Hello and welcome to Word of the Week.
If you’re new here, Word of the Week is a nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. You reflect back on the past week and sum it up in one word. Then share your word with us in a blog post, with as little or as much explanation as you like. It’s a fun and friendly linky, so please do be lovely and visit as many of the other blogs as you can and share with them your thoughts on their words and weeks. I do comment on every entry to the linky, and if you add the Word of the Week badge to your post to help spread the ‘word’, I also tweet them out.
My word of the week this week is:
Yes, I’ve had this word before, but this week it just fits perfectly, so it has to be ‘paper’ again.
The weekend saw me getting some new sheets of paper in ready to use as a background to photograph my Ultimate Stationery Gift Guide, which did of course, include lots of paper! We also spent time on our paper craft, handprint Christmas tree, something that the kids adored doing. As we had a couple of handprints left over, I also thought of another fun papery activity to do with those which you’ll see coming up soon on the blog.
We have our Christmas cards now, so I have made a start on writing a few of those. I’m also going to be reviewing some Christmas wrapping paper soon, so that’s arrived this week and I’ve wrapped a couple of gifts to test it out.
I have a new planner in my life. I am in love with it! It’s a Hobonichi planner, and there’s a competition to win one, too – you’re welcome.
I’ve been perusing magazines trying to find one that I like enough to have a subscription to as a Christmas gift. I do like getting one through each month, as I so rarely go out and buy them. I fondly remember my Cosmo and Glamour days, but this time, it’s Woman and Home that’s drawn me- yep, I’m that old already!
Mid-week I had my usual few child-free hours to get my head down and study. I was surrounded by books, scribbling away on paper and printing off my next assignment details ready for me to crack on with next week. I’m pleased to report that I had my first assignment back this week with a score better than I’d expected and some really useful and positive feedback, so my enthusiasm remains high.
And finally, I’ve made a start on the books that I received with my Beautiful Book Company box. I’m reading The Rosie Project and thoroughly enjoying it so far, hugely improbable though the premise actually is.
What about you? What one word sums up your week best?
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I love your enthusiasm for paper and stationery. I could do with a planner so popping over! Sounds like a lovely week of papery bits and bobs x #wotw
I do love it! Oh yes, good luck x
Good word for your week, I loved seeing the handprint Christmas tree on the blog and look forward to seeing what else you all came up with.
Have a fab weekend x
Ah, thanks, the kids loved doing that! x
Goodness that is a lot of paper 🙂 I saw those planners during the week and I must pop off and read your post as they looked fab. Have a fab weekend and thanks for hosting x
Yep, I do like paper! x
Paper is the perfect word for your week with all of that going on! I have to confess I’m more in the Woman and Home camp these days than Cosmo and Glamour so you’re not alone! Love the handprint Christmas tree – what a fabulous Christmas craft idea, might have to give this a try with the girls. Thanks for hosting #WotW and hope you have a lovely weekend 🙂
Oh, that is good to know – we can be old together! Hope you enjoy the crafting 🙂 Thanks x
That’s a nice cheery post 🙂 not that your posts aren’t cheery normally! have a great weekend
Thank you! 🙂
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All sounds wonderful! I wish I was in the UK so I could enter to win that Hobonichi!
Oh yes, that is a shame, sorry!
Sounds like a good week.. you are so organised with writing your cards I haven’t even started yet but I suppose I shall have to soon! Glad the studying is going so well! Xx
Yes, you’ll need to soon! Thank you 🙂 x
When I think of the word paper I think of you! (I mean that in a complimentary way!)
It sounds like a productive week for you x
Happy to be associated with it! Thanks x
What a great crafty week for you!
I loved the kids handprint Christmas tree and looking forward to what you will b creating next 🙂
Have a lovely weekend Jocelyn x
The kids loved doing that, it was fun, thanks. You, too x
Your paper week sounds lovely. We picked our Christmas wrapping paper last week. I like one set for Ethan and one for Little E so it’s very visual. I even found some Star Wars Christmas paper for our cousins x
Oh, that’d go down well here, too! X
I bet you have been in heaven all the paper! Congrats on the assignment score – what a relief and lovely after all your hard work!! Thanks for hosting as always xx
I have been! Thanks very much, definitely a relief! X
Nice to hear paper feature so much in your life actually. My husband used to work for a printers (magazines) and they went under as so much is done online these days.
That is such a shame and frustrating. I much prefer things like that on paper.
Sounds like you’ve had a really positive and productive week. I do like a bit of stationary esp around Christmas and New Year when I love writing notes in Christmas cards, and getting a new planner to start the New Year. I look forward to reading your ultimate guide!
Have a lovely week
xx
Yes, it’s definitely the season for it! x
Wow hot.to love getting a bit of new stationary, nothing beats that smell X #wotw
Definitely! x
Wrapped presents, omg I have not even bought any. I love stationary it just makes me happy which is ridiculous but its the colours that I love, I am especially loving some of the note books from home scene at the moment they are beautiful. So I get your little paper obsession x
Only for review purposes! I like to wrap in December whilst listening to Christmas music! x
Ah that sounds like Paper heaven – stationary, wrapping and books. Thanks for hosting.
It had it all!
Paper is good. I liked your handprint christmas tree. I am loving the organiser you recommended, thank you x
So pleased you’re getting on well without it – I need mine! X
I love how you love paper so much, a great word for your week by the sound of it! Will be popping over fro your competition I desperately need a planner in my life! Thanks for hosting x
I do love it! Good luck then x
What a lovely word for the week – I received so many proper books for my birthday – It’s been great to read them rather than my kindle