so much they have to move me to a dedicated server next month and I’m having all kinds of issues right now that won’t be resolved until they move me. I don’t even get my comments emailed to me anymore. Sometimes I don’t know that people commented until I actually go to my blog and click on comments.

  4. elizabeth says

    January 1, 2014 at 10:56 am

    I love that ! I may start re-reading my copy also ! Happy New Year !

  5. Penny @ The Comforts of Home says

    January 1, 2014 at 11:13 am

    Happy New Year!

  6. Leann says

    January 1, 2014 at 11:24 am

    That book sounds great – I going to google it.

    Wishing you a wonderful New Year!

    Leann

  7. Theresa H. Roach says

    January 1, 2014 at 11:41 am

    Happy New Year to you Manuela! I can’t wait to see what good things we can get into in 2014! BIG HUGS and tons of wishes for a wonderful New Year!

  8. Carol says

    January 1, 2014 at 11:54 am

    Happy 2014!

    I literally think of you each morning when I make the bed.

    Thank you again for the beautiful redwork pillows that make my house a home.

  9. clarice says

    January 1, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    Happy New Year Manuela, I love your blog because it is so you. You have stayed true to what you believe and how you live and I treasure that xoxo Clarice

  10. Andrea at Opulent Cottage says

    January 1, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    I’m starting mine again today too! Such a positive way to start the year. Happy New Year 🙂

    • Manuela says

      January 1, 2014 at 5:51 pm

      LOL! Of course! We really should see if we’re related 🙂

  11. Glenda says

    January 1, 2014 at 2:39 pm

    A Very Happy New Year!!

  12. Tattered Treasures says

    January 1, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    Happy New Year!!! Perfect words to live by… so hard to follow sometimes!

  13. Cynthia says

    January 1, 2014 at 5:18 pm

    Wishing you and your family a Happy and Healthy New Year!!!

    Cynthia

  14. Jeanne says

    January 1, 2014 at 6:15 pm

    I reread the same book yearly for my morning inspiration. It helps me to refocus.

  15. Terri Steffes says

    January 1, 2014 at 6:51 pm

    Happy New Year! I have been wanting to do a chalkboard like yours. Did you make it and post about it? I would love to read your link.

    • Manuela says

      January 1, 2014 at 10:06 pm

      Happy New Year Terri! I did do the chalkboard, but no I didn’t post about it. So you didn’t miss anything.

  16. Deanna says

    January 1, 2014 at 7:15 pm

    Love that quote and find it to be true!

    Happy New Year!

  17. Debbie says

    January 2, 2014 at 6:37 am

    Wise, wise words!

    Happy New Year, Manuela! Thank you for always inspiring me.

  18. Tracy says

    January 2, 2014 at 10:13 am

    Happy New Year! I love Simple Abundance. 🙂

  19. Kathleen Grace says

    January 2, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    Happy New Year Manuela!

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