My Word of the Year for 2021

It’s that time, folks. Common among bloggers, several of us have a “Word of the Year” tradition. Selecting a word at the end of the year as we anticipate the new. After my excitement to flourish last year took many twists and turns, I gave […]

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New Year, New Decade, New Word of the Year

Do you ever feel like you’ve outgrown a tradition? When December rolls around, you can always get me going on my “Word of the Year.” Something that became a somewhat “unplanned tradition,” my Word of the Year has always served as a terrific send-off to […]

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My Word of the Year

2018 is about to bid farewell and you know what that means, don’t you? It’s time to unveil my annual word of the year! A tradition on Along Comes Mary since my first year of blogging, my words of the year have varied vastly each […]

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My Word of the Year

Another year ending can usually mean one thing: Mary is at her computer procrastinating at keeping up with her annual tradition: Choosing a word of the year. (But, unlike some past years, I don’t have a glass of wine in hand.) Since my first year […]

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My Word of the Year!

So, it is the final week of 2016. Where did the year go?! It feels like yesterday that I was scrambling to decide on a good word for the new year. And, well, friends, nothing has changed in that department and I only just chose […]

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My Word for 2016 (finally)!

This is my fourth installment in the annual, fun post many bloggers do: their Word of the Year. While my first two years writing this post proved extremely fun and easy as I chose words that truly reflected both my goals and hopes, as well […]

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My Word for 2015….

I’ve been here, literally, for easily almost two hours, desperately trying to find the perfect word to award my own for the new year. Gilmore Girls streaming on Netflix, kitchen breaks for chocolate or wine, frantically searching the Saurus, my dog by my side, that’s […]

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My Word for 2014….

Last year, I chose the word, Persistence, as my motto to live by. Going back and reading that entry, I was really proud of myself that I accomplished a lot of what I wrote in that post. Even more, since my life took some pretty […]

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My Word of the Year: 2013

After seeing in the SoCal Lady Bloggers Group on Facebook that many select a “Word of the Year,” I was intrigued. I, rather quickly, decided on MY special word that would be mine for 2013. My Word of the Year I admit this was chosen […]

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