Welcome to the February OLW Blog Hop!!!

So last year, I tried to do One Little Word, (OLW) and it was an epic fail.  Towards the end of last year one of my scrappy friend told me about a blog hop that Margie organizes every month and it helped keep HER i check.  (Thanks ScrappnBee!!)  So I figured I'd give OLW another try and here I am.

My word this year is FOCUS.  As I've said in an earlier blog post, by the end of last year I felt like I was pulled in too many directions all the time. And not being able to give 100% with whatever I was working on.  IT. WAS. FRUSTRATING.  One day, I was trying to clean up the kitchen while listening to DS reading.  I was frustrated with him (the situation) because I still had a million and five things to tackle before bedtime.  DS's reading was taking a long time because he was struggling.  The missing key was FOCUS.  If I would just focus on DS's reading, he'd go off tp play and I could focus on what I had to get done.  DUH!  Lightbulb moment!!  And my One Little Word for 2012 was born :)

In the short 31+ days since I've chosen my word I've really tried to spend some time really focusing on a task every day.  Folding a load of laundry only takes about 4 minutes, unloading the dishwasher takes about 3.  I've found I'm also calmer.  More at peace and less stressed.  So far so good for 2012.

Here's a picture of January's assignment.  I was so inspired, I think it was done within the first couple days of being uploaded at BPC!!

We have a total of 46 wonderful scrappers on the blog hop for this month, apparently it's the biggest hop yet!!  You will be going to Cindy's blog next. 


ONE LITTLE WORD Feb 1, 2012 Blog Hop 

Margie              http://xnomads.typepad.com/

Sharyn            www.lavieenchic.com           

Jill                          http://jillconyers.com/

Lynn                        www.crafty-creativity.blogspot.com

Jenn                        www.studiojenn.blogspot.com

Carmen            http://www.carmenpaulsorthner.com

Marilee            http://rose-brier.blogspot.com/      

Kristina            http://hrinspirationfromthe403.blogspot.com/  ***YOU ARE HERE***

Cindy C            http://www.cynthiacrysdale.com  Next stop

Kelly                        http://mindingmynest.com

Cheri                        http://cheriandrews.blogspot.com

Amanda            http://scrappnbee.blogspot.com

Cindy                        http://seriousplay.typepad.com

Brooke            http://www.everysnapshot.com/

Naomi                        http://www.poeticaperture.com/

Melissa            http://www.smudgetime.com

Karen                        http://breathenowsmile.blogspot.com

Melissa S            http://blog.mshanhun.com

Devon                        http://www.youhadmeatneurotic.com

Donna                         http://holimess.blogspot.com/

Dawn                        sunshineandcreativity.com

Katrina             http://www.katrinasimeck.com/

Sam                        http://learncreatedo.wordpress.com

Monica             http://scrapinspired.com

Kimberlee              http://scrapsandsass.blogspot.com

Missus W            http://mrswookieswanderings.blogspot.com/

Kaylea                         http://www.myscrappylife.com

Nikki                        Www.inkyart.com.au

Erin                        http://erinsparkes.typepad.com/optimstic-fascination/

Jo                        www.curlyscrapbooker.blogspot.com

Coley                        http://coleybelle.blogspot.com/2012/01/focus-word-for-2012.html

Beth                        www.thesingularlyordinary.blogspot.com

Veronica            www.veronicanorris.typepad.com

Jamie                        http://jmpgirl.blogspot.com/

Monica B            http://questtoperfectimperfection.blogspot.com/

Lisa                   http://backtoallen.com/writers_blog

Rebekah         http://istampscrapcraft.blogspot.com/

Jan                  http://mysimplelittlelife.typepad.com

Cate                        www.lifebehindthepurpledoor.com

Stephanie              www.scrapworthylives.com

Orange Gearle            http://orangegearle.blogspot.com

Tere                           http://terecontodomicorazon.blogspot.com/

Junelle                  http://yesandamenblog.blogspot.com/ 

Ruth                  http://suburbansahm.blogspot.com

Becky                  www.becky-handforth.blogspot.com