One Little Word for 2018...

Have any of you ever seen the web site One Little Word?  It started out as a scrapbook style site way back in the day when I owend and operated Love 2 Scrap so 10-15 years ago.  Ali Edwards now owns One Little Word.  This is how she describes it 

"In 2006 I began a tradition of choosing one word for myself each January—a word to focus on, to live with, to investigate, to write about, to craft with, and to reflect upon as I go about my daily life. These words have each become a part of my life in one way or another—a process I document via simple creative monthly prompts from January to December.

My word for 2018 is a word I put a lot of thought into.  I am now 46, been working most of my life, had 2 children that are now 19 and 16 and are in University and high school, work everyday, have a great group of friends, been married for 19.5 years, lived in the same city (for the most part) for the past 40 years (this is my 40th anniversary living here).  So much in my life has changed and many things have stayed the same.  I am middle-aged now and trying to figure out what I am supposed to be doing now.  My kids no longer need me like they used to.  They were my everyday, ever moment concern.  Now that they are older, working and going to school and have their own lives, much of my life had changed.  I focus a lot of my personal time on my 2 dogs and 3 cats.  It is very hard to turn that maternal nature off.  As a wife, I am a sub-par wife most days and I know that.  My husband used to be gone for long stints at a time for work and now that has changed.  I got very used to it just being the kids and I for many, many years.  That is what I know.  I grew up that way as well.  I don't know life any different.  Now that my hubby is home a lot it is hard for me to figure out how to alter our relationship.  My hobbies and who I do them with have changed over the years.  Many of my friends used to scrapbook with me but have quit over the years so that has changed and who I do my hobbies with.  Scrapbooking is a very social aspect of my life as well as a therapeutic and creative avenue for me.  Now at 46 ----- I am saying to my self :  "Who the hell am I?  What makes me, me?  What makes me happy? What would make me happier that is amongst my control? What would I still like to accomplish that is attainable?"  Having said that, I have decided my word is......

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