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Word of the Year 2018!

Blog· lifestyle

1 Jan

Word of the Year 2018 // Grady Savage // www.gradybirdblog.com

Are you a “Word of the Year” person?  A Word of the Year is one word or phrase – it’s your life, you can do what you want 😉 – that you choose to represent and encapsulate your upcoming year!  It’s especially helpful if you’re a bit of an anxious or indecisive person like me, because it can help you focus when you’re unsure of what choices to make or what to do in the upcoming year.

As you all probably know by now, at the end of last year I gave my notice at work and decided to take on this blogging thing full-time!  And, partly because of that and partly because of some of the plans I already have brewing for 2018, I have chosen my word for the year and wanted to share it here.

My word for 2018 will be Adventure.

The Merriam-Webster definition of “Adventure” is below:

Word of the Year 2018 // Grady Savage // www.gradybirdblog.com

This pretty much could not be better suited to my situation right now — I am doing things all over the place that are exciting, unknown, bold, and a little bit risky.  And you know what?  It’s actually super out of character for me.

I am a very safe person.

I get anxious about making the wrong decision and sometimes that can lead me to choose not the best choice, but the easiest one.  The safest one.

And I’m over it.

For one year – 2018 –  I am going to try my very best to choose adventure over anything else.

To take the trips.  To take the risks.  To try new things even though they may very well fail.

One year of adventure and I’ll see where it takes me.

So grateful to have you all along.

Feel free to call me out if you see me going the safe route.

(Lord knows I’m gonna need it.)

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  1. Dara says

    January 2, 2018 at 3:42 pm

    Sounds like it will be a most excellent year 🙂 Let the adventure begin!

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    • gradybird says

      January 2, 2018 at 10:49 pm

      Thanks so much, Dara! Can’t wait! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Alley Peplinski says

    January 4, 2018 at 7:27 pm

    I hearing everyone’s words! I don’t think it’s lost that we just ended the season of Advent, or eager anticipation of Christ, and that your word is Adventure, embarking on a new or wonderful experience. I can’t wait to read about how this plays out for you this year!

    Reply
    • gradybird says

      January 5, 2018 at 9:06 am

      Yes, Alley! Thank you! I’m super excited to follow along on your journey as well 🙂

      Reply

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    […] My San Francisco adventure has been phenomenal so far – I’ve seen a bunch of the “touristy” places that I needed to check off my list, eaten some amazing food, and most importantly I’ve gotten to spend so much time with my best friends. Truly, this trip has already been such an amazing refresher for my spirit and I’m incredibly grateful I was able to take it. (Shoutout to my amazing husband and stepdaughter for being so cool with my traveling alone and supporting my #AdventureYear!) […]

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