My partner has stage 4 cancer, so I have chosen 'Together ' because no matter what 2025 throws at us, we will do it 'Together' and make memories, watch movies, go for walks etc 'Together '
I will be 70 years old in six months. 😳 My friends are all older than me. Two of us are cancer survivors and we are still cancer free. The third is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. So far she is just a little bit forgetful. The doctor hopes she will remain in this stage for another decade. I’ve decided to go with Hope as my word. The Bible tells us to not “lose hope”. We are all laughing at our changing bodies and are filled with hope each day we open our eyes. I love your planner spread. Thank you for still planning. That is part of my hope…to be here to keep future doctor appointments! 😂
My word is 'Today' when I got married 32 years ago our minister gave us a plaque with a quote on it that goes. 'Today. Take some time today don't let one moment of it slip away. For yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not here, don't let one moment of today disappear.' I've always loved this quote and thought it was very relevant for 2025
This is the first time I have chosen a word of the year. My word is CULTIVATE. I chose this word because I would like to cultivate new habits, traditions, routines, etc in my life that I feel are missing. I love watching your videos and I have always gotten lots of creative ideas from your videos.
Girl, I feel like you're talking directly to me!! My word of the year was going to be acceptance, but I'm going to change it to Adventure. It's time for a change, thank you!❤
I love it! My word for 2025 is Growth. I am 56 and I feel like i have spent a lot of time in solitude except spending time with my grand daughter or family. I need to grow spiritually, financially, socially, and in overall health and wellness.
My word of the year is INTENTIONAL. I’m 54. I also lost my son thirteen years ago and I lost myself too. Every time I find a piece of me, I lose something else. I have forgotten to be intentional as I hide behind screens and avoid all the feels. So 2025 is returning to the intentional in my whole life.
I understand how you feel. My word is INTENTIONAL. I’m 53 years & first time empty nester. It feels amazing however sometimes I do feel lost and not sure what the next day will bring. But I know I must be intentional in setting my plans and goals to achieve what is best for me.
My word is ROUTINE! I feel like I have lost so much sense of structure since 2020 and I thought going with the flow was a super power but I feel more trapped now that I don’t have certain routines and structure in my daily life. So I’m dedicating 2025 to routine :)
Love the idea. What y😢stated is so true. I think back to 2020…… we lost a lot of ourselves as we were trying to figure out what to do. Since then it’s been a struggle getting back to normal. Happy new year.🎉
Like you, I became a grandmother this year. BOTH my daughters had babies! I know you have another one coming as well. My word is going to be Grandparent… as a verb. I want to spend as much time with each of my Grandbabies and be whatever they , and their parents need me to be!
My word of the year is ‘consistency’. I want to be consistent in my financial goals for debt and savings, consistent in my eating healthier and exercise habits, as well as consistent in digital detox.
Hi. My word for this year is metamorphosis. I made a big move in 2024- I now live in Paris! I also suffered the devastating loss of much of my stuff because my brother decided he didn’t want me or my stuff in his house anymore. He had everything thrown out. Luckily, my younger brother was able to save boxes of my stuff. It now sits in his storage room. So I lost my brother as well. So, I am embracing changes in my life. I will be losing weight and becoming more social. I will emerge stronger. Free.
I really struggled with selecting my 2025 Word of the Year. I just couldn’t find a word that felt right. As I’m turning 75 in ‘25, I want to make the most of my life. I decided “OPTIMIZE” fit best.
My word this year is “Rise Up” a lot of people use the term level up. What it means to me is doing better, even if I do better by 10% in a month, it’s rising up out of the norm or what is comfortable.
My word of the year is LISTEN. I spend so much time thinking about all the things. It gets noisy in my head. 😂 I didn’t even have to reflect on the word. As soon as I thought what it should be it popped right into my head! 👂🏼
Release is my word. I was getting ahead of myself and thought my ADHD brain could handle a word a month 🙄 so I love your idea of words that relate to your main word per quarter. There is so much I need to Release at 52 yo…guilt and shame, perfectionism, comparison, giving a crap what other people think 😂and so on! I’m ready to be like Elsa and let it go!!! 🎉And by the way you are absolutely adorable and do not even look like you’re in your 50s!
You have just described my life scrolling on my phone for hours. My word is procrastination which might seem weird but I have to get over the why my life is sad. I am going to change my word every quarter and my next word will be change. Next do and last experience.
She seemed to be talking to me too! I like being alone and love being home. My word is Transform. Transform my health, my home, my phone usage, which will transform my mental health.
My word of the year is Growth. I want to grow in my career even though I will be retiring in about 2.5 years; I want to grow a side business I started a few years ago so I have something to do when I retire. I want to grow in my faith, and I want to grow in socialization and in understanding my ADHD. And I want to grow the nonprofit I run to help people in our community who deal with mental illness. Good luck on your journey. Let's all keep each other encouraged and feeling supported.
It’s my first time having a word of the year, and mine is Action. I was super happy to see your face on camera. You look great. I love your channel and you inspire me.
I agree with you about retreating into being into myself. Even though I am married, we are basically roommates. I have been spending way too much wasted time on my devices!😢 I am going to steal your word because I am 60 & i need to "get out there" & Experience life. STOP Hiding in my devices! Happy New Year 🎉
Hi MaryEllen & Bumble, my 2025 WOTY is "Simplify". I went through a separation & divorce with 2 household moves in the past 18 months and have learned that I have too many bricks in my backpack. I'll turn 60 in June and I'm setting the goal of simplifing the "stuff" I have first, then the rest of life this year.
Faith and Hope are my words for the year. I am battling a lot of health problems and praying that I can get them all treated and under control. ❤ I like your page.
As a 57 year old, single, challenged woman, I understand. I do mantras. Mine for this year is I will live my life like never before. I wanted to grow in my friends and family time together as part of that. What helped was let ting other people know what I wanted to do. Which is something that was very hwlpful in achieving a lot of good times. So I recommend doing the same for you. Tell people what you are wanting to do and why. Cause then they may cime up with some good ideas for you. Even participating in some of them with you. So that could make for some great experiences for you.
A lot of what you said makes sense for me to, but I think my word is declutter. I need to reduce the excess weight of my life so I feel less weighed down and freer to experience life myself.
Hello. I understand the clutter as well. I just ended a seven year relationship that I felt was holding me back. I’m hopeful 2025 will give me My Life Back. 🥳
My word for the year is Cherish. I want to always cherish and not take for granted the things I have in my life, things that others might not have due to many different circumstances. I want to learn to appreciate and cherish all that is given to me, cause it may not be here tomorrow.
Hi Bumble and Mary Ellen. I took a break from my planner because it wasn’t feeling fun but I’m back and first thing I did was look up Planning With Bumble for inspiration. My word is EMBRACE and each month I’m embracing something about myself that bugs me and find a way to embrace whatever it is
My word this year is energy. To me it signifies the vibe I want to give off and I associate it with drive and tenacity, which I already have a lot of but want to amplify this year in multiple ways. I also choose a song of the year and this year my song in "The Reckoning" by Daughtry, which I think also compliments my word nicely.
I’m just watching this right now, but I want to mention something before I finish… lol, because I’ll probably forget. 😂 First, I have to tell you I just watched someone else on UA-cam and she was pretty much saying exactly what you are saying… our lives have gotten too busy… and this is what I wanted to mention to you. I’m not sure what day it was, but Mel Robbins did a UA-cam video/podcast in the last couple of days… it’s on BEING BUSY. At first it seemed a little off subject but then it all came together. I highly recommend checking it out and you can listen to the podcast while you’re at the gym. I’m actually going to listen to it again. And, I’m so glad you mentioned you are picking one word per quarter!!! Because I started my first 12-Week Year (I’m sure you’ve heard of the book) today and as of today, my plan is to pick one word for each of my 12 weeks. I want the word I pick to really help keep me motivated to finish this year strong. I love your word. I’m almost 70, so you look VERY YOUNG to me. Now to finish watching your video!!! Thanks in advance for posting this video!!
My word of the year is perspective. I want to try to put myself in other people's shoes, especially when I'm feeling impatient, anxious, or annoyed with or about others. It is important to try to see/hear/feel as others do.
As I was watching you draw on the page, I was thinking, “She’s so brave!!! Guess there’s no going back now!” And then you did. 😅 It looks fantastic! My word is going to be “uncluttered”! I’m tired of things taking over us, owning us instead of us owning them. I love the idea of a quarterly word. 😌
Hello Mary Ellen❗️The page came out beautiful‼️ My word for the year is FORGIVE. I need to FORGIVE myself with some things and others. I love your quarterly word EXPERIENCE.
Experience is also my word of the year! That blows my mind, I didn't think anyone would have the same one! Haha, now I feel like I shouldn't upload my video haha! I still will though hehe
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen your videos. You look amazing! I do a word of the year and I took a short quiz and the word I got is “create.” I’ve never had that word before. It could mean so many things and I plan to journal it. I love your Currently page!
The page turned out really cute in the end! Love your word. My word of the year is "Focus" because I need to focus on losing weight, getting healthy, and sorting out my finances (to name a few haha). I like the idea of having an overall word but also quarterly ones too.. Happy New Year 🎉
I’m between a couple words this year… Focus Prioritize Discipline. This year is about catching up on bills, paying off debt, and putting money up if possible. Building the family business (husband and brothers built) and prioritizing time with family.
My word for the year is Revitalize. I picked that word because I had pneumonia twice and landed in the hospital both times. And in a major car accident. So this year is going to be better.
I can't decide between focus and determined. I am determined to retire 5/1/25 and my main focus is on figuring out how to make that happen. There's a lot to learn about taxes, insurance, etc. But that is the one main thing I need to focus on until it happens.
My word is Progress, and the phrase is Practice yields Progress. It’s a good reminder to follow my muse and to make mini steps forward to keep going forward with my goals via habits of practice.
My word of the year for 2025 is reset. 2024 has been a very challenging area filled with loss. I feel like I need a reset. And it is a reminder that the Lord's mercies are new every morning.
You are such an inspiration to this 60 year old🤪. My word is REDISCOVER. It’s time for me to find myself. My youngest is making settlement Friday on his first house, which after renovations will = empty nest. It’s so bittersweet and I have many emotions. Thank you for sharing this. 💜💜
Oh my gosh, I am so happy you made this video, it was a revelation to me. I love the word of the year idea and have been doing it for a couple years now. But I've never heard of changing your word up quarterly, based on your overall/overarching goal for the year. I am so doing this this year! Happy New Year to you Maryellen.
This will be my 11th year for choosing a word. 2025 will be Connect, for some of the same reasons as you chose Experience. I am hoping to connect with parts of myself, my heritage (with a trip to Scotland and Ireland), family, and hopefully new friends. :)
Love how your page turned out! I too have had to pivot before when I was in the middle of working on a spread,but somehow everything works out in the end😉. I don't have a word of the year, but like you I think I will try to cut down on looking at my phone so much....I don't know the celebrities I read stories about, so why do I care about what's going on in their lives🤦♀️. Hoping you have many wonderful Experiences in 2025! Happy New Year!!🎉🍾🥂
My word for 2025 is *nourish*. I considered "health," "healing," and "wellness," but NOURISH felt like it incorporated self-compassion without judgement or a demand for specific RESULTS. My mom has Alzheimer's and she had a stroke in March, just one day after I learned that my dear sister had suddenly died, and I've been neglecting pretty much every aspect of my life ever since. I think my word will help me to be intentional in caring for myself, my time, and my relationships. Like you, I've also been considering my social media use. How many times a day do I check to see if there are any likes on my new nail art pics? Is my social media use nourishing me? That's a solid NO. I'm looking forward to being more deliberate in how I live my life.
My absolutely favorite word I picked was Create. Every month I chose a new medium to create - painting, writing, wood, random crafts, stamping, cross-stitch... It helped me find what I loved and what I didn't. Enjoy your own creative year!
That was very interesting, thank you for showing us the entire process WITH the messing up! The fact you hated it at one step, but that you finished with such a pretty result after thinking out loud and showing us the different ideas you had, I enjoyed that a lot! I wish a very pretty and adventurous year 😊
I had to go look at my word. I made my page and had already forgotten it. Haha. The word is "positive." I am shooting for a a positive attitude, outlook, expectations, words, actions, thoughts.
Walking on my treadmill with ear buds, I hear a squeak and I'm trying to figure out where it's coming from your pets toy!😅 Great word! Mine is adventure.
I love the spread it turned out gorgeous. My word of the year is INTENTIONAL. I want to do things with strategy. Knowing what I'm doing and what and how I'm going to get it done.
Very nice! I have been learning Italian for 1 year and 4 months! My word is Crescere/Grow! I could relate to a lot of what you said however I have enjoyed not going into stores. I feel like I cook more and save money not shopping. Though I probably should venture out more in other ways. Happy New Year! I do like the thought of having more than one word.
I am going to use your suggestion of a quarterly review. I think it’s a great idea. My word for this quarter is actually going to be a phrase and that phrase is “don’t quit.” I find myself excited about things but never seem to follow through. I’m hoping to remind myself to “don’t quit!” You look wonderful and very content. Being a grandmother agrees with you. Keep up the great videos. I really enjoy them.
The page turned out great. Luv the WOTQ idea, I wasn’t going to do a WOTY this year, but inspired by WOTQ. Your hair looks fantastic by the way. Wishing you the most wonderful experiences for 2025
Absolutely L🫶🏾VE how you fussy cut the divider and added cardstock behind it! It’s refreshing to see you rethink your mishap on video. Definitely inspiring me to do something similar for my cover page in my WOTY planner. I’m repurposing an old HP Big Planner & will write each Book of the Bible on dividers that includes my WOTY. Word-of-the-Year: SAPIENCE (Wisdom is the synonym I’m using for scriptures)
Love how you were able to save your page at the end. It turned out amazing. My word for 2025 is Intentional. I have several goals that I've been wanting to achieve and the only way that they are going to happen is if I'm more intentional with how I'm prioritizing my time and energy.
Your spread turned out really well. I am going to borrow your idea of working on 1 theme for the year but changing it up for the quarter. I’m going to do that this year since you mentioned it. Thank you.
I have never heard of picking a word for the year until I started creative journaling. I'm not doing one in 2025, Maybe in 2026. I love how your word page turned out. It looks great!
I love your spread; it’s so pretty. My word of the year is Faith. I also like the idea of a quarterly word. Happy New Year and wishing you all the best! 🎉😊❤
My partner has stage 4 cancer, so I have chosen 'Together ' because no matter what 2025 throws at us, we will do it 'Together' and make memories, watch movies, go for walks etc 'Together '
I will pray for your partner’s health and well being. Best wishes for the coming new year
Prayers for you and your partner in this new year. 🙏
My prayers for you and your partner as you cultivate the time you have together. ❤
I too have been diagnosed with cancer & having the people around me, together is so important! Great word of the year!!
Prayers for you and your partner.
I get all of this. I'm 56. But just learned that Jimmy Carter was 56 when he left The White House. And I marveled at how much living he did after 56
I will be 70 years old in six months. 😳 My friends are all older than me. Two of us are cancer survivors and we are still cancer free. The third is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. So far she is just a little bit forgetful. The doctor hopes she will remain in this stage for another decade. I’ve decided to go with Hope as my word. The Bible tells us to not “lose hope”. We are all laughing at our changing bodies and are filled with hope each day we open our eyes.
I love your planner spread. Thank you for still planning. That is part of my hope…to be here to keep future doctor appointments! 😂
The biggest difference for me when everyone left the nest was being able to get up and go to the kitchen in the middle of the night naked. 😃
My word is 'Today' when I got married 32 years ago our minister gave us a plaque with a quote on it that goes. 'Today. Take some time today don't let one moment of it slip away. For yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not here, don't let one moment of today disappear.' I've always loved this quote and thought it was very relevant for 2025
My word of the year is SIMPLIFY. I need to streamline my life, my mind and my home.
My WOTY 2025 is BREATHE, take life's ebbs and flows like inhales and exhales, inhale the good and release the burdens
My word is perseverance because I’m currently in a long weight loss journey and I want to persevere more this year 🎉
You are GLOWING!!!!You have this radiance about you. Wishing you the best in 2025!!!
@@mikahick so kind of you to say! I’ll save this comment for a day when I feel ugly haha
That was my thought as soon as the video started! Mary Ellen is always beautiful but the radiance is stunning 💎❤
@@katethegratedcheese Right! It's an extra twinkle in her eyes and vibrancy. She looks stunning
This is the first time I have chosen a word of the year. My word is CULTIVATE. I chose this word because I would like to cultivate new habits, traditions, routines, etc in my life that I feel are missing.
I love watching your videos and I have always gotten lots of creative ideas from your videos.
I am doing a word of the month and this month is "care." To care for myself, and others.
Girl, I feel like you're talking directly to me!! My word of the year was going to be acceptance, but I'm going to change it to Adventure. It's time for a change, thank you!❤
My Adventure year was the best! Hope yours is full of fun and new experiences!
I love it! My word for 2025 is Growth. I am 56 and I feel like i have spent a lot of time in solitude except spending time with my grand daughter or family. I need to grow spiritually, financially, socially, and in overall health and wellness.
My word of the year is INTENTIONAL. I’m 54. I also lost my son thirteen years ago and I lost myself too. Every time I find a piece of me, I lose something else. I have forgotten to be intentional as I hide behind screens and avoid all the feels. So 2025 is returning to the intentional in my whole life.
I fully relate to this. Love your word
I understand how you feel. My word is INTENTIONAL. I’m 53 years & first time empty nester. It feels amazing however sometimes I do feel lost and not sure what the next day will bring. But I know I must be intentional in setting my plans and goals to achieve what is best for me.
My word is ROUTINE! I feel like I have lost so much sense of structure since 2020 and I thought going with the flow was a super power but I feel more trapped now that I don’t have certain routines and structure in my daily life. So I’m dedicating 2025 to routine :)
Love that…
Love the idea. What y😢stated is so true. I think back to 2020…… we lost a lot of ourselves as we were trying to figure out what to do. Since then it’s been a struggle getting back to normal. Happy new year.🎉
Like you, I became a grandmother this year. BOTH my daughters had babies! I know you have another one coming as well. My word is going to be Grandparent… as a verb. I want to spend as much time with each of my Grandbabies and be whatever they , and their parents need me to be!
That is so sweet, what a great word!
My WOTY is Enough - I am enough, I have enough, I do enough, and you are enough.
My word of the year is ‘consistency’. I want to be consistent in my financial goals for debt and savings, consistent in my eating healthier and exercise habits, as well as consistent in digital detox.
Same here!
Strengthen...
Strengthen my body
Strengthen my good habits
Hi. My word for this year is metamorphosis. I made a big move in 2024- I now live in Paris! I also suffered the devastating loss of much of my stuff because my brother decided he didn’t want me or my stuff in his house anymore. He had everything thrown out. Luckily, my younger brother was able to save boxes of my stuff. It now sits in his storage room. So I lost my brother as well.
So, I am embracing changes in my life. I will be losing weight and becoming more social. I will emerge stronger. Free.
I really struggled with selecting my 2025 Word of the Year. I just couldn’t find a word that felt right. As I’m turning 75 in ‘25, I want to make the most of my life. I decided “OPTIMIZE” fit best.
Everyone...have a wonderful day ...blessings and much love to you all ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Same to you! TY😊❤
Fresh : eyes, perspective, page, chapter, ideas, start, connections, experiences
My word this year is “Rise Up” a lot of people use the term level up. What it means to me is doing better, even if I do better by 10% in a month, it’s rising up out of the norm or what is comfortable.
My word of the year is LISTEN. I spend so much time thinking about all the things. It gets noisy in my head. 😂 I didn’t even have to reflect on the word. As soon as I thought what it should be it popped right into my head! 👂🏼
This turned out so cute, Mary Ellen!! My word of the year is ACTION!
So good to see Bumble again! Love when she pops in the videos! Love your channel, your honesty, your creativity! Have a happy and blessed new year!
Bumble is the EXPERIENCE we have when we visit with you! She's a cutie. Happy New Year, Mary Ellen!! 🎉 🎊 🥂 🎆 🎇
I love the idea of having quarterly words. My word is grace. I need to have a little more grace in my actions and thoughts towards myself and others.
Release is my word. I was getting ahead of myself and thought my ADHD brain could handle a word a month 🙄 so I love your idea of words that relate to your main word per quarter. There is so much I need to Release at 52 yo…guilt and shame, perfectionism, comparison, giving a crap what other people think 😂and so on! I’m ready to be like Elsa and let it go!!! 🎉And by the way you are absolutely adorable and do not even look like you’re in your 50s!
Thank you! And I almost went for a monthly word but I thought “who am I kidding?” lol. I think I’d be too overwhelmed
You have just described my life scrolling on my phone for hours. My word is procrastination which might seem weird but I have to get over the why my life is sad. I am going to change my word every quarter and my next word will be change. Next do and last experience.
❤. Happy new year 🎉
She seemed to be talking to me too! I like being alone and love being home. My word is Transform. Transform my health, my home, my phone usage, which will transform my mental health.
Both of my parents are currently battling stage 4 cancer so my wordbof the year is "strength". I'll need it
Praying ❤
My word of the year is Growth. I want to grow in my career even though I will be retiring in about 2.5 years; I want to grow a side business I started a few years ago so I have something to do when I retire. I want to grow in my faith, and I want to grow in socialization and in understanding my ADHD. And I want to grow the nonprofit I run to help people in our community who deal with mental illness. Good luck on your journey. Let's all keep each other encouraged and feeling supported.
It’s my first time having a word of the year, and mine is Action. I was super happy to see your face on camera. You look great. I love your channel and you inspire me.
I agree with you about retreating into being into myself. Even though I am married, we are basically roommates. I have been spending way too much wasted time on my devices!😢 I am going to steal your word because I am 60 & i need to "get out there" & Experience life. STOP Hiding in my devices! Happy New Year 🎉
Hi MaryEllen & Bumble, my 2025 WOTY is "Simplify". I went through a separation & divorce with 2 household moves in the past 18 months and have learned that I have too many bricks in my backpack. I'll turn 60 in June and I'm setting the goal of simplifing the "stuff" I have first, then the rest of life this year.
My word is INTENTIONAL. Looking forward to 2025. 💜
Faith and Hope are my words for the year. I am battling a lot of health problems and praying that I can get them all treated and under control. ❤ I like your page.
I wish you good health!!
@ Thank you ❤️
You look amazing! I can’t wait to hear about your new experiences. Congrats on your new grandson. He’s so handsome!
Enjoy life! ❤
This is so cute! Wow, your hair got long and it looks so pretty! Thanks for being your authentic self! Happy New Year!♥️♥️
As a 57 year old, single, challenged woman, I understand. I do mantras. Mine for this year is I will live my life like never before. I wanted to grow in my friends and family time together as part of that. What helped was let ting other people know what I wanted to do. Which is something that was very hwlpful in achieving a lot of good times. So I recommend doing the same for you. Tell people what you are wanting to do and why. Cause then they may cime up with some good ideas for you. Even participating in some of them with you. So that could make for some great experiences for you.
A lot of what you said makes sense for me to, but I think my word is declutter. I need to reduce the excess weight of my life so I feel less weighed down and freer to experience life myself.
Hello. I understand the clutter as well. I just ended a seven year relationship that I felt was holding me back. I’m hopeful 2025 will give me My Life Back. 🥳
My word for the year is Cherish. I want to always cherish and not take for granted the things I have in my life, things that others might not have due to many different circumstances. I want to learn to appreciate and cherish all that is given to me, cause it may not be here tomorrow.
Hi Bumble and Mary Ellen. I took a break from my planner because it wasn’t feeling fun but I’m back and first thing I did was look up Planning With Bumble for inspiration. My word is EMBRACE and each month I’m embracing something about myself that bugs me and find a way to embrace whatever it is
My word this year is energy. To me it signifies the vibe I want to give off and I associate it with drive and tenacity, which I already have a lot of but want to amplify this year in multiple ways. I also choose a song of the year and this year my song in "The Reckoning" by Daughtry, which I think also compliments my word nicely.
I’m just watching this right now, but I want to mention something before I finish… lol, because I’ll probably forget. 😂
First, I have to tell you I just watched someone else on UA-cam and she was pretty much saying exactly what you are saying… our lives have gotten too busy… and this is what I wanted to mention to you. I’m not sure what day it was, but Mel Robbins did a UA-cam video/podcast in the last couple of days… it’s on BEING BUSY. At first it seemed a little off subject but then it all came together. I highly recommend checking it out and you can listen to the podcast while you’re at the gym. I’m actually going to listen to it again.
And, I’m so glad you mentioned you are picking one word per quarter!!! Because I started my first 12-Week Year (I’m sure you’ve heard of the book) today and as of today, my plan is to pick one word for each of my 12 weeks. I want the word I pick to really help keep me motivated to finish this year strong.
I love your word.
I’m almost 70, so you look VERY YOUNG to me.
Now to finish watching your video!!!
Thanks in advance for posting this video!!
My words of the year are achieve and accomplish. Happy New Year.
My word of the year is perspective. I want to try to put myself in other people's shoes, especially when I'm feeling impatient, anxious, or annoyed with or about others. It is important to try to see/hear/feel as others do.
My word for 2025 will be rooted.
As I was watching you draw on the page, I was thinking, “She’s so brave!!! Guess there’s no going back now!” And then you did. 😅 It looks fantastic!
My word is going to be “uncluttered”! I’m tired of things taking over us, owning us instead of us owning them. I love the idea of a quarterly word. 😌
I love it MaryEllen! Great use of the divider!
My word for 2025 is RESTORE🎉
Hello Mary Ellen❗️The page came out beautiful‼️ My word for the year is FORGIVE. I need to FORGIVE myself with some things and others. I love your quarterly word EXPERIENCE.
Experience is also my word of the year! That blows my mind, I didn't think anyone would have the same one! Haha, now I feel like I shouldn't upload my video haha! I still will though hehe
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen your videos. You look amazing!
I do a word of the year and I took a short quiz and the word I got is “create.” I’ve never had that word before. It could mean so many things and I plan to journal it. I love your Currently page!
The page turned out really cute in the end! Love your word. My word of the year is "Focus" because I need to focus on losing weight, getting healthy, and sorting out my finances (to name a few haha). I like the idea of having an overall word but also quarterly ones too..
Happy New Year 🎉
I’m feeling the same way you are. I picked the word live. I want to actually live my life rather than “watching” it go by. So excited for 2025.
Balance. Trying to get everything working together.
My word of the year is ASSEMBLAGE, which is the act of gathering people, beliefs and ideas to create a new dream for life after 55 😁
Oh I love this word! I feel the same exact way! I have cut back on social media A LOT in 2024. I keep coming back to the word intentional for 2025.
I’m between a couple words this year…
Focus
Prioritize
Discipline.
This year is about catching up on bills, paying off debt, and putting money up if possible. Building the family business (husband and brothers built) and prioritizing time with family.
Hello. Sounds like prioritize might be ideal for what you listed. Good luck choosing your word. Happy new year.
My word is Commit. You are a beautiful lady. Wishing you the best in 2025.
My word for the year is Revitalize. I picked that word because I had pneumonia twice and landed in the hospital both times. And in a major car accident. So this year is going to be better.
I can't decide between focus and determined. I am determined to retire 5/1/25 and my main focus is on figuring out how to make that happen. There's a lot to learn about taxes, insurance, etc. But that is the one main thing I need to focus on until it happens.
My word is Progress, and the phrase is Practice yields Progress.
It’s a good reminder to follow my muse and to make mini steps forward to keep going forward with my goals via habits of practice.
My word of the year for 2025 is reset. 2024 has been a very challenging area filled with loss. I feel like I need a reset. And it is a reminder that the Lord's mercies are new every morning.
Body&Spirit! Looking to strengthen both, together and separate 😊
You are such an inspiration to this 60 year old🤪. My word is REDISCOVER. It’s time for me to find myself. My youngest is making settlement Friday on his first house, which after renovations will = empty nest. It’s so bittersweet and I have many emotions. Thank you for sharing this. 💜💜
Great word for you! I feel like I’m doing that as well. I’m right behind you. Wishing you the best year!
Oh my gosh, I am so happy you made this video, it was a revelation to me. I love the word of the year idea and have been doing it for a couple years now. But I've never heard of changing your word up quarterly, based on your overall/overarching goal for the year. I am so doing this this year! Happy New Year to you Maryellen.
This will be my 11th year for choosing a word. 2025 will be Connect, for some of the same reasons as you chose Experience. I am hoping to connect with parts of myself, my heritage (with a trip to Scotland and Ireland), family, and hopefully new friends. :)
My word of the Quarter is CONSISTENT ❤️😊
Happy Holidays to you & your family. My 2025 Word of the year is: Surrender.
Love how your page turned out! I too have had to pivot before when I was in the middle of working on a spread,but somehow everything works out in the end😉. I don't have a word of the year, but like you I think I will try to cut down on looking at my phone so much....I don't know the celebrities I read stories about, so why do I care about what's going on in their lives🤦♀️. Hoping you have many wonderful Experiences in 2025! Happy New Year!!🎉🍾🥂
My word for 2025 is *nourish*. I considered "health," "healing," and "wellness," but NOURISH felt like it incorporated self-compassion without judgement or a demand for specific RESULTS.
My mom has Alzheimer's and she had a stroke in March, just one day after I learned that my dear sister had suddenly died, and I've been neglecting pretty much every aspect of my life ever since. I think my word will help me to be intentional in caring for myself, my time, and my relationships. Like you, I've also been considering my social media use. How many times a day do I check to see if there are any likes on my new nail art pics? Is my social media use nourishing me? That's a solid NO. I'm looking forward to being more deliberate in how I live my life.
Grace is my word of the year for 2025.
Love this!! My word of the year for 2025 is create. I want to start making changes that help me create a life that I love.
My absolutely favorite word I picked was Create. Every month I chose a new medium to create - painting, writing, wood, random crafts, stamping, cross-stitch... It helped me find what I loved and what I didn't. Enjoy your own creative year!
@ I love this!! Thank you for the ideas!
That was very interesting, thank you for showing us the entire process WITH the messing up! The fact you hated it at one step, but that you finished with such a pretty result after thinking out loud and showing us the different ideas you had, I enjoyed that a lot! I wish a very pretty and adventurous year 😊
I had to go look at my word. I made my page and had already forgotten it. Haha. The word is "positive." I am shooting for a a positive attitude, outlook, expectations, words, actions, thoughts.
Thank you for sharing your story. I feel like I can identify with much of this. My word of the year is Flourish.
Walking on my treadmill with ear buds, I hear a squeak and I'm trying to figure out where it's coming from your pets toy!😅 Great word! Mine is adventure.
Tenacious... don't give up...
Wow lovely to watch as i plan too.... my word of the year is rest .... i thank God for His word
Looks so beautiful ❤❤❤
I love the spread it turned out gorgeous. My word of the year is INTENTIONAL. I want to do things with strategy. Knowing what I'm doing and what and how I'm going to get it done.
Very nice! I have been learning Italian for 1 year and 4 months! My word is Crescere/Grow! I could relate to a lot of what you said however I have enjoyed not going into stores. I feel like I cook more and save money not shopping. Though I probably should venture out more in other ways. Happy New Year! I do like the thought of having more than one word.
Reset is my word for the 1st quarter.
Simplify is my woty because I bought 22 planners for 2025 if you see where this is going lol
After all that the page turned out great, lol! Bumbles is a cutie! My word is JOY. tfs ❤
Girl! You really recovered that page…. Love it.
It was touch and go haha. Thanks!
I am going to use your suggestion of a quarterly review. I think it’s a great idea. My word for this quarter is actually going to be a phrase and that phrase is “don’t quit.” I find myself excited about things but never seem to follow through. I’m hoping to remind myself to “don’t quit!” You look wonderful and very content. Being a grandmother agrees with you. Keep up the great videos. I really enjoy them.
The page turned out great. Luv the WOTQ idea, I wasn’t going to do a WOTY this year, but inspired by WOTQ. Your hair looks fantastic by the way. Wishing you the most wonderful experiences for 2025
My WOTY is peace ❤
Absolutely L🫶🏾VE how you fussy cut the divider and added cardstock behind it! It’s refreshing to see you rethink your mishap on video. Definitely inspiring me to do something similar for my cover page in my WOTY planner.
I’m repurposing an old HP Big Planner & will write each Book of the Bible on dividers that includes my WOTY.
Word-of-the-Year: SAPIENCE (Wisdom is the synonym I’m using for scriptures)
I agree whole heartedly. I feel the same way. My word is COMMIT.
Love the video and nice save on your page. I’m about to turn 54 and feel very much the same as you. My word is Resolve. Happy new year to you!
Love how you were able to save your page at the end. It turned out amazing.
My word for 2025 is Intentional. I have several goals that I've been wanting to achieve and the only way that they are going to happen is if I'm more intentional with how I'm prioritizing my time and energy.
Your spread turned out really well. I am going to borrow your idea of working on 1 theme for the year but changing it up for the quarter. I’m going to do that this year since you mentioned it. Thank you.
When I felt that I had totally withdrawn in the ways you talked about I chose the word PARTICIPATE as my WOTY. This year I have chosen FOCUS
That one was on my list. It may make it into one of the words this year
I have never heard of picking a word for the year until I started creative journaling. I'm not doing one in 2025, Maybe in 2026. I love how your word page turned out. It looks great!
Happy New Year Mary-Ellen. Hope 2025 brings you all that you desire and that you achieve all of your goals. 🎊 🎉
I love your spread; it’s so pretty. My word of the year is Faith. I also like the idea of a quarterly word. Happy New Year and wishing you all the best! 🎉😊❤