Word of the Year for 2023

I'm signed up for the class, but the kit is not particularly my jam. A bit confused that some of the papers are 8x10 for a 6x8 project? Thank you to folks here who pointed out the prior Glow kit and stamps, I may have to pick those up! Would also potentially be interested in a private Facebook group.

I got into the Facebook group. I requested access early this morning.

I’m not doing a scrappy project/OLW and I don’t have a word in mind but I’ve been interested in a Style School Wear Our Word workshop put on by a lady I follow on IG, Stasia Savasuk. Before you scroll on because fashion isn’t your thing, it’s not mine or hers either. She talks about the opportunity to engage with our word, the feeling we want to have, each morning as we get dressed. Her approach is dressing to feel the way you want to feel, not to impress or look skinny or keep up with trends. The idea of dressing with a word in mind could be something that helps keep the word active, which is where I struggle with the OLW idea. I don’t really want to make journal entries once a month about a word, I want to feel and do it. I’m not planning to do this particular workshop but just thought the idea might appeal to some people.

If you’re curious: www.stasiasavasuk.com/blog/how-to-wear-your-word-of-the-year

Thank you, sonnejo for posting the coupon code!

I started out strong in 2022 with my word COMPLETE, but it fell apart for me several months in and then life got crazy in the Fall and I never got back to it. I've been thinking about my word for 2023 and I think I am going to continue with COMPLETE.

I plan to focus on COMPLETE in two ways:
1) I want to do a COMPLETE declutter of my possessions. I own way too much for one person and all that physical clutter stresses me out. Clearing the clutter would be a start to bringing in the peace that I am looking for in my home.

2) I want to COMPLETE my unfinished projects. I am the queen of starting projects. I love the planning and the buying and the initial stages. I am horrible at finishing anything. I want to examine each of my projects and decide if they are worth completing. If they are, great! If not, then I want to get rid of them.

I think a FB group for us to share our progress would be great!

Ok, I see we do have interest in the FB group. I will work on that and get it set up & private.

Just so we are clear ----- this is not to replace Ali's monthly lessons, Facebook group or anything like that. This is just so we can chat privately about what we've done that month, encourage each other, and share our work without other judgement.



edit: anyone have a clever name for this group? 2Peas is many peoples 'private' place so I prefer it not have '2 Peas Refugee' in the name in case someone sees it and starts digging on the internet for it.

Peaple! 😂💚

I love the name!! LOL!!!

That's how I started in 2022 (till it all fell apart): front was the review of the month and back was my OLW - I really liked it and will continue doing it this way in 2023.

Do you share your layouts online anywhere?

I enjoyed the zoom a lot. I didn’t know any of the people except Ali or Krystal so it was good to get an “Introduction” to the other instructors. I enjoyed or at least took someone from everyone (except one didn’t do it for me). Actually Ali said, “reclaim joy.” That resonated with her - the reclaiming- what did it mean? Etc. I liked the idea of adding reclaiming to any word which they also discussed.

I’m kind of flip flopping on my word now. It would really have the same intention for me even though the words at face value do not mean the same thing at all and don’t even appear related. But I liked how they said that the word is what it means to YOU - not anyone else. My word I was going to do would make sense to anyone when I said it and said how I was planning on “using it.” My new word would have to be more explained. BUT the new word kind of has more feeling to me if that makes sense and feels personal and not as “homeworky” lol. Still pondering it all a bit. Like I said, the actual goals I’d want to work on stay the same- it’s just the lens shifts a bit and the word is different.

jeremysgirl my word was going to be focus. I wanted to focus on paying more attention to things I felt like I want to do/should do but have been letting myself get distracted with wasting time on my phone etc. And just getting through my day and realizing I didn’t accomplish some of the things I wanted to by just not focusing on prioritizing. Specifically I wanted to focus on my house - I’ve not been caring for it the way I should. One reason is that we are in limbo in a rental where things don’t really make sense and it’s not as motivating for me to have the level of home care/organization/decor that I am used to. Other areas were my health- I
Lost about 45 pounds 3 years ago and have kept it off and work out a lot for my health but things are slipping (although it’s for health reasons not due my lack of effort) and I want to focus on that more. Also want to focus on my relationship with God and others.

But now I am feeling “home” call to me - for the home reasons I listed before, but also we have some home changes and stressors with our build and some things are up in the air and I can work on peace with whenever my home is and doing the things for my home that give me peace. I like home as my body (like my body is my home and I have to care for i) related to the health/fitness pieces. And home - fits for my spiritual part as well - like some Christian songs that stick with me about my heart being God’s home.

I don’t know if that made any more sense, but I’ve always loved the word home. It gives me such comfort. It resonates with me in a different way than focus (home seems more nurturing of a word while focus feels more driven). And I feel it can fit with things I want to address this year while also working towards more calm and peace regarding my grief.

I listened to the zoom chat with Ali and the others. It actually was a really good food for thought kind of chat. I love how some talked about softer, quieter words that sit with you and others that seem to demand action or could be considered too harsh for what was going on in their lives. Two years ago my word was brave and with it came big scary steps that saw me change careers after 20+ years doing the same safe thing. It was a word I didn't want to pick but it showed up for me and the brave things that I did that year were some of the best things I've done for myself.

Now this year I'm struggling...do I want an action type word or something less active? I love the idea of putting the word "reclaim" in front of any word. I thought I had my word and as I was reading something last night the word "alignment" jumped out at me and looking up the definition, this one: *Alignment has to do with adjusting something so it's in the right place.* makes sense to me for what I want this year. So I think my word is going to be alignment.

It seems that there are a lot of grieving moms in this thread. I don't know if this helps, but these have been my words over the years:
2015-Focus (I was working on renewing my National Boards as a teacher, plus I was trying to focus on family.)
2016-Delight (This was the year my son died. I did not have the bandwidth to follow any of the prompts or watch the content.)
2017-Honor (This was a healing word for me as I sought to honor my son's life.)
2018-Reflect (I loved this word! One of my favorites.)
2019-Accept (I carried this word into 2020.)
2020-Enjoy (Such a hard thing to do during the pandemic! I finished addressing some but not all of the prompts the following year.)
2021-Treasure (This seemed to emerge from the previous year's word.)
2022-Magic (I've been focusing on finding magic in the mundane and creating my own magic.)

For 2023, I'm pretty sure my word will be Light. I have a lot of anxiety, and I would like to walk more lightly in this world. I also like the idea of looking for the light. I enjoy multiple-meaning words, and also words that can be either nouns or verbs.

Good luck to those of you who are still searching for the right word to carry you through the coming year!

I am all in for OLW this year. After many failed attempts in prior years, I completed 2020 with the word BREATHE (such the right word for that year with so much loss) and in 2021 my word was HEAL which I was indeed in need of after 2020. I chose COURAGE for 2022 but did not get past January, so I took this year off. When I saw the JOY album for DD -- I thought that is my word for 2023. I am in need of JOY, and then Ali announced it was her word. I went back and forth not quite certain if I would proceed with JOY but after hearing her talk with the OLW team, and hearing her say it was about "reclaiming" JOY then I knew that was exactly what I needed to do. So I am in with JOY. I loved the products this year and purchased the class, the main kit and the album and guess what it brought me Joy! I am looking forward to participating this year.

P.S. thanks to the person who posted the VIP20 code!