Exapnd is my word of the year for 2026 and so far it’s serving me very well. See Expanding my horizons and my #26for2026 list before the year even really begins
Initially, I chose Stretch. I thought about Reach. You can spot a trend here. They all have in common a theme of growth, meeting new people, trying new things, learning new skills, and pushing out of my comfort zone.
What have I been up to in the world of Expand? I started out with swimming lessons. See Chicken, Moose, Butterfly…Sam is back in the pool learning new strokes and Learning to swim as an adult.
That went so well that I’ve signed up for skating lessons. Sarah and I both think we need them after a wonderful weekend at Arrowhead, Sam’s winter weekend triathlon, where the cross-country skiing and the snowshoeing went very smoothly, but the skating not so much. It turns out, that for us at least, skating isn’t like riding a bike. And even riding a bike might not be like that for you.
Starting Tuesday evenings in April, we’re signed up for Skate Canada learn-to-skate here in Guelph at the rink near Exhibition Park.
Wish us luck!
