Word of the year printable workbook with monthly check-ins and cards
Choose one gentle word to guide your year, then keep it close every single month.
Overview
This word of the year printable guides you to one soft, meaningful word that can steer your whole year, then helps you keep it in sight each month. Across 14 undated pages you get prompts for reflection, a bank of 100 words, a page to try words out, a framed statement, a plan for living your word, a check-in for every month, little cards to cut out and a reflection when December comes. Download US Letter and A4 PDF files instantly. Nothing is shipped.
One word is easier to remember than a list of resolutions, and kinder too.
How the word of the year printable helps you find your word
A six step guide and eight reflection prompts invite you to look back and notice how you want to feel. Very often, your word is already tucked inside your answers.
Circle the words that tug at you from 100 hopeful options, live with up to four of them for a day apiece, then look at your winner from every side and write it big on the declaration page. After that, small habits, clear boundaries, a check-in every month and a running log of moments when the word appeared help it become part of real life. It is a softer, calmer path than a long list of resolutions.
Who this one word intention workbook is for
- Anyone planning a cozy New Year session who is weary of long resolution lists
- People who want one simple intention to return to when life gets full
- Journal lovers who enjoy a birthday reset or a quiet date with themselves
- Friends and groups who pick a word of the year together
Design and printing
- Clean white pages with delicate blush pink accents, elegant and easy on your ink
- Generous margins, so your home printer cuts nothing off
- Portrait format in A4 (210 x 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 x 11 in)
- Undated, so January, a birthday or any new beginning works, and you can use it again each year
- Eight cut-out reminder cards per page, with dashed lines to cut along
- Keep it in a binder, clip it to a board or have it spiral bound at a print shop
What's inside (14)
Inside the word of the year printable: 14 pages
- 1Cover with contents and a line for the word you choose
- 2How to choose your word, a six step method, the feel of a good word, the kinds you could consider and any words already circling in your head
- 3Reflection prompts, eight questions (one asks how you want an ordinary Tuesday to feel this year) and space for the words you underlined
- 4Word brainstorm, 100 ideas to circle running from abundance and bloom to steady, trust and wonder, with room for your own
- 5Shortlist and test-drive, four word cards covering why each one draws you in, notes from its test-drive day, a rating and the final pick
- 6My word, defined, with the dictionary meaning, your personal meaning, similar and opposite words, a quote, symbols and how it sounds, feels and looks
- 7My word declaration, a framed page to display your word, the reason you chose it, what you will do this year, your signature and the date
- 8My word in each life area, exploring how it applies to health, relationships, work, money, home and rest
- 9Word in action plan, holding your intention, eight tiny habits, three lists (yes, no and let go), visual cues around you and a way to celebrate
- 10Monthly check-in for months 1 to 6, noting where your word appeared, where you forgot it, a step for next month and a rating
- 11Monthly check-in for months 7 to 12
- 12Word moments log, 18 rows for capturing the times your word showed up
- 13Word reminder cards, 8 cards to cut out, write on and tuck into your wallet or planner or stick on a mirror
- 14Year-end word reflection, covering how fully you lived it, how it shaped you, your proudest word moment and ideas for next year's word
Files & printing
What you download
- Word of the Year Workbook, US Letter PDF (14 pages)
- Word of the Year Workbook, A4 PDF (14 pages)
- Read Me First, a short PDF printing guide
How to download and print
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- Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
- Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.
Good to know
- This file is built for paper, not a hyperlinked digital planner, though most note taking apps can import it so you can write on it.
- This is a digital download, and no physical item is shipped.
- Printed colors may look slightly different than on screen.
- Personal use only. The files may not be shared, resold or redistributed.
- Digital files cannot be returned. If a file does not open or print correctly, email us and we will help right away.
How this was made
Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.
Questions
Questions about the word of the year printable
What if I have no idea which word to choose?
The reflection prompts often reveal your word in your own answers. There is also a brainstorm page with 100 word ideas and a test-drive page for trying up to four words.
Do I have to start in January?
Not at all. Nothing is dated, so a birthday or any new beginning works just as well, and you can reuse the pages each year.
How do the reminder cards work?
There are 8 cut-out cards with dashed cut lines. Write your word on them and keep them in your wallet, in your planner or on your mirror.
What paper should I use for the declaration page?
Regular paper works, but printing the declaration and reminder cards on thicker paper makes them last longer.
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