One Little Word 2013

I'm wondering... I've never done the course and am not a scrapbooker (and won't be starting that this year) would it still be worthwhile to take? I am a blogger and journal keeper. Curious.

The first word that came to me was "me" meaning I was going to take the time to work on what makes me happy or a better person. I have spent a lot of time making sure others are happy (and ignoring my feelings) and it is starting to affect me in a negative way. But then I started to think that sounded selfish. So I came up with another word, RECLAIM.

I am going to reclaim my happiness, my health by losing weight, my spirituality, my marriage, and my joy in helping others.

considering taking the class. Have a couple of words that would be good for this project.

My word I'd HAPPEN as in make it happen , a follow on to my 2012 word of DO which kind of got forgotten

My word is Simplify...I wanted organize but every time I said it I started sweating. Simplify felt right..better, more adaptable. This is year 5 for me with OLW.
Valerie

I haven,t decide yet if my word will be Teaching or Learning. I'm a former teacher, stay at home mom since 5 years.....I sometimes forget that I am a teacher and I'd like to use my talent. I'd like to teach my kids some stuff, and also maybe invite some scrapbooking related teaching on the way..... teaching, although it seems to be for the others brings me a lot too. I could also teach myself some things, taking classes, read books, open my horizons a bit. I feel like the only thing I'm doing since 5 years is taking care of my kids and dreaming about some time for myself to learn about photoshop, photography, movie editing, cooking, and the list goes on and on.

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my word this year is "grace". i am striving to invite more grace into my life and live with a standard of grace, not perfection (as emily ley so eloquently puts it). i signed up for the class and i have been gathering my products. i am SO EXCITED for this! and thanks for all you do to inspire & encourage. you make the world a prettier, more creative place.

I think my word this year will be FIT. Mainly to to shape up my life, my health, emotionally and physically. Last year my word was ENJOY. I was a new mother and I really wanted to enjoy motherhood and my son. I enjoyed every minute of it and he will be a year old today! Now to focus on getting my life back in shape with being FIT!

Experience ... want to put myself in the position to experience art, life, family...not sit on the sidelines and wish. Experience!

My word is.. New

Hi Ali
this is my first time signing up for your class and cant wait to get started.
After a really big 2012, my word for 2013 is "SIMPLIFY"
Thanks for the inspiration in advance! :)

I'm thinking of the word GROW - as a reminder that I want to grow creatively, in my work life, as a family.. and so many other ways!

ACHIEVE - I am excited spent sometime with my word this morning.

One Little Word 2013

My word for 2013 is gratitude.

My word came to me this year without much effort this year. I never questioned what it should be because we celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary next December. This is the 4th year that I have chosen a word. What amazes me is how I am confirmed in my choice of word. This year I had just picked the word and found it on a tile at a craft show. I just received a note from a friend who signed it "with gratitude." That would not have jumped out at me except that I had chosen the word and I also looked up the definition.

Gratitude: the quality of being thankful.; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. This definition brought a new dimension to gratitude and living out the word intentionally.

I am looking forward to enjoying the prompts this year as I have never actually taken Ali's class, but just used the concept..

My one little word is kind.

FOCUS jumped at me a few months ago. I need to focus on me and what I really want out of life. Balance is sort of a background word.

LESS. this is the word that keeps popping into my head. like less clutter, less saying yes to the things I really want to say no to. less electronic time when the boys are awake. less. but the only thing holding me back is that I don't want less to be negative. I want to focus on the positive action. does that make sense? I'm still trying to decide. the other word that's come to me is IMPLEMENT. I like the action word. hmmmm....

After the collapse of my participation in the 2012 OLW class, I am "DEVOTED" to 2013.

I have chose the word Cultivate, inspired by the Becky Higgins class; Project Real Life. I am using each of the 12 cards for each of the month and I am going to focus on each one for the month! I've been savoring this class for sometime now, I can't wait!