At the end of Monday’s strength class, our trainer Marybel asked us to write our 2025 “word for the year” on an index card, which she planned to tape up afterward.

I was caught off guard – I usually don’t do a word for the year and hadn’t given 2025 much thought AT ALL (other than fun little things I want to do).

But I came up with “mindful” – the intention to be more mindful with all my actions.

Then as I picked up my phone to leave and saw my “FAFO” sticker on the back I thought “Dammit! I should have put FAFO!”

I shared this regret with another student, saying it’s how I live my life now and that I should have written it. She laughed and said it’s her secret motto with the other cheer captains for the team she coaches, and she’d was considering writing it herself.

And folks, she did. Muah ha ha.

I was so happy when I saw it this morning!