One Little Word 2009 & Giveaways

My word this year will be "Opportunity". Just before Thanksgiving, my position was eliminated after 13 years with the same company. I think this is my opportunity to refocus and look at this as an "Opportunity" to:
*Spend time with my daughters and be a "stay at home mom" for a little while.
*Think about what I would LOVE to do as a career and seek out training, etc. to help me get there.
The list goes on and on, but I need to look forward at my "Opportunities" and not look back!

My word is going to be time. I want to focus on prioritizing it and spending it in ways that count -- for me, for my family, for my church and my savior. Not on work or doing frivilous things that don't count in the long run.
Thanks for making me "think" today!

CHERISH.....

Hi Ali! My word for 2008 was "courage" and my breath caught when I saw that first necklace! I have to admit that I did "okay" in 2008. I needed courage and I guess I had it...but I think could have done more with it. I am still pondering a word for 2009...maybe I still need more courage....hugs to you.

my word for 2009 is cherish
1 a: to hold dear : feel or show affection for
b: to keep or cultivate with care and affection : nurture
2: to entertain or harbor in the mind deeply and resolutely
synonyms see appreciate
Happy New Year!!

I may need more than one word this year, lol! At least one of those words needs to be "trust." I need to practice trusting that I have gifts to offer, trusting that others care about me, trusting that all will be well in the future, trusting that God has my back!
TRUST

My word for 2009 is LIVE. We have had a year marked with both loss and wonderful times. I want to remember next year to live each day to the fullest. We are also welcoming our second child in about a month from now and I thought this word was appropriate for this new life coming. Thank you for a wonderfully inspiring blog. I read everyday and are truly amazing by your talent not only for scrapbooking but for telling the story of your life. Have a wonderful new year!

There are a couple of words that I'm toying with.....live and hope. I want to live more in each day instead of worrying and doing all the time. And I have hope for a much happier and less stressful year in 2009.

Happy new year! Here in Melbourne it is already 2009 :). My word for this year is LEARN. I want to learn new things and hopefully even go back to school. eeek!

MATERIAL- My committment to my 2008 simple word FOCUS has been so life altering. I like the idea of a word that has multiple meanings, that I can intertwine with every day life, that will educate and innervate me. Material is an accounting term - does it really matter? This is a good question to keep asking myself as I roll through 2009.
This has been a fantastic experience.

PEACE - I want it to be my state of mind.

I think my word will be UNLOAD. I have a lot of emotions I let accumulate as well as physical/material items. I'm ready to clean out my house as well as my mind and heart and start with a clean slate! Happy New Year!

I am borrowing your word for the upcoming year.
I had already decided that this year (09) I would focus on me. Taking care of me, learning new things, focusing on some thing I want to focus on just because I want to focus on them.
Of course since I am a mom I will also be nurturing my children. I'm a wife so it will be a year of nurturing my marriage.
The word Nurture makes me think of home which fits in with my craft goals for the year too. Making some knit and crochet throws to have in my home. Learning to quilt, and working on my families scrapbooks.

I have so much to be grateful this year, that is my word: Gratitude!

My word for 2009 would be: STRENGTH.
STRENGTH for the guidance of my two childeren. The eldest going to high school in 2009 and the youngest being Autistic and in need of lots of guidance.
STRENGTH in supporting my husband with his new job and all the challenges that comes along with it.
STRENGTH in continuing in doing well in my own job.
STRENGTH for keeping the family together during everybodys own busy lives.
STRENGTH in finally loosing the necessary pounds to become healthy again.
Ali, Have a wonderful and fantastic 2009!
hugs,
Nellie

Still thinking about my word. I have a lot of changes coming my way in 2009...getting married, buying my first house, finishing school, and more.

Well, last year's word got kinda lost in the shuffle, but this year's word is going to be put around a bit more prominently. My word this year is "NEW"
I find myself stuck in habits of thinking, of treating every day like every other day, of rehashing things that happened yesterday or last week or last month... and it's gotten to the point that I really feel it interfering with my enjoyment of the here and now.
So my word is "new," to remind myself that every single second is a new second, that's never happened before, and that every single event or thought or happening is new and different, and I should be cherishing everything that comes my way as a NEW and different experience!

my word for 2009 is... PRIORITIZE !!! thanks for the chance at any of these giveaways! Erin :)

Hi Ali,
My 2009 word is CAPTURE.
I want to work on capturing more of life and documenting it. Slowing down and listening, digesting, and learning from my experiences.

I think I've decided my word to be Simplify. I have a lot of unfinished projects waiting--both creative and around the house. I'd like to finish those before starting anything new. They feel like they're hanging over my head just waiting but I really would like to finish them. I guess my word could be finish too but I feel like once I do, my life will be cleaner and easier and more simple...I'd also like to simplify my life and my house as in getting rid of some stuff and focusing on what's really important and what I really need or want before I bring anything else home.