2018 Word For The Year

I remember as a child thinking about the year 2000.

Holy cow! That was so far away.

Here we are starting 2018.

I have several big goals for this year.

This is why I have chosen productive as my word for the year.

productive

achieving or producing a significant amount or result

Let the games begin!

My Word for 2017

Content

con·tent¹

kənˈtent/

adjective

1. 1.

   in a state of peaceful happiness.

   
   

   "he seemed more content, less bitter"

   
   

   synonyms:

   contented, satisfied, pleased, gratified, fulfilled, happy, cheerful, glad;

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3. I like having a word for the year. I like feeling content--all of the synonyms this definition shows. I like living my life on an even flow, no drama and please, no sadness-but I'm sure just like every other year of our lives, there will be sadness. I want to be as content as Miss Polly!
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5. I have goals--personal, quilting, sewing and travel. In 2017 I'm going to try to keep notes for my quilting life in a  composition notebook. I love the concept of the Quilter's Planner but I know myself well enough that I wonder if I would use it as it is planned to be used. I will just write down in my own notebook my hopes and dreams and truths. 

    My first section will be my wish list, then the good ole UFO list. I'm joining in on          Patchwork Times UFO Challenge so that means my last business of 2016 is to get that list made. 

I'm ending this year with post number 1500. That's a good sign, right!!!

Happy New Year everyone. 

Quilting Time Leads To A Finish

Here is my 60th birthday present to myself. 

My word of the year is Celebrate and boy have I been.

I absolutely love this machine! 

My chuckle--I was telling Denise about getting it 

and how disappointed I was that there was no light.

I think she thinks I'm nuts. 

She told me where the button is-on the side face above the needle.

Dorkie me!

I like to free motion quilt with gloves on.

These are plain ole garden gloves and

they work great because they have that rubber grippy stuff on them.

Those little red things on the end of the pins?

Those are called Pinmoor

and I wonder where they have been all my quilting life!

I'll be buying more of those.

No more puncture wounds on my arms when using straight pins.

Today's quilting time lead to the finish of the Elk quilt for the hunting club's annual picnic raffle.

I'm hoping there will be lots of arguing and bickering and ticket purchasing for this.

Next up is Mae's Flower Garden. 

I'm in the zone.

My Word For 2014

Celebrate!

This morning I started thinking about my word for 2014. I thought about Extravaganza because I will have my 60th birthday this year. Then I though no, that's not quite right. I want to make it more about happiness all year instead of just the month of May which will be my Extravaganza month! I do love my month long birthday celebration that I started doing during my 50th year. 

Celebrate! I will celebrate my accomplishments. I love simple pleasures. Silly little things that make me smile, small accomplishments, big accomplishments, feel good moments. So I will celebrate them, whatever they are. 

Do you have a word for your year?