Sunday, January 1, 2012

One Little Word blog hop for January

This is a recap of the December prompt for my 2011 One Little Word and also a preview of my 2012 word!

I counted down to 2012 by standing in an embrace with my awesome husband and sweet daughter, and it seemed such a fitting way to end the year.

Embrace has been a good word for 2011. I found that it really helped me to relax and accept the changes that were constant throughout this year.

Now to announce my word for 2012.....

The word is design.

This word chose me - I was working on planning my courses that I will be teaching this spring and I was reading a book called Understanding by Design. One of the chapters started with a definition of design - to plan with purpose and intent; to execute - and I thought, that is exactly what I want to do this coming year! I like the literal meaning of it too, since I would really like to spend more time learning about design and applying it to my scrapbooking.

Next up on the blog hop is Lee!

And here is a list of everyone that is participating:
Margie http://xnomads.typepad.com
Cheri http://cheriandrews.blogspot.com
Veronica www.veronicanorris.typepad.com
Kara http://iwannabemewhenigrowup.blogspot.com/
Rebekah http://istampscrapcraft.blogspot.com/
Sharyn http://www.LaVieEnChic.com
Jill http://jillconyers.com
Lynn www.crafty-creativity.blogspot.com
Monica http://scrapinspired.com/
Lisa http://backtoallen.com/writers_blog
-> Cynthia H http://paperpapereverywhere.blogspot.com <-
Lee http://thelinarstudio.typepad.com/embracelife/
Abbey http://athomewiththerichardsfamily.blogspot.com/
Monica B www.questtoperfectimperfection.blogspot.com
Nikki http://www.inkyart.com.au
Tere http://terecontodomicorazon.blogspot.com/
Melissa S http://blog.mshanhun.com
Nicky http://seejanebake.blogspot.com
Stephanie http://www.scrapworthylives.com/
Jenn L www.studiojenn.blogspot.com
Cindy http://seriousplay.typepad.com
Amanda http://scrappnbee.blogspot.com
Sam http://learncreatedo.wordpress.com/
Jan http://mysimplelittlelife.typepad.com
Jamie http://jmpgirl.blogspot.com
Karen http://breathenowsmile.blogspot.com/

10 comments:

  1. nice post this month. i love how you and your family ended 2011 and i look forward to reading about where design takes you in 2012.

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  2. What a great way to bring in the new year!! Looking forward to seeing what your new word brings to you. Happy 2012.

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  3. Such a wonderful post! I'm looking forward to seeing how design fits into your 2012. What a great word!

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  4. Design is a great word that can be applied to so many things. I look forward to seeing where it takes you.
    Happy New Year.

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  5. Design is a great choice for 2012. Endless possibilities to guide you through 2012!

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  6. Awesome! Can't wait to see what you do with 'design' in 2012! Love the way you have defined it for yourself.

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  7. As a fellow 2011 EMBRACE-er, congrats on finishing your year. YOur 2012 word is great! Good luck with it. Happy hopping- Amanda

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  8. I love the word embrace and am still trying to decide if it's my word this year. Good luck with design; I'm excited to see what it brings you!

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  9. Good luck with your word design. It sounds like a great word for you.

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  10. Nice word, lots to design in life as we go along. Looking forward to the new OLW journey!

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