OK, so I like color and I like pretty.
I’ve found simple ways to add a little zip to some of the boring things we do in our day-to-day lives. Imagine adding a little fun and beauty to the job of filing papers. I seem to have had a little resistance to filing – stopping what I was doing to make a folder for whatever it was that I needed to file. It was just easier to put the paper aside for later. Then the next paper would get put on top of that one, and soon my desk would have piles of papers all around. But I have found that having pretty or colorful file folders to choose from has really helped! I really enjoy picking the folder for what I’m filing. One day I may be choosing a bold design for a class I’m taking. Another day I may choose a soft and peaceful folder for notes I’m compiling for meditations to record. Of course a floral pattern would be perfect for my flower essences! And each coaching client gets a different style of folder. It’s really rather fun and it keeps my creative juices flowing, even in this simple way 
Often when my boys ask for hints for things to buy me for my birthday or Mother’s Day, I’ll tell them to get me decorative file folders or pretty note pads. I used to keep a boring white pad in my purse until someone gave me a pretty, colorful one. Now I’m hooked! Even if a pretty pad costs $3.50 compared to a (boring) white pad at $0.25, it’s something that makes me happy. So why not? What’s $3.50 when it comes to making you smile? This Christmas I asked for some pretty shopping bags. All my shopping bags were just so blah. With my new bags I’ve even had grocery clerks comment on them!
So, try jazzing things up in your world!
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