Every day is a fresh beginning, every morn is the world made new...

The Fall has always been my favorite time of year for a lot of reasons. The cooler temps, fall foliage, shopping for school supplies, Halloween, apple picking... And I've always thought the new year should start in the Fall, not in the dead of Winter. Because my new year is here (nevermind that it's 90 today in DC), I've decided to do something I've always wanted to do and start a blog!  I have to credit my friend Tiffany, as her blog is what finally pushed me to take the plunge and start my own.  :)
Choosing a title was tough, and not just because most of my ideas were already taken. I wanted the title to convey something about myself, but also be an idea I could take in a lot of different directions. I settled on the theme of optimism not only because I consider myself an optimist, but also because I work every day at being optimistic. I've always been a "glass half full" kind of person (though I admit to many less than perfect moments and even days), but recently spent a lot of time with someone who is undoubtedly the most negative person I know. Now, this person isn't a bad person, but it is true what they say: pessimism is contagious! And I am pretty sure I caught a bad case of the negatives. But I like to think that if pessimism is contagious, optimism can be, too!  My goal here is to refocus my energy on being positive by writing as often as possible about fun, happy, positive, optimistic topics. So stay tuned...

Every day is a fresh beginning, every morn is the world made new. . .  -Sarah Chauncey Woolsey