My previous #onewords were present (2016) and confident (2017). In my #bestnine on Instagram, I see evidence of both words! I see opportunities where I was present with those in my life, and times when I remembered to be confident even in times of uncertainty and challenge. I believe in the power of one word. But what should my new word be?
I then stared around my kitchen table, filled with clutter... I looked at my desktop, filled with files and screenshots and randomness. I made a to do list, and I couldn't even process where to start first.
Organize. I need to organize.
I almost went with declutter (as in declutter my mind and space). But, after looking at the definition of declutter, I realized that my goal isn't to ultimately remove unnecessary items from my life. It's more to organize my life so that I can declutter if necessary. So, I looked up organize.
When I read the definition of organize, I actually discovered it was the perfect word for me. While my initial reason was just to be organized in my actual space and environment, I read that and realized that the word can mean so much more. I had searched it as a verb, not as the adjective that I had originally intended on. As a Literacy Coordinator currently working on an aligned curriculum with many groups of people coming together to make that happen, I realize that organize will help me me more successful with that, too.
The adjective (organized) works, too. Perhaps not that organized crime example, but more like an organized Google Drive. :)
Here we go, 2018! If I don't become organized, at least I have the intent to organize. That's a step forward, right?
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