Last year, my word was “acceptance” which was fitting in a year of so many changes. Fortuntately, most of the change was postive. I started a new job, bought a new car, got engaged! There were also very difficult things to accept. We lost my grandmother suddenly after a very long battle with lung cancer, both my parents had surgeries and we’ve faced situations and challenges that I could have never anticipated.
This year, we’re getting married! Plus we have trips and graduations and a honeymoon to plan! I know ultimately it will be a memorable year, but it’s a little overwhelming.
With that in mind, I used Jennifer Fulwiler’s Word of the Year Generator and guess what: my 2018 word is “ready”. I even tried it a couple more times to see what else I got, but “ready” it is.
It’s hard to even imagine being ready for everything that the future holds for us and for our family, but I think maybe that’s the point. I don’t think I necessarily need to be ready for the entire future – but I think I can take baby steps to be ready for some of the things I know are coming up no matter what.
There are some other major pieces that I need to work on to be more “ready” this year. One of them is communication. We often procrastinate talking about key details of important things and then we have to scramble to get places on time or buy a gift etc. That also segues nicely into another issue of building healthy habits. Each week, I imagine, this is going to be the week I finally meal prep, or set out my clothes or keep the house from becoming a complete disaster.
My coworker told me about this book.
So my goal is to start with some baby steps. I’d like to be more prepared for each day, each week and so on. Hopefully, by the time summer rolls around I’ll feel more ready for the wedding!
2017 Highlights:
Briana Ledesma 