Everything One Little Word 2020

Introduce yourself! (e.g. name/where you are from/who you live with/occupation/fun facts about you/general age, etc... whatever you want to share to help everyone get to know you!) Hi, everyone! My name is Dena. I was born here in Hawai'i and have lived here all of my life. I just turned 48 on Dec. 29! I am married with two daughters. One is 23 and the other is 9. After I had my second daughter, I quit working and am now a SAHM. I went back to school when she started kindergarten. I'll be done with my second A/A after I complete Math next semester (not looking forward to it!). Fun fact? Hmmmm.. I've been a Pea for about 18 years or more! Sadly, I've always been more of a scrapbook supply collector rather than an actual scrapbooker!

What is your word for 2020? I initially was surprised and pleased, thinking that I came up with a word so early and so easily. It was going to be CREATE because I was going to challenge myself to create more in 2020. I was hoping to actually spend time scrapbooking, practicing my photography, cooking and baking, and learning the piano, among other things! But then I saw Ali's post and her word LESS, and I feel like it's speaking to me! I definitely want to do LESS in 2020: less wasting of money so we can save for other things, less wasting of time so I can spend more time being productive, eating less bad stuff so I can be healthier, less time spent goofing up and more time exercising. Less of some things mean I will be able to do more of other things, and those are things that matter. However, part of me hesitates to use this word because I kind of feel like I'm copying Ali. LOL Yet, I really, truly feel like this word resonates with me. I also feel like this word is more meaningful to me than CREATE.

Why did you choose that word? Ok, I think I answered this in the previous question. LOL

Is this your first year participating in OLW? I don't know that I even want to call it participating because I always do the first several months and then fizzle.

If not, what words have you had in the past? Bloom and Breathe

Which of your prior words was your favorite/least favorite and why? Breathe was because I really needed to find breathing room. I said NO to people more often and I also took on less commitments. Bloom didn't work so much for me as I really just lost interest in the project almost as soon as it started.

Are you signed up for Ali's class? Since I signed up for two classes in the past and never finished them, I figured I shouldn't do it again and just turn back to the previous ones for inspiration. Why pay for a third when I have resources to do OLW without paying more to do so. (See, LESS money and LESS workshops to pay for that will go to waste!)

Are you participating in any other similar projects/check-ins online or elsewhere? No

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Introduce yourself! My name is Bree, I am a mom to four kids and live in the Pacific NW.

What is your word for 2020? Intentional.  I was thinking of less for most of December, but intentional came to my mind on December 31st, so...

Why did you choose that word? I need to think things out and plan more. Taking a few seconds before getting out of the car to remember my reusuable bags, going to the store early in the day so it's not as busy, making better meal plans, not wasting the day away online, planning to buy/make the birthday cards early in the month and not the day before the birthday etc.  On Sunday afternoon I will sit down and lay out my week in advance, that is step 1.  

Is this your first year participating in OLW? No

If not, what words have you had in the past? Adventure, words, light, and create

Which of your prior words was your favorite/least favorite and why? Well I'm still feeling the repercussions of adventure (I started volunteering) and we did a lot of new things/went new places so that was probably my favorite. Create (last year) was a complete failure... I was choosing between create and balance and should have chosen balance... Words was good, but not being a verb or adjective and the year I took the OLW class it didn't fit the prompts... 

Are you signed up for Ali's class? No, I never finished the year I paid for...

Are you participating in any other similar projects/check-ins online or elsewhere? No

How are you planning on documenting your word? An occasional Instagram post here and there... maybe a scrapbook page at the end of the year if the word is a success.

If you want to recreate the font in the kit, its verrrry close to Moonwalker Fontt.

Took me about 4 days.

Introduce yourself! Hi! My name is Tanya. I live in Indiana with my DH. I have 3 grown children and 6 grandchildren that are the focus of my scrapbooking. I own my own business that is about to get VERY busy.
What is your word for 2020? I chose Breathe as my word.
Why did you chose that word? I need/want to focus on relaxing more and not letting things get to me so much. Breathe just kept coming back to me. I am already finding myself saying to myself to take a deep breath, inhale/exhale. I also want to breathe in new life, take in the smell of everything around me. I think I can find so many things to relate to with this word.
Is this your first year participating in OLW? No
If not what words have you had in the past? Strong
Are you signed up for Ali's class? Yes
Are you participating in any other similar projects/check-ins online or elsewhere? No
How are you planning on documenting your word? 6x8 album. I purchased the quarterly kits.
Can't wait to get started!

last year it was on Monday’s. I’ll be honest I think the fb page is bad. IMHO it’s way too much personal complaining for me. And there’s a bunch of ‘pat me on the head’ type posts that irritate me to no end, lol.

I have an undated planner and if I feel I'm lacking in one of the categories (like endurance) I pick a quote from that section and write it in there for the day. My planner is more of a personal journal than keeping track of appointments.

I'm not familiar with all of the Ali Edward prompts, but from what I have seen, I don't think most of it pertains to my life. I'm making things up as I go along with this.

I've thought of making a mini album of some of the quotes that really resonate with me.

I don't take the class or document my word.



Choosing a word is something I do, to have it as a guide and focus for the year.



My word is >> "Less and More".



I have been keeping it in mind as live my life.



Currently focusing on "more" boundaries, "more" saving and "less" spending. 

I am not a fan of the vision board either. Not sure what I am going to do this month. I am slowly plugging away at the January prompts. I still love my word(Breathe). I do find myself thinking about it and focusing on it multiple times a day.

How is everyone doing on their project? I'm really enjoying the project so far. It's really been a good experience for me. Having the album to work on has helped me stay focused. I've incorporated some of the goals in my day to day planner which is also helping.
Did you complete your January prompts? Yes
Have you started/completed the February prompt? Not yet, I had created a vision board on Pinterest as an inspiration so I may pull somethings from there to make a collage or something. I may also look at some magazines and see if anything jumps out at me. I'm not a fan of this sort of collage but I think I'm going to push myself to do something ... who knows, maybe I'll enjoy the process or end result more than I anticipate?
Have you made progress on your goals? Some, but not as much as I'd hoped. I'm refocusing on a few areas ... I did accomplish one big item on my goal list which felt great. And I did a few things to set myself up for future goals.
What do you need to reassess for February? I'm worried that I started trying to do too much at once. I'm re-evaluating the pieces and parts in February. And I'm thinking about building out a 'plan' for the year so I'm not trying to do too much at once.