One Little Word 2013

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[...] Ali Edwards encourages her readers to choose One Little Word for the year.  The idea is to have that word drive you, encourage you, or call you to action…whatever you want it to do. You choose the word and there is no right or wrong here. Will you join me and choose a little word for 2013? I have goals and dreams that I am trying to achieve in 2013 {I wrote about them HERE & HERE}, so I was trying to think of a word that went along with them or would help me stay focused to achieve them…a word that described a character trait that I wanted to develop and a word that would also motivate me. Sometimes words don’t come to me when I want them to, but this one did: consistency. I want to strive forward consistently towards my goals. I tend to give up too easily. I need to create good habits and live by them. I can do this, friends!I decided to go further than just picking out a word. I have taken some time to write out my goals for several different areas of my life, and Jeff and I will be sitting down every week to draw out a game plan for taking action that next week, checking our progress from the week before, and making any needed adjustments. A great book to read on game planning and getting things done is The Twelve Week Year by Brian Moran {it’s also a quick & easy read!}. In addition to writing the 20 Questions for Reflecting on 2012 that I answered in THIS post, The Simple Mom also wrote a post called New Year, New Goals that has downloadable goal-setting questions for you. I am also ordering a necklace with “consistency” etched on it. I’m so excited to have a daily reminder of my word with me all the time. And I love a good excuse to buy something I already want…don’t tell Jeff! {Wink}All of this really ties right back into my upcoming God-Sized Dreams series. I’ll be starting the series on Tuesday, so please come back and take this exciting journey with me! Here are some pictures from our trip to see my family up in Minnesota.  Sisters + their favorite brother-in-law  This little planter might have been my first DIY project ever. Oh the memories… My little brother stealing the show. Charlie is one spoiled puppy. [...]

[...] I was thinking about choosing one little word for 2013, something I’d never done before, a few words came to mind – delve, risk, push. But [...]

[...] to try to sort through the ones I’ve read and the ones I haven’t 13.  I’m doing Ali Edward’s One Little Word Class.  My word is “fresh” and this month is “think fresh”.  So far this One [...]

[...] on the horizon.  After long consideration, I’ve decided on ‘Write’ for my 2013 One Little Word. My goal for this year is to become a better writer; as both a blogger and a scholarly writer. I [...]

[...] that I will focus on. The idea came from the amazing Ali Edwards and you can read more about it here. But basically the idea is to chose one word that sums up your goals for the year. It was be [...]

[...] the past few years, designer and blogger Ali Edwards has run a feature on her blog called One Little Word. Instead of creating a long list of resolutions each January, Ali simply chooses one word that she [...]

[…] rambling post where I wax lyrical about realising dreams to make room for new ones, as part of the one little world series. One of those dreams was to own a VW Camper Van, and set off across the UK for adventures […]

[…] you are not familiar with Ali Edwards’ One Little Word project, I encourage you to check it out HERE and join us in the […]

[…] * This post is a response to the One Word prompts in the Reverb Remix. The One Little Word exercise is inspired by Ali Edwards. […]

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[…] I’ve been mulling over my choice for my word for 2014. Throughout December (and really, most of 2013), I was sure it would be […]

My word for 2014 is ENERGY - positive, focused energy. Also considering how I keep up energy levels...getting enough sleep, working out, eating clean, and being excited about my present & future.

[…] amazing idea for 2013, one that originated from Ali Edwards, is called One Little Word. Each year, you have one word that will sum up your year. Your word is supposed to find you. It […]

[…] HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!! Wondering why I wrote New New New in my title of this post. Last year about halfway through I stumbled on a post by Alie Edwards. She had chosen a word at the beginning of the year and lived by that words all year. She said the word you chose is your word. Not a word for your spouse or your child but for you. She went on to say  Your word “You live with it. You invite it into your life. You let it speak to you. You might even follow where it leads. There are so many possibilities.”   You can read all about it here.  (http://aliedwards.com/2012/12/one-little-word-2013.html/comment-page-13#comment-613156) […]

[…] I decided to take an online workshop by Ali Edwards called One Little Word 2013. I came across the One Little Word concept in the middle of last year and have been thinking about the idea of one little word […]