Word of the Year-2026

[sweetpumkinpye]

I think I have settled on the word "Comfortable". I am looking forward to being more comfortable in my home, I want to be more comfortable with my health. I would like to be comfortable in saying 'no' if I feel pressured into doing something that does not excite me. I want to take comfort knowing that I will do something each day (where possible) that makes me feel a sense of accomplishment and joy.

 

[ChristmasPir8]

Hi ladies I know i am rarley on here anymore but j always look forward to the WOTY posts.
I think my word is purpose. I find it do things aimlessly and with out purpose. We want ti move and originally was hoping last year we would but things didn't work out. I look for a job but hit or miss, I look occasionally and just hope a job will fall in my lap not surprisingly that has not work for me.
I have a house full of stuff I bought because I liked it but now I just have so.much.clutter! I need to think if that item will serve a purpose 9t just add to the clutter.
I need to get on track with food/meals etc. I need to think with a purpose.

 

[Holiday_Mom]

It took me a while but I figure out my word. In 2025, I rediscovered the joy, beauty and being fully present and alive. As I reviewed what I wrote in the 2025 Word of the Year posts, I realized that my 2026 word was hiding in there. It is Present.

It actually seems funny for me to pick that word since I'm goal/future oriented and I research my family's past. The happiest I've been in a while was being present for myself and being present with family and friends who are life-giving.

From an earlier post: “I've been practicing being in the moment and not thinking too much about the past or the future. For me, being in the moment means not always knowing what is happening in the world but what is happening right here, right now. It is not always thinking about what I could have done better in the past to make my future better but what can I do right now. I've stopped doing things for others so I can do those things for myself.”

For 2026, I want to be present to myself first. When I am present to myself, I am standing right where my life happens. I feel most fulfilled here. When I am present to myself, to meet my own needs, I’m filled to overflowing. It is then that I can be present to others without resentment and I can give of myself generously.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Shannon- I chose purpose last year and it was one of my more successful years.


Mary, what a powerful word you have chosen (or did it choose you)? I look forward to following your journey this year and to take some inspiration from you along the way.

 

[AnnieClaus]

Mary,
I love this sentence, "When I am present to myself, I am standing right where my life happens."
Powerful!

 

[teachermomof2]

I think I’ve chosen Peace for 2026.

It will be all about setting boundaries, prioritizing wellness, and taking time to just be. I need to find peace with my decision to retire, too.

i have enjoyed reading all of your word choices.

 

[Lana]

I have chose the word Incline.

Incline
Definition: To lean or move forward towards something, either physically or mentally.
Intention: Shift your mindset and actions toward progress, positivity and purposeful goals.

It was between a few words that all talked to me but this one won.

I have to move forward and find a way to get physically more in shape and lose more weight. Just standing still at the time. Not losing or gaining.
Mentally I down grade myself about not losing weight faster, getting the house all decluttered, and then just not getting stuff done that I list and really plan to and then something else in life takes it place.
I am getting myself in a more calm state--I think---knowing I will retire in less than 5 months. I am hoping to have several things done by then that will show progress. I need to stay positive and know that I need to worry about me and immediate family and not always doing for others. The goals are to get things in place and decluttered for the future so others aren't having to deal with so much.

I have a friend that says "If you do stuff, stuff gets done"! We all know alittle here and there goes a long way.

 

[Holiday_Mom]

I think I’ve chosen Peace for 2026.

It be all about setting boundaries, prioritizing wellness, and taking time to just be. I need to find peace with my decision to retire, too.

i have enjoyed reading all of your word choices.

Lisa, I love that for you! You are so kind and generous with your time to your students and colleagues despite the chaos you deal with daily. You deserve peace.

 

[Holiday_Mom]

Mentally I down grade myself about not losing weight faster, getting the house all decluttered, and then just not getting stuff done that I list and really plan to and then something else in life takes it place.

Lana, you can do this! I have found that if I start with a small and doable goal, I can achieve it. For instance, walking for 20 minutes a day is probably a more doable and realistic goal at first. You can always work your way up to walking longer.

I'm trying to do a whole house declutter again. 15 minutes a day working through one room at a time is my goal. I may go over the 15 minutes some days. I know I will burn out if I over do it every day.

 

[jampss]

@Lana I like your "I have a friend that says "If you do stuff, stuff gets done"! We all know a little here and there goes a long way."

It's like the Minimal Mom saying ... "Even 5 Minutes Matters".

 

[Holiday_Mom]

It's like the Minimal Mom saying ... "Even 5 Minutes Matters".

This is a good reminder for me in other areas of life like exercise or bills, etc. Thanks!

 

[teachermomof2]

Thank you Mary! That was so sweet of you! @Holiday_Mom

 

[AnnieClaus]

Teachermomof2 and Lana-
I love these words for you both!
They sound perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't wait to watch everyone's journey!!!!!!!!!!

Jampss- The only way I am able to get most anything done is by setting a timer!
Even at work. I usually do 15 or 30 minutes.

Annie

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

I too am keen to see how the year progresses. It's a little exciting to get started and see where the journey takes us.

 

[MissBrittany]

My word is Faithful. See Matthew 25:21.

 

[Lolwlias]

I love your WOTYs.
I chose Transformation.
I need to transform my health, the clutter in my home, my finances, & work to retirement at the end of 2026.

 

[jampss]

I have picked:
Abide verb - to dwell; stay connected

In John 15, Jesus uses the phrase "abide in me" during his final discourse with his disciples. That's where I want to abide ... stay, dwell, connect (abide in joy) ... as I start my 4th year of reading through the Bible in a year with The Bible Recap.

I also want to abide ... with family and friends. It's too easy to be a home body for me. And I want to abide in healthy eating/exercise. Not bounce around or fall off the wagon.

 

[luludou]

Hesitating between accept or plan.... 2026 will be a year of change

 

[Holiday_Mom]

Ok, this is going to be a rant. Being present to myself is wonderful but it is also hard. I have to break some habits of being hard on myself, setting unrealistic expectations of myself and the need to always be on the go or moving.

The hard part: I'm beating myself up over having high blood pressure. I'm on medication and I watch my salt intake. I exercise. I still have it. I removed myself from certain people and situations but when life is stressful, it goes up. When I put pressure and expectations on myself, it goes up.

That's the wonderful part: in previous basement decluttering sessions I would beat myself up over the junk I kept or bought and never used. I would work at decluttering for hours at a time because I wasn't productive if I didn't. Two days into the decluttering and I'm only doing 45 minutes or so. I've set things aside that sat in the basement for 20 years because I intended to use it but never did and felt guilty about it. Today, I removed them from the basement without guilt. I have felt so peaceful and calm since then.

I will keep trying and focus on what is right in front of me now.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

I will keep trying and focus on what is right in front of me now.

I love this for you.