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<\/a><\/p>\nYes, that’s the journal I bound to use as my Chronicles for 2018… I posted this photo before, back in December when I’d finished binding it, and told you that – as you can see – it’s a square journal. I also wrote “I never had square \u2018Chronicles\u2019 journal before and I hope this shape will grow on me..<\/em>”<\/p>\n I always use the first page of my Chronicles to note my One Little Word<\/em> for the year. Like so many, I don’t make New Year\u2019s resolutions but instead choose a word of the year. The tradition of \u201cOne Little Word\u201d (or OLW) started with Ali Edwards<\/a>, who founded OLW. The idea is to choose one word to symbolize the intention you have for the new year. Just one little word that you can focus on, mediate on and reflect upon. From experience I can tell you that such a little word can be quite powerful!<\/p>\n For 2018 I chose the word \u2018 Breathe.\u2019 I want to stay close to myself, keep the balance within, ‘keep breathing’ so to speak. And then there is the literal variant: I need to watch my breathing when I\u2019m laying in my bed\u2026 I discovered the \u201c4-7-8 breathing-method\u201d to fall asleep more easily and it works. (At least for me it does.)<\/p>\n I had no problems creating that first page (on a square shape page size 20 x 20 cm – 7.9 x 7.9 inch) but then I turned the page to start working on a spread for ‘Week 1’ and OHMY… this landscape shape was something different!<\/p>\n It will be quite a challenge to create weekly pages on this size and shape… it’s way out of my comfort zone but I’m sure it will get easier and easier as the weeks pass.<\/p>\n Before I sign off, there’s one last thing I want to announce, it may be especially interesting for the Dutchies<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n