Look both ways

You'd think that after struggling through NaBloPoMo with such a raggedy bag of half-posts and fragments I'd welcome the chance to stop, but I've just signed up for Reverb 10 (thanks to sebastienne for making me aware of it). It feels like a more focused challenge: a chance to reflect on the old year and shape the new one.

December 1 One Word.

Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2011 for you?

( And the word is... )

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So what word do I want to sum up 2011? I thought of lots of facetious answers ("lottery-winning" etc) before deciding on ( something sensible )