Best Laid Plans & Thinking Ahead

I hope you feel better. And yes, I need to think of my word as well. Happy Holidays!

Hey, Ali,
I hope you feel better. So excited you're doing One Little Word again this year. I already have mine selected...
Have a wonderful Christmas.
Aby

Hope you a feeling better today. I have decided that my word for 2009 is going to be Serenity. I going to honor my word by getting a tattoo that is the Chinese symbol for Serenity.

So funny. I was just thinking about the one little word project. Reflecting on this year's and have decided on one for next year already.
Feel better. Take care.

Take care, Ali. I've been thinking about my word lately alot - both my word for 2008 "breathe" and a new word for 2009. Am considering both "Joy" and "replenish" - haven't settled.
Peace to you and yours, Susan.

Hi Ali - I am new to your site and I just wanted to let you know how much I have been enjoying your December Daily stuff. (Thanks for being behind. It makes us all feel human. Ha!!)
I hope you start feeling better soon and have a wonderful time celebrating Christmas this week with your family.

Ali, I love ONE WORD. My 2008 word was CONNECT. I think I did an ok job of living up to my word. I did some things that were outside of the box for me in terms of connecting. I certainly could of done more, but I think the whole process made me think more effectively about living with intention. I know it is so easy to go through the days, busy, doing all that is right and good and still have that feeling of not doing enough, not accomplishing MY goals, not doing the very thing that we NEED to be doing. 2008 was a very difficult year for me. The easy thing was to hide, to disconnect. Setting out to intentionally connect helped me tremendously. One way I connected was through my new blog, which has been a huge blessing and a creative outlet.
My 2009 word is CREATE. To live to intentionally create will be a stretch for me. I have the desire...I just need to make the space, emotionally and physically (time) for my art.

Feel better Ali! I just got over a stomach bug that I got on Tuesday night and it was torture!! Hope you're in better shape than I was. Eat some toast, drink lots of fluids and just rest so you can kick this before Christmas!!! Happy Holidays!

Hope you're feeling better soon. It's a great wintery day here in Connecticut... so I'll be inside all day... Again! Hope you can enjoy some time relaxing before Christmas Day.
I've been thinmking about my word. Good reminder!! 2009 is going to ROCK!!!

Hugs, Ali! I'm thinking of you, snuggled in and enjoying the snow out the window. Feel better soon! -Heather

Just wanted to say feel better and I'm behind on my December album, too. I'm doing a 2-up album and though I'm up to date with photos my embellishing is sadly lacking. Still, my photos are all journaled upon and deco-ed with Designer Digi stuff so it's not all bad - just petering out . . .

Hope you're feeling better soon. I hadn't given 2009 a word until I just read your posts on "one little word". But, I had already decided on what I wanted from 2009. I entend to be disciplined with myself. I want to have discipline in all areas of my life. Working, parenting, eating, exercising. For me the list can just go on and on. So that is my word. Discipline. I am so excited about it. I hope that through it I will achieve balance and be able to accomplish a long list of to-do's and I want to to-do's. This time next year I hope that I have a disciplined rythm to my life.

This book is my next to read.
feel beter quickly. Hope you feel great by Christmas eve.

Bless your heart! Being sick and pregnant is not fun!
I have to say my word BLISS served me so well this year I almost don't want to give it up! Choosing a word for 2009 is going to take some thought. What word will I need to hold onto as I prepare to welcome my first child??

Feel better soon!

Hi Ali, I was inspired to choose a word for 2008. I chose BALANCE. I needed to find a balance between my family and the rest of my life. in past years I have become very involved in school committees and volunteering in many areas and have felt that I have pushed my boys aside for these activities that I was involved in. I made the January page of my calendar my balance page. I am proud to say that we have found 2008 full of BALANCE. I have stepped back from alot of external things and spent more time helping in my own childs class -interacting with 8yo son during his class time. I have seen him open up and become quite cuddly and loving this year. I feel better in myself and our family has benefited to no end. THANKYOU for the inspiration. I now need to choose a new word for 2009. Many Chrismas wishes to you and your family.

For the first time ever, I know my word! It jumped out at me a few weeks ago like it was meant to be. My word for 2009 is GIVE. I want to challenge myself to be more giving, sharing, and teach my children about giving.

sending get well wishes your way

I didn't do this last year, but read about others doing it. And it percolated all year in the back of my mind. Last week it came up to me in a burst....COURAGE. My word for 2009 is courage. I had thought of tranquility, patience, health....but all of those boiling down to one thing, changing myself. And it takes courage to change. Courage to not procrastinate, courage to go out on a limb, courage to exercise every day....you get the idea.
Bring on 2009.

i thought that book looked so good too...i hope you will share what you think of it...i'm excited to start thinking about my word. thanks for the reminder:)...feel better, my dear! but for now just enjoy the time:)

I've been giving the one little word a bit of thought this past few weeks as well. There are a few floating about - I think it's going to be one about the people I love and prioritising them. Fun to think about. I hope you feel better in good time for Christmas :)

so sorry to hear you are under the weather...Hope you are feeling better soon my friend! Just stay on that really big brown couch of yours!
I have my word all ready for 2009...
PURPOSE
Merry Merry Christmas!
Love,
Steph

Hope you are feeling better soon esp for Christmas day. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

If you like Malcolm Gladwell, you should read his other book he wrote called "The Tipping Point" it's a very good and interesting read! It's also a quick read too!

i love how my "word" seems to come to me! My word for 2009 is release! I am going to release the past, release expectations from people that continue to let me down, release my extra kilos, release negativity, release!