One Little Word 2018

Following the success of my year of 'create', I want to share my new One Little Word for 2018 today. It is:

Refresh!

I thought long and hard about this and 2018 is going to be a whole different set up for me. Both kids will be in daycare, I'll be starting several new jobs and it seemed to make sense that I refresh several areas of my life in the process. Here are some of my goals for 2018:

• Refresh my work situation.
• Refresh my home environment.
• Refresh my attempts at One Second Every Day video keeping.
• Refresh my crossstitch efforts.
• Refresh my diet and fitness plans.
• Refresh my finances.

By the way, although I loved and acheived last year's goals - I'm actually enjoying creating and reading much more now that the pressure is off.

Also, I've decided not to have my mobile phone upstairs at night any more and after just four nights, I'm feeling refreshed!

Weekly Wisdom

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One Little Word

Each year for about three years now, I've been choosing One Little Word to guide me through the next twelve months. Sometimes they stick with me and sometimes I lose focus. I've tried to choose one that's specific enough to keep with me and general enough to fit most of my specific goals.

This year my One Little Word is...

Progress

I wanted something that will help me move on after our relatively calm year. I didn't want a word that was synonomous with growth because some of my goals are about cutting back. I didn't want a word like change because I like where things are right now.

Progress fits perfectly, progress, develop, advance...here's to making waves in 2016!

One Little Word

It's been a couple of years since I took part in Ali Edwards' One Little Word.  I didn't do it in 2013 or 2014 as we were busy enough getting engaged, planning a wedding, getting married, going on honeymoon, getting pregnant, having a baby, receiving a big health diagnosis and buying a house... phew!!

Bearing all that in mind, and the fact that we are already being asked when baby number two will be arriving(!!), I really want 2015 to be something of a break. I want it to be about enjoying life and our family and learning to make the most of what we have before we do anything else.

I was struggling to find 'one little word' to encompass this idea of being, living and enjoying until I was browsing through Ali's archives and found it:

Thrive

So watch this space for lots of thriving in 2015!

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Currently Loving...

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Continuing one of my 2013 projects, here are some things that I am loving this month:

• Lighter days and marginally warmer weather.
• Getting to grips with my goals.
• Special events - wine tasting, kale trips, pancake day, Valentine's day...
• Hot lemon and sage tea to fight off this cough / cold that I'm not loving.
• Wedding plans coming together now that the invitations are out.
• Disney
•  Nico's delicious projects.
• Pete playing with his new toy!  He's become very athletic:

Happy Valentine's Day

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One Little Word

Around all my favourite blogs this month, there has been a bit of a common theme (apart from the monthly goals) and that is 'one little word'.  I did this last year as part of my goals journal and actually it seemed to make sense.  For this year, it wasn't hard to decide, it almost feels too obvious but my one little word is going to be 'Love'.

It fits in in so many ways.  Of course, we are getting married this year so that is a big reason but also, I want to focus on our relationship and not take Nico for granted.  It's also not just about that kind of love.  My new diary even has the quote 'Do what you Love and Love what you do' which is going to be my motto for the year, if not life and I want to focus every month on the things I love; especially this month which is dark and dreary and gets people down, me included.  So here goes:

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This month I love:

• my amazing fiance for coping with my stress and mild panic attacks about the wedding already.
• my best amiga for always being there.
• the fact that the days are starting to get lighter (I don't normally see this until February).
• my job - especially the pupils and colleagues who make me smile every day.
• Skype catch ups with the BFF in England.
• getting back into German literature in style with Tintenherz (like Harry Potter for bookworms).
• getting creative again with wedding planning projects as well as others.
• the snow!  It means that cycling through the park at night is no longer scary as it doesn't get dark!