scrappy1
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Post by scrappy1 on Jan 2, 2018 0:08:10 GMT
1) What is your word? EMBRACE
2) Why did you choose it? What does it mean to you? I will be an empty nester in the fall. I want to embrace all the changes and opportunities, not be sad about one chapter of my life coming to a close. I need to embrace committing to a healthy lifestyle, be thankful for all tthat I have and be mindful in my spending (ahem, scrapbook stuff), make a home for that centers on my husband and my needs and wants.
3) Have you done it in the past? I’ve chosen words, but have never done more than contemplate how I want it to apply to my life.
4) Do you plan on taking the class? I have signed up to take the class.
5) What supplies are you planning to buy? I bought the main kit, page protectors, tags and album. I plan on using stuff from my stash to embellish and add some color.
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scrappy1
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Post by scrappy1 on Jan 2, 2018 0:08:29 GMT
1) What is your word? EMBRACE
2) Why did you choose it? What does it mean to you? I will be an empty nester in the fall. I want to embrace all the changes and opportunities, not be sad about one chapter of my life coming to a close. I need to embrace committing to a healthy lifestyle, be thankful for all tthat I have and be mindful in my spending (ahem, scrapbook stuff), make a home for that centers on my husband and my needs and wants.
3) Have you done it in the past? I’ve chosen words, but have never done more than contemplate how I want it to apply to my life.
4) Do you plan on taking the class? I have signed up to take the class.
5) What supplies are you planning to buy? I bought the main kit, page protectors, tags and album. I plan on using stuff from my stash to embellish and add some color.
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Post by joblackford on Jan 2, 2018 17:00:07 GMT
It was actually really nice to share one of my craft projects to loved ones who thought it was all very obscure and strange. I was literally asked whether I had a deadline to send my "homework" in to this Mrs Edwards. "No, I follow the workshop through the year. This goes into a small album I'm making for myself. Nobody checks. It's an introspective reflection with some creative aspects to it." I didn't realise how puzzling this looks to outsiders to the craft. But I loved sharing it and trying to explain. I could see the wheels spinning and was, in the end, complimented on taking on such a project. Oh my gosh, I love that! Imagine if poor Mrs Edwards had to grade everyone's definitions and vision boards I talked about my OLW to one of my best friends the other day and she was shocked that I'd been doing this thing for 4 years and we'd never talked about it. She'd never heard of anything like it either. She's online as much as I am, but in totally different circles. I often forget that people's internet worlds are very different, and often very much narrower than mine. They don't interact with strangers on message boards, they don't offer to send yogurt jars to people they have never even met in person (or even seen a photo of), they don't join up with projects that people are doing in their own homes around the world just for themselves. Not that they should be doing those things. They might be doing other things that I'm not doing. Or their entire internet world might be Facebook and games. I just forget that we're in our own little bubbles sometimes. The idea of grownups doing introspective "homework" that no one grades is definitely not mainstream, when I think about it... Some people probably think we're completely crazy.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2018 17:56:09 GMT
1) What is your word? "To live." 2) Why did you choose it? What does it mean to you? I think it chose me. I liked a few other words better, like heal and connect; but "to live" is really what keeps coming back to me. I want to live my life focusing on what is important, in a I-have-only-one-life kind of way. 3) Have you done it in the past? Yes, I took Ali's class in 2015. My OLW was "change", but I didn't like the (scrapbook) end result. 4) Do you plan on taking the class? No. I still have access to the 2015 class. 5) What supplies are you planning to buy? None. I'm not doing a scrapbook with my word. It seemed too personal to be read in a scrapbook the first time around. But I will enjoy journaling or just thinking about the prompts.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 20:47:13 GMT
Can anyone tell me if they like the class so far, please? Especially if you've taken the class before? I'm having second thoughts.
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Post by lasteve1 on Jan 3, 2018 21:13:11 GMT
Can anyone tell me if they like the class so far, please? Especially if you've taken the class before? I'm having second thoughts. I do, but I think it's the same as in the past... but she always does the same prompt for January. Of course the videos are all new, but she's working through the same prompt. I didn't compare my notes from this January to previous years, but I think she went over some of the same talking points because they seemed vaguely familiar. Same "rules", new "group theme", she talked about her word, she showed the pages in her album.
At least so far, I don't think the videos are anything better than the previous ones, or different enough to warrant paying again, if that is what you are after. I buy the class each year for the facebook group + the monthly release of the new prompt keeps me coming back to the project--I need that nudge to get me to participate. Hopefully this helps a little... if you have any specific questions about the class just let me know!
For reference I've purchased the class in 2015, 2016, 2017 and now 2018.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 21:18:19 GMT
Can anyone tell me if they like the class so far, please? Especially if you've taken the class before? I'm having second thoughts. I do, but I think it's the same as in the past... but she always does the same prompt for January. Of course the videos are all new, but she's working through the same prompt. I didn't compare my notes from this January to previous years, but I think she went over some of the same talking points because they seemed vaguely familiar. Same "rules", new "group theme", she talked about her word, she showed the pages in her album.
At least so far, I don't think the videos are anything better than the previous ones, or different enough to warrant paying again, if that is what you are after. I buy the class each year for the facebook group + the monthly release of the new prompt keeps me coming back to the project--I need that nudge to get me to participate. Hopefully this helps a little... if you have any specific questions about the class just let me know!
For reference I've purchased the class in 2015, 2016, 2017 and now 2018.
It helps a lot. Thank you so much for taking the time to write this!
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Post by lasteve1 on Jan 4, 2018 2:11:27 GMT
I do, but I think it's the same as in the past... but she always does the same prompt for January. Of course the videos are all new, but she's working through the same prompt. I didn't compare my notes from this January to previous years, but I think she went over some of the same talking points because they seemed vaguely familiar. Same "rules", new "group theme", she talked about her word, she showed the pages in her album.
At least so far, I don't think the videos are anything better than the previous ones, or different enough to warrant paying again, if that is what you are after. I buy the class each year for the facebook group + the monthly release of the new prompt keeps me coming back to the project--I need that nudge to get me to participate. Hopefully this helps a little... if you have any specific questions about the class just let me know!
For reference I've purchased the class in 2015, 2016, 2017 and now 2018.
It helps a lot. Thank you so much for taking the time to write this! I am at home now (I was at work earlier) so I went and looked back at the old classrooms and if you are working off of the 2015 class I would say more has changed than if you were working off the 2017 class. In 2016 she introduced some new prompts and did them again in 2017 (and maybe some were new in 2017, I didn't look back over the 2016 class so I'm just going on memory for this). Comparing 2017 to 2015 I would say that 6 prompts are nearly identical, 4 are loosely based on 2015 prompts, and 2 are brand new. Besides January, June and December, she has also switched up the order (and the December one is slightly restructured). I would guess in 2018 she might introduce something new, but at the very least she would do the 2017 prompts again rather than going back to the 2015 prompts. Just something to keep in mind... but I think the longer it's been since you bought the class, the more "newness" it will have. All that being said... if you don't care about the community aspect (and we have that here too!), if you haven't actually worked through the 2015 prompts I don't see why you couldn't get a great experience that way... and it seems silly to buy something similar if you haven't used the first one. But if you worked through the 2015 prompts previously, I think I would recommend the new class... but then it really depends on your budget and if you think you can stick to the previous class without the "new content" each month to draw you back into the classroom. SaveSave
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2018 16:16:14 GMT
lasteve1 Oh great, now you're making it harder for me to decide! I did work through the 2015 prompts. I didn't want to pay just for the e-mails in my inbox if the prompts were the same; but it would be a bonus. That plus new prompts + community. I think I'll buy the class. Thank you so much for all the details !!
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Post by lasteve1 on Jan 4, 2018 21:49:03 GMT
lasteve1 Oh great, now you're making it harder for me to decide! I did work through the 2015 prompts. I didn't want to pay just for the e-mails in my inbox if the prompts were the same; but it would be a bonus. That plus new prompts + community. I think I'll buy the class. Thank you so much for all the details !! I'm happy I could help, but I hope you don't regret your choice!
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Jan 4, 2018 23:01:00 GMT
Ok...so I'm changing my word...which is still ok since I haven't done anything with my word yet. The word that keeps speaking to me and rolls off my tongue better is "progress". I found myself thinking about some things over the last few days and asking myself, "How can I move forward just a bit with this today?" That gets me to think about making progress... Yes, my first word or "choose" was part of it, but sometimes it isn't about choice it is about knowing and doing...making progress. I'm a mess
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Post by LisaDV on Jan 5, 2018 1:06:02 GMT
I'm a mess Sounds like you are on the right track and making good “progress”.
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Post by LisaDV on Jan 5, 2018 1:11:19 GMT
For 2018 I’ve chosen CULTIVATE as my word. My intent is to focus on nurturing, nourishing, and feeding the good things in my life and starving the bad ones. I joined the class a few years, and found it uninspiring after a year or two. I am using Lara Casey’s PowerSheets for goal setting this year so my OLW stems from there. . Love this word and focus.
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Post by mom on Jan 5, 2018 4:27:15 GMT
Ok...so I'm changing my word...which is still ok since I haven't done anything with my word yet. The word that keeps speaking to me and rolls off my tongue better is "progress". I found myself thinking about some things over the last few days and asking myself, "How can I move forward just a bit with this today?" That gets me to think about making progress... Yes, my first word or "choose" was part of it, but sometimes it isn't about choice it is about knowing and doing...making progress. I'm a mess Hey! Thats my word. We started a sub-OLW group for those with the same word on Facebook if you are interested! Let me know and I can add you. SaveSave
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Jan 5, 2018 12:29:29 GMT
Ok...so I'm changing my word...which is still ok since I haven't done anything with my word yet. The word that keeps speaking to me and rolls off my tongue better is "progress". I found myself thinking about some things over the last few days and asking myself, "How can I move forward just a bit with this today?" That gets me to think about making progress... Yes, my first word or "choose" was part of it, but sometimes it isn't about choice it is about knowing and doing...making progress. I'm a mess Hey! Thats my word. We started a sub-OLW group for those with the same word on Facebook if you are interested! Let me know and I can add you. SaveSaveFound it! Thanks!
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Post by deekaye on Jan 29, 2018 20:34:34 GMT
What is your word? Commit
2) Why did you choose it? What does it mean to you? As I wrote in my journal last night "I KNOW what I need to do, I now need to COMMIT to doing it!".
3) Have you done it in the past? I have chosen a word of the year for the last handful of years but have never done anything formal with it. It wasn't until last year that I realized that OLW was a "thing".
4) Do you plan on taking the class? Yes, I'm taking the class and enjoying it so far. I finished the January prompts and my scrapbook pages/pictures last night. I found that working on the scrapbook pages really allowed me to think about and focus on my OLW.
5) What supplies are you planning to buy? Haha, one of my "committments" is to shop with a purpose, not as sport, so no, I'm trying to shop in my stash for pretties. That being said, I did purchase the kit but, other than the pretty gray/gold month cards, I'm not impressed with it at all. It is uninspiring and I especially am disappointed in the enamel cirles/squares. They are light gray with white writing. Nearly impossible to read! Next year, I'll just go with the digital kit.
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Post by deekaye on Jan 29, 2018 20:38:59 GMT
I am still away on vacation and enjoying being the procrastinorest of all procrastinators. But I suddenly had a eurêka moment today. I hadn't settled on a word for the past few weeks, got the class, Ali's email about the first being up and then, a few hours ago, I had this sudden realisation: my word for the year is commit. There might be some big changes ahead of me (and my SO). But to make those big changes (whichever way they go), I need to commit to a few things beforehand. I need to make smaller things happen before big life changes can happen. So, I'll focus on commitment in its many different forms for OLW. Hi Sleepingbooty/"Commit" friend! Just wondered if you've found a sub-group on Facebook for our word. I've looked, but can't find anything...
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Post by dudleypippen on Feb 1, 2018 11:58:22 GMT
A new month, a new prompt! I'm redoing the prompts from 2017 this year, so this month I'm doing daily practice. I've decided to do a no spend month and track all purchases that aren't gas or groceries to be more intentional (my word) with money. What's everyone else doing? Have you completed January yet?
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Post by thracian on Feb 1, 2018 18:58:38 GMT
I settled on FREE. I have never done the class. The only thing I am purchasing is an acrylic word, but I haven't received it yet. This is my third year of choosing a word. I chose breathe for 2016 and enough for 2017. I did one layout for 2016 and didn't get around to doing one last year. I have done a layout with my word and plan to do a few more throughout the year.
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