Last year I made a vision board and kept it around all year, to keep the intentions present.
In it there are representations for growth, transformation, dreams and sense of wonder.
Did it work? Let's see:
Things represented here (and did they happen or not):
More whimsy! - And I did make my room more cozy and whimsical. My work too.
More friends! - I did make new friends. And not on purpose, I didn't seek it out, it just came to me.
More hugs! - Said new friends are fierce huggers, so yes, lots of more hugs in my life now. I also feel more inclined to hug people in general than I used to.
More art! - I did make more art, cultivating that sense of wonder, whimsy and dreamy vibe that I started embracing. I've adopted it as *my thing* instead of just making this or that with no rhyme or reason.
Socialize and celebrate more! - Yup. The new friends I already mentioned came with many celebrations, joy and laughter.
Participate in something with many other people! - I did Februllage for the first time. It wasn't exactly the collective experience I wanted, but it also brought me new people.
Grab a camera! - I started streaming. Late in the year, but I finally did it. I had been thinking about it for ages. I didn't fulfill all the potential of the camera (like taking photos or making videos), but I did something.
Books! - Ok, I didn't read many books. But I developed the habit of reading every night before bed. Sure, I'm reading fan fiction a lot more than books, but I'm reading practically every night. And I did buy (and read) a new book.
Travel / Exploration / Adventure - Yeah, this one I didn't get much of. Maybe I wasn't ready yet, but I wanted to keep that wish present, even if just in the background.
This year I made another vision board. Except, I decided to be too complicated about it, it's not even a board and I never finished it.
I will, at some point.
Heh. Funny. This year so far, I've been enthusiastic about starting new things, building something a bit more solid, but truth is my will keeps crumbling, I keep leaving things behind and jumping into new ones. What I've started is still there, waiting to be picked up again so it can solidify more and take proper shape.
Much like my vision board, really.
Maybe I should focus on finishing it, huh?
Look at that! It's *still* May!
The year is almost at it's half way point, but it's still May!
Anyway... Enjoy this weeks prompts!
Next week we get a new background image!
If this inspires you to make something, show me, I want to see!
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I've been crocheting a lot more, but just can't find it in me to take pictures to show you.
Funny how that is. It's simple enough to grab my phone or my camera and take a photo. Or it should be. But then I start thinking that I need good lighting and a nice background, and at that point I give up on the idea cause my place is a mess and bleeeergh.
But yeah, been more in an analog mood than digital for a few months now.
I went to a workshop, met some people, joined a scrapbooking club. I want to go out more and socialize. Maybe even make my own workshop? I feel so inadequate for that though. Oof.
I don't have a method, I don't plan things out, I don't think about it much. I just do it, instinctively. How do you built a workshop around that? People expect some kind of guidance, I would imagine... So, that idea is still percolating. Or maybe I should just throw myself at the wolves. Comfort zones be damned and all that.
I'd also like to stream again. But I'm not there yet. At the moment there's A LOT of noise going on around my place. But I also can't decide on what to stream. My desk is (still) a mess, I'd have to tidy it up and set up the camera again and all that. I haven't found the will to do it yet.
Why is it so much harder for me to blog than it used to be years ago? I feel like I've lost my ability to write and communicate. It used to come easily, now it takes effort. And I know it's a muscle, you just need to use it consistently and it will get stronger. Consistency... there's another thing I keep getting worse and worse at. *sigh*
Ok, enough rambling, I need to figure out what I'm making for lunch. See ya later!
I've been staring into the void a lot recently. And by that I mean... I haven't been doing much, I just sit and think about ideas, concepts, this and that, and before I know it, the day has ended and none of those ideas was turned into something concrete.
Much like that standing stone, I stand there, watching life go by around me, observing, taking everything in. And the mushrooms, much like my ideas, will keep growing, will keep popping up everywhere, anywhere.
