Friday, January 17, 2014

My One Little Word List :)

I think it was in 2007 when Ali Edwards started choosing a word to focus on for the year.
You can read her 2014 OLW post *Here*
The past few years I have chosen words off and on.
Last year was Humor. The year before was Breathe. And truthfully, I don't remember the other words I may have chosen. None of them really stuck with me.
Humor was a good one though. I did try to keep it in mind often throughout the year. Especially during trying times when I really needed a sense of humor. :)

And now it is 2014. A new year.
And my word that I am going to try to remember is FOCUS.
This is what I want for myself this year. The ability to focus.
Journaling - My One Little Word for this year is Focus because it is something I seem to lack right now. My mind is completely overwhelmed at times by the myriad of tasks I need to accomplish each day, week and month. If I can try and focus a little more on getting one or two things done instead of multi-tasking so much, things might go just a little smoother around here. And I can focus on what is really important! My family.

Focusing on:
1. My family - Being present and in the moment when I am with them. Not letting my mind race ahead to what I need to get done or could be doing so I can cross something off my to do list
2. Exercise - Trying to exercise at least 5x a week.
3. Eating well - cutting sweets, no fast food, and more water. (doing ok with this one already)
4. One room at a time - going through the house room by room and trying to get it organized, get rid of things we don't need, and make a plan for cohesive decorating
5. A Personal Schedule - Keeping track of and managing my time efficiently. Focus on tasks that need to be done without procrastinating. Stop trying to do to many things at once.
6. Scrapbooking - less time on the computer and more time getting pages done.

2014 is my year to have a little more focus, and a little less "all over the place".
I think I can do it!
Have you picked a word this year?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This post is part of a list-making project called Lists With Friends 2014, an effort to document the year in lists of all types!

18 comments:

  1. LOVING your OLW and awesome goals you have set!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Your layout is awesome, Mary Jo. Love the grid design! I don't have a word, but focus is definitely a great choice. Yoga definitely helps me with focus.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Wonderful word, Mary Jo, love the little cards you created! I have no doubt you'll be able to make the most of incorporating this word into your life in the months to follow! Have a great weekend :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Great goals!
    My OLW this year is the same as last...Unlock.
    I have written apost but still to add the crafty goals that I hope my OLW guides me through.

    ReplyDelete
  5. You picked a great word! I am still mulling mine over...i am pretty sure I have it done, but not quite ready to shout it from the rooftops yet..lol. Have a great weekend!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I love your list Mary Jo! #4 is so me!!! Pretty much every year I start with this plan, lol! Great layout too!! I'm taking Ali's class for the first time and so far I am loving it. :):) Evie

    ReplyDelete
  7. Great layout! I really love your list of what you need to focus on.

    Every year I attempt OLW, and have even taken Ali's class, but I have trouble keeping focus on my word. I'm going to try again this year though :)

    ReplyDelete
  8. Love this Mary Jo! Sounds like you've thought about it a lot and know exactly where to "focus" your efforts. I wish you much success with your word.

    ReplyDelete
  9. beautiful Mary Jo! You will have a wonderful year!!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Love your word! Good one! Wishing you all these things on 2014! Beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  11. This is a great word.
    I think I should copy your list as this is what I need to work on as well.
    I was thinking of doing OLW as well, but the only word I could think of was unprocrasinate…but I don't think that it is even a real word ;)

    ReplyDelete
  12. I think my word needs to be perspective!

    ReplyDelete
  13. OMG! I just did my blog post and my word is the same as yours how funny is that!!
    IKWYM Im a little ovewhelmded at times too and that is one of the reason I used that word too!
    Love your LO!!
    I havent created anything yet but I plan on it in a few days for OLW!

    ReplyDelete
  14. I don't know where my other comment went? Hopefully not posting twice.. But.. I have almost the same list as you- too funny!!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Focus is a perfect word!! I love it!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Love this post! Focus is my work for 2014, too, although I haven't broken it down like you have. That is truly focus!

    ReplyDelete