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GOOD BYE 2012, HELLO 2013 (AND MY ONE RESOLUTION)!

December 31, 2012
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Palm trees and blue skies while driving in Los Angeles, CA

Let’s see…it is December 31st. The end of 2012. Am in Colorado…for a snowy long holiday in Beaver Creek with TE. Everyone is out skiing.  I’m in the hotel room. Writing this post.  We’re going to dinner tonight with best of friend FF and her husband CCF…and we’ll have dessert with my godson CGF…I can’t wait. Hello 2013! Photo in this post by Coco of COCOCOZY

Reflecting on the Year’s End

I took the picture above while driving through Los Angeles early one morning last week. It was a cold morning; it had rained overnight and the gorgeous clear skies and sunrise stopped me in my tracks. I took a moment. A pause. A moment to reflect. The sunrise symbolized hope and opportunity to me. Another chance to start over. It made me think of the New Year.

Every year when I write this end of the year post, I get a little teary. I think about all of the things that have happened in the past year and I wonder about what is to come in the year ahead. This year is no different.

The last few weeks of 2012 have been a bit challenging. A bit of a test. A test that I passed but by no means with flying colors. I made it through but not too gracefully.  Like I’m sure many of us have, in 2012, I have been faced with some situations that took me be surprise.  I managed to problem solve my way out of each of the situations…that made me feel good.  The question is though, did I handle the stressful situations with elegance and grace?

For 2011, my goal was “To be brave”. In 2012 my New Year’s resolution was “To inspire”.  Let’s see…now there is 2013.

As I say hello 2013, I think my resolution will be to “Handle it with Grace”.  In trying times, in good times, in emotional times, in happy times…I want to try my best to handle it all with grace.  What I mean by that is to make sure I always strive to stay composed, kind, considerate, and as reasonable as possible.

Lessons Learned: Handling Challenges and Surprises

This year is going to be a big year for me and COCOCOZY.  This year we launch several exciting partnerships and I am still doing the juggling act of my fantastic day job and COCOCOZY by night.  I hope and wish and pray and I’ll strive to handle the good, the bad and the not so pretty with as much grace as possible….while always remembering to have a good dose of a sense of humor along the way.

The day before Christmas, I ran down to the flower mart to get flowers for a table centerpiece.  There was a lady outside the flower mart. She asked me for money on my way in. She clearly was in need.  I kept walking. I came out of the flower mart, headed to my car.  Immediately, I noticed I had a parking ticket on the windshield.  As I was about to reach for the parking ticket, I looked up and saw the lady crossing the street.  There I stood with all of my flowers, heading home to make a lovely dinner for family and friends and I thought…why did I walk past this woman earlier?  So I reached into my purse, where I only had a $10 bill and I gave it to her.

The lady said thank you and proceeded to tell me she was off drugs and that she would use the money to buy food.  I hopped into my car and sped off.  It felt good. I hoped the lady felt good too. As I raced off,  the parking ticket on my windshield that I was reaching for earlier but didn’t ever get, flew off and sailed through the air behind my car. It was gone.  I’m sure though the city will track me down for my parking transgression!  I smiled though and chuckled a bit.  I thought to myself that this situation is similar to so many situations every day.  A little good and a little something that makes life a bit more of a challenge.  Expect the challenges.  Handle them with grace.

Welcoming 2013 with Resolve and Grace

I look forward to spending another year with you talking about life, design, decor and so much more.  I also look forward to taking on the challenges in life with lots of resolve and lots of grace.

Happy New Year to my dear mother, amazing sister (sis DS), aunts, uncles, cousins, friends (including best of friend AM) and all of the wonderful people in my life (TE etc)…including you dear readers!

Thank you all for sharing this past year with me…and I look forward to exploring another with you in 2013. Hello 2013.

Happy New Year!

xo
Coco

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8 responses to “GOOD BYE 2012, HELLO 2013 (AND MY ONE RESOLUTION)!”

  1. Karen says:
    December 31, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    Beautiful photo, beautiful post Coco! I like your resolution and I’m going to copy it! Handle life with grace…love it!

    All the best to you in 2013!

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  2. Nikki says:
    January 1, 2013 at 7:42 AM

    You have no idea how
    timely your post is!
    Being at sick at home
    in ATL with a dreary
    rainy day and waiting
    for the Rose Parade
    (I’m a SoCal girl!)
    was making me a bit
    blue…now I know how
    deal with it and
    everything that
    comes my way in 2013
    …..with GRACE!

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says:
    January 1, 2013 at 11:29 AM

    Very very nice, Coco,

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  4. Rebecca says:
    January 1, 2013 at 2:18 PM

    I’m in Beaver Creek too. I hope you saw those amazing inflatable stars last that where suspended over the skating rink. So very beautiful. Grace…I will keep that in mind. A great resolution.

    Reply
  5. Amy Lambert Lee says:
    January 1, 2013 at 2:57 PM

    Beautifully stated… Have a wonderful 2013!
    xo

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  6. Tammie Burton Hoekstra says:
    January 1, 2013 at 7:58 PM

    Love your resolution for 2013! Wishing you a wonderful New Year full of love, happiness and continued success!! Thank you for sharing your journey. It’s been fun to tag along!

    Tammie Burton

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  7. ID by Gwen says:
    January 2, 2013 at 12:01 AM

    Coco,

    Bonne Annee 2013!
    In 2012, your enthousiasm and positive attitude definitely inspired me! I love your 2013 resolutions; can’t wait to read all your gracious acts of the next 365 days!

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  8. Anonymous says:
    January 2, 2013 at 4:03 AM

    What a great post from a great blog (great pic too!). Happy New Year to you, I hope 2013 will bring more happiness, success and joy for us all! Best wishes

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