One Little Word

For a while an idea of working out what on earth my blog is about by asking other people has been floating round my head.  When I taught Media Studies I used a technique with my students - supposedly nicked from marketing - you have to choose just 5 words to define your brand.  Anyway, the idea will have to keep floating because the lovely Mummy from the Heart started a tag on similar lines but with a much lovelier backstory and using just use one word.  Here is how she explains it:

'This got me thinking about an email I received a few years back, one of those circular things that I normally hate but this one I loved and have never forgotten.  It was about the power of positive affirmations and how knowing what positive things others think of you can boost your own self-esteem.  It talked of an inspirational teacher who got all her children to write one positive word down to describe the other children in the class and then they had to hand them in.  The teacher then collated all the positive words for each child into a special sheet for them and handed it to them to read and keep.  They learnt that their peers saw them in ways they had never imagined and it had an immense effect on them.  The story goes that one of them died and a number of them attended the funeral and it was found that they all still had their lists 20 or so years later as they had been really touched by this loving gesture.  Did this really happen?  Who knows, but I love the sentiment of this story and therefore it does not matter to me if it was real. Well, what about if us bloggers and virtual friends did something similar?'

Sounds great to me.  Superamazingmum tagged me, and she's a lady who already has two great words in her name which she certainly lives up to. 

So who to tag? Recently on twitter I have been talking to @mama_andmore @mumrablog @susurem @theboyandme @hazel and blue @lincolnandme @helloitsgemma @honestmummy @marisworld @muddleduck @elsieanderton @scottish_mum @lauraawntym @mum_themadhouse @manicmum @eviegracesmummy

And here is a pile of free tags, go on help yourself, have one, you know you want to join in on this.

So do please leave one (positive) word to describe me, and leave me a link if you want me to come and return the favour. How lovely is this?

 Thank you x

The Gallery - One Word

The theme at The Gallery this week is one word.  It seems like a gift, but it's tricky.  Take a look at this and tell me what word comes to mind...

Stuff? Clutter? Rubbish? Junk? Kids? Life laundry? (that's two!) Memories? (please I am trying to be unsentimental about this stuff).

Today we had a clearout.  Mr A and I attacked the house and took our clutter to the charity shop before we drowned in stuff.  It feels good.   The stuff that was holding us back is gone.  Clearout.  I like that word a lot.

Find some more great words in pictures at The Gallery this week.