This month is all about new beginnings, setting goals and establishing resolutions for 2012. Last year at this time we each chose a word to represent the New Year. This idea, One Little Word as it’s referred to, is a movement started by blogger AlliEdwards.com. She describes it perfectly “Regardless what word you select, choosing a word means you want to make your life even better than it is today. The very essence of One Little Word is improving your life …”
Last year our fearless leader Paula selected the word, BALANCE.
Last year I chose the word balance because I love to do more, be more, give more and it’s all about balance. Life can be a joyful balance (or insanely crazy).
This year Paula selected the word ENJOY.
My goal for this year is to enjoy what it is — be in the moment, love in the moment, laugh in the moment and enjoy every single minute of it. Having kids, running a household, working, maintaining relationships with friends and family — it can easily become overwhelming trying to make it all work. So, instead of getting overly worked up or stressed out I’m going to take a deep breath and ENJOY this precious ride.
Last year our beloved Hillary selected the word, SAVOR.
This past year brought a big change in our lives. We had a little baby. She is 8 months now. I chose SAVOR last year because I knew I was leaving one stage in my life and entering into an entirely different stage. The beginning of the year was all about SAVORING life without a baby. Enjoying those moments sleeping through the night. Enjoying those moments with just my husband and myself…playing games, going to the movies, going out to eat, going on spontaneous weekend outings, etc. The end of the year was all about SAVORING the moments with my daughter. Babies grow up way too fast and transition through stages in their lives very quickly. I have to say, with the added responsibility of caring for a newborn and sleepless nights, I didn’t SAVOR the last half of the year as much as I would have liked to. My little girl is already 8 months and I don’t know where the time went. I have had little moments when rocking her to sleep or feeding her where I can sit, enjoy and SAVOR those moments. I loved thinking about SAVORING the little moments this year and hope I can SAVOR years to come.
For 2012, Hillary has selected the word FOCUS.
With all of the new things and changes in my life this last year, I am not as good of a multi-tasker as I used to be. My word is FOCUS. I would like to FOCUS on one task at a time and try not to juggle a million things at once. If I am working, I am focusing on work. If I am being a mom, I am focusing on that. If I am relaxing, exercising, enjoying life, etc., then I am going to FOCUS on those things individually. That is my goal for the year. I think I will be able to get more things done and get them done more effectively.
Last year, I chose the word FAITH.
I’m a planner, A-type personality, control freak — a Leo. I want to know that it will all work out today, now, at this very second. I want to know what my future holds, in the present. Unfortunately, that’s not how this game works. So last year, I chose the word FAITH. I wanted 2011 to be the year that I lived my life, relaxing, breathing, and having faith in myself — knowing that I’ve made it this far and my future is bright because I’m in the driver’s seat.
For 2012, I’m going with the word ADAPT.
Life is constantly throwing us curve balls and 2011 was my World Series. After getting hit countless times, I’ve decided this year I need to better learn to adapt — to modify, adjust, refashion, revamp, tailor, improve, amend, refine, tweak, and my favorite, to rejig when something comes flying towards me.
Albert Einstein said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. No need for that. Simply rejig.
This past year has been a wonderful one and we’re looking forward to all that 2012 has to offer. We’ve made lots of new friends on Facebook, we added to our collection of personalized growth charts, and we’ve had lots of fun on Pinterest. This year we’re looking forward to launching our big brother tshirt and big sister tshirt collections and sharing our personalized onesies and first birthday tshirts with you.
If you have selected One Little Word for 2012 we’d love for you to share it with us by leaving a comment or letting us know on our Facebook fan page.
Happy New Year!
Petite Lemon
