I resolve...

...to use our mantel more. (If that's not a cue that a terribly dramatic post is about to unfold, I'm not sure what else I need to do.)

And yes, I just had to look up its proper spelling of mantel. That just shows how underused this piece of real estate in our home is!

Sure, it holds our TV. And a music box that plays "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" when you twist it up, a gift from my grandparents from a long, long time ago. (I love that music box.) And last winter, it held a basket of scented pinecones.

But as I learn more about how I'd like to decorate my home, I need to really get the proper mileage out of this mantel. I've been chopping away at paper with a pair of scissors for another craft project anyway (more details on this later, perhaps) and got this brainstorm yesterday. It took all of five minutes!

I have to concede that it must not have been too helpful, because the Broncos lost their football game last night. But I would like to swap out this message regularly! Even before the holidays come around and I can deck the mantel with stockings, garland, leaves, gourds, etc., the possibilities are endless:

• GO TWINS!
• GO ROCKY TOP!
• GOOD LUCK!
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
• HAPPY WEDNESDAY!
• NO CAVITIES!

Honestly, even though I was the one who made the sign, it still brought me a little cheer when I opened the front door after work that day. It's the little things.

What three-word pep talk would you most like to see on the mantel?