12/29/2021 1 Comment My one word for 2022For the past two years every New Years Eve my husband and I work on a vision board for the following year. Last year we included our oldest son to join us. We will continue that tradition this year and include everyone. From my eight year old to my fifteen year old. I know vision boards, setting goals, and choosing words for the new year isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it's my tea. I tape our vision boards inside our cabinets above our coffee maker. I love looking through my vision board throughout the year and checking off things I have accomplished. Do I accomplish everything? No...of course not! I like to remind myself what I am working towards and my "why".
As you may have noticed I did not have one single entry for 2021 on this blog and I apologize for that. This past year was full of surprises. My husband and I welcomed baby number 5 in July. A beautiful healthy baby boy named Harrison. I transitioned from a classroom teacher to an administrator (also in July). I went back to work three weeks postpartum, but did end up taking some baby bonding time in October. I will go back to work in January 2022. In one of my principal facebook groups a fellow administrator had mentioned a book called, "One word that will change your life" by Jon Gordon, Dan Britton, and Jimmy Page. Which got me thinking if I picked one word for 2022 what would it be? I couldn't just pick the word without reading the book, so I downloaded it off of Amazon. It is a pretty quick book you can read in under an hour. I highly recommend it to my school leaders. In the book it asks three questions to consider while you are thinking about your one word: What do I need? What's in my way? What is preventing me from having what I need? What needs to go? The why behind my your word... I need balance in my life. I am a very busy person, which isn't always a good thing. I am a mother of five. My youngest is only 5 months. My children are very very active in after school extra curricular activities. I am an administrator who loves what I do and am very busy, because it is my first year. So, what is in my way? What is preventing me from achieving what I need.......ME. I am in my own way. Not to get too deep, but I experienced some postpartum depression. During my baby bonding time I had to take care of myself, because of this experience I chose the word that I did. What needs to go? Toxic relationships!! of all kinds at work, friends, family. I don't have time for that in 2022. Drum roll please.........my word for 2022 is RISE. Why did I choose that word? I didn't pick the busy mom life/administrator life, it chose me....j/k. I know exactly what I signed up for. I love being a mother and school administrator. I need to RISE to the challenges of balancing my home life and work life. I also chose the word RISE, because I felt like a phoenix rising from the ashes after I overcame my postpartum depression. It's just a reminder that I can overcome anything. Even in darkness there is always light. Lastly, toxic relationships. I won't get too into this conversation, but I think rising above the negativity is something I will practice in 2022. What is your one word? I would love to hear it. Comment below, or tell me on IG.
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