One Word for 2020

The Christmas tree is down; ornaments and decoration packed away for another year; the Christmas cookies are almost gone. The holiday gatherings are now memories and it's time we turn our attention towards a new year. Does anyone else look at turning that last calendar page as a clean-slate opportunity? With that clean slate, it's …

2019 One Word Wrap Up

Waaaaay back in January, I chose Mindful for my One Word for 2019.  My word took on some variations....Mind Full and, Mindfulness accompanied Mindful to round out the year's focus. How'd I do? Well, 2019 was a very full year. Entrepreneur and I went to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon in June, took the grand …

Awww Monday: Springuary

It's January  in middle Missouri....and 65F! Unbelievable. Mom and I have walked two days this week without her having to wear a winter coat. Afterwards, we rewarded ourselves with time on the patio with a magazine and a game of "incessantly throw the Kong ball." A bit of day drinking on her part may or …

My One Word for 2019 is……

Yesterday, I recapped my One Word selections since 2015 with a summary of how well it worked for 2018. Now that the gifts are opened, holiday get togethers are finished and we enter into a new year, it's time for me to focus on another word. Resolutions, while made with good intentions, inevitably are forgotten …

2018 One Word Wrap Up

My post today is doing double duty. My Awwww Monday photo is so cute and you'll surely think it's an awwww-worthy selection for today. The second is because it's New Year's Eve. For quite a few years, I've ditched the New Year's resolutions in favor or picking one word to focus on for the year. …

My One Word for 2018

In 2015, I began choosing My One Word for the year as a replacement for coming up with New Year's resolutions. The goal is to help my attitude and attention focus on an aspect for my life moving forward into the new year. Doing it this way, instead of focusing on changing past behaviors, allows me …

Out with the old, in with the new

Year's end is nether an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. ~Hal Borland Can you believe the new year will begin in just three days?! Wow. Where did the last 12 months go? How do you approach the passing of one year into …