Countdown

So I was telling some family members how I get excited about General Conference coming up. About a month before each time - I get as excited as a kid counting down to Christmas. I really do! So in the spirit of that my kids and I made a paper chain last night to count down the days. (There is 33 if you were wondering.) It is hanging up in the family room - and counts down to a picture of the 1st presidency and twelve apostles.

This got me thinking. What if we did this for all kinds of different things in our lives. Would it be a positive on a negative? Or would it make negatives even more negative? Count down to the dentist; school starting, summer vacation, pay checks, family time, ball games, grocery shopping, laundry days.....ok so you get my thought process now. You could make all kinds of chains for all kinds of things. I think the dentist countdown would be black paper. No offense to any dentist out there. =) Summer vacation a sunshine yellow paper. 1st day of school after a very looooong Summer, maybe a festive red.

So - think of something you can count down to and get excited about. Make a paper chain and drape it somewhere (like the kitchen) where you will see it everyday and watch it get closer and closer to the picture of that special thing! And let that little kid inside of you get excited again!