Word of the year

I came across a blog article about choosing a word of the year instead of making resolutions, and the idea really resonated with me. I pondered my word and decided that the word for 2012 is…expand.

I want to expand my thinking, my abilities and capabilities, my relationships, my learning, my earning, my creativity, my productivity, my strength, my stamina, my efficiency, my experiences, my options and opportunities.

“Expand” is on my desktop where it will act as my inspiration and compass for the year.

Goodbye 2011

2011 is over.

My year in publishing: 2 ebooks, 2 print books, 2 foreign language editions (I think; it gets surprisingly difficult to keep track of those), 1 new sale.

That isn’t too horrible, I guess, for a year mostly eaten by pregnancy and new baby care, but in 2012 I want to get down to business. Younger me would’ve been eye-rolling at the way I spent the last weekend of the year: organizing to be more productive. But that’s the big push I feel for the coming year. Work, work!

Whatever your goals and plans for the new year, whatever your reflections on the past year, I wish you happiness and success and growth and grace.