Ep. 563: Need a One-Word Theme for Next Year? We Review and Reveal Our Words
Update: 2025-12-03
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We talk about why choosing a one-word theme for the year can be such a creative, constructive, and satisfying exercise. We review our words for 2025 and reveal our words for 2026. Plus we share an original and fun reason to have a party.
Resources & links related to this episode:
- Amazing scene in Mad Men
- Work through my new Gift Idea Generator worksheet
- Elizabeth is reading: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (Amazon, Bookshop)
- Gretchen is reading: Couples by John Updike (Amazon, Bookshop)
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