Word for the Year

Greetings all! I hope you all had a nice Christmas and are planning a very happy New Year. As the year comes to an end it is time to start planning for next year. Each year I like to pick a word that will help to guide and inspire me to live my best life and grow as a person.

Last year my word was give. I tied this word into all aspects of my life the best that I could and I found it to be really helpful to keep me on track with my goals. This year I have decided to use the word balance. With me being a new mom I feel like balance will become very important in my day to day life.

I like to start by putting the word in my planner. At the beginning of each month there is space for me to write a quote relating to my word. Some people like to put up sticky notes with their word around the house or in their car. I think it’s important to place your word where you will see it everyday.

Next I like to create a few goals relating to my word. This year I know it will be important to balance my work life and my home life. I will be making a goal of using my planner religiously to make sure I have enough time to do all of the things I want to do with my new little one! Another goal is to be balancing my personal time. We have four parents and three grandparents for our son to spend time with so I will need to balance the time spent with them. I also need a little time to myself to practice self care.

One I have made my goals I start writing out how I am going to accomplish them and how I can measure my progress. I also create a timeline for each goal. For example, I want to make a goal to start exercising again now that I am postpartum. I will make it a goal for the first quarter of the year to exercise one day a week. In the second quarter two days, third quarter three days and fourth quarter four days. I will make similar timelines for each of my other goals.

As you can see I can use a lot of balance in my life this year. I hope you each can find a word to propel you into 2022 and to reach each of your goals this year!

Happy New Year,

Cristie