I have a girl crush on this woman. I also have 3 girls. I am saying what she says...
I also want to do spoken word when I grow up.
Day 4: What I listen to...
I dig podcasts. I used to do my own show. Thinking that I may start a new show someday. When I jump in my sanctuary - MY CAR - podcasts educate me, teach me stuff and tell me stories from far away places. I’ll just rest here for a moment, because I do find myself volunteering to drive anywhere and everywhere these days. I love driving on my own and it is a place where I truly have a second to myself. And I’m ok with that.
Do you know the feeling?
I’ve been a mom now for nearly 8 years, and in those years my concentration level has gone down the drain. Reading happens in bite size portions and books like to spread themselves over several years… so I really get value for money. Podcasts offer a great in between.
When I get in my car and flutter open my ears, my blood pressure drops and I feel relaxed. This can’t happen with the kids on a drive along. They booooh me until sweet music fills ‘er up.
So what podcasts do I enjoy. HA. I was thinking maybe saving this for the guilty pleasure post, but I have enough material for that one too. So here it goes.
My 3 go to podcasts.
Woolful… A knitting podcast, but so much more. A lot of episodes about people who work with sheep. I’m crying laughing as I read this because it sounds so fucking strange. But it is such an inspiring podcast. Instant calm and inspired for how I want to live my everyday life.
Love, sex, desire… The more I work with women and myself, the more I feel intrigued to learn more about my own sexuality and pleasure. Susana interviews a lot of cool people, although most of them are in Australia. Am searching for similar podcast with teachers closer to DK. I ask for a host that doesn’t get too kittenish, I know that would be a problem for me. Suggestions?
Living Homegrown… When we left the city and moved out here this self sufficient business was a big motivation factor. And we are well on our way. We have learned a lot from our mistakes and this year pretty on top of the plan. Theresa brings on guests from around the World and also people who are farming etc. in the North, which is relevant to us. Any anxiety about the World, War or Trump fades away when I listen to this podcast. ;)
So I know if any my friends are reading this they are screaming that I need help. I would love your inspiration. Which podcasts do you listen to?
And prefer the ones that dive into nature, women’s health, homesteading, sex.
Hit me. <3
Prompt for January 5th: What she says...
Day 3: Dragons
The original prompt was *Your little dragon is misbehaving*… Hmmm, well the tone between the adults in the house has been lingering in the dirty mind realm and I couldn’t get my mind past the tackiness... I downsized to dragons.
What do I know about dragons - not much. Stig (my partner) taught me to watch and enjoy fantasy movies. But the love is only a few years deep. And to be honest I don't seem to have the stamina or concentration to really understand that category of films - or what the dragon is all about.
I could only think of the dragon from 'The Never Ending Story' and remember how mesmerized I was by it's weird bubbly back. The next one was 'Puff the Magic Dragon' and how sad I felt when we were forced to sing it in school.
Skipping past that.
Where do you go with Dragons. The above felt too irrelevant. Contemplating the practice of exercising my creativity and embarking on the a post a day, this was exactly what I was wanting. Where do I go?
A wise man said this:
““I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?” ”
I am a dreamer. My man is the realist. I am also the one with the most nightmares. A dreaded part of my wild imagination. My nightmares stole my attention, most of my life. Jailed in my mind. But "dragons" existed in the realest sense. And that has been the hardest to explain to people around me.
My work has been allowing my dreams to live in fertile soil.
The other thing dragon calls on is strength and courage. Own the shit. This creature shows up so timely. Own the story. Question what you call reality. Let your creativity be explored.
Do you believe in Dragons?
Prompt January 4th: What I listen to...
Day 2: I buy... nothing new
So it seems 2017 will become the year of challenges, in a good and fun way. Pushing me out of the comfort of the usual. Good!
As 2016 came to an end, my mom offered a challenge for 2017. A year of buying nothing new.
I accepted.
But what does that even mean?
A few years ago I interviewed Bea Johnson (listen to that interview here), she is the Queen of Zero Waste and author of the book Zero Waste home (2013).
I was interested in the environment and my impact on it. How could I change the way I live to have less of a negative impact.
I have a post coming up about Zero Waste later, so I won’t get into that. But this interest has led me, and my mom, to the 2017 buy nothing new.
In our house, we have A LOT of stuff. Things we need, things forget we have, don’t use, don’t need.
There is a tendency to buy more of all the stuff, and dump it in a cupboard and then it just sits there until I go nuts and declutter.
I have never been a huge shopper, but even so - things sneak in.
This isn’t just a money saving ordeal. I really want to explore how much stuff and needs dominate my life. And if this can be liberating to eliminate from our day to day hustle.
What does this challenge consist of?
- I won’t be buying anything new for 2017, no electronics, clothes, thingies, kitchen gear (even mason jars… arghhh)
- If people want to give me presents (I love presents…), I ask for experiences or something used
- I can buy things from thrifts stores, friends, yard sales, DBA and trend sales and places like these.
- I can buy food… no brainer… But will by as locally as I can, organic
- Toiletries - well the essentials and will commit myself to buying the ones that don’t come in plastic.
- Cleaning products, in bulk from LØSmarket
- And more on plastic, I will do what I can to find the non plastic-warped foods etc. But this will be impossible in some cases. But the intention is clear - as little plastic as possible.
- No free samples, these are also new, highly wasteful and most often not really needed
- Hauling out the sewing machine and repairing what I can, before tossing it out
- Books… I have a book fetish, which means I have shelves of books I haven’t read yet. Also the library is amazing, I can get any book I need here. So no books this year.
- Art supplies… I have enough at the moment to last me a life time. But I will be using them I’ve decided.
- Courses… the online ones. Not really that wasteful. But an area where I have spent SOOOO much money. I signed up for many I haven't completed and I don’t need more to not finish. So 2017 I will not buy any online courses. I can do live workshops though.
These are the basics. As life continues I'm sure questions, needs, demands will arise. So I will do status posts now and then throughout the year.
Do I think this will be easy, not at all. Even though I don’t consider myself a big spender, I think I will be shocked by how often I have gone to store off- and online to scratch the shopper itch.
So here’s to as little breaking in 2017 as possible. ;)
Do you want to take on the challenge of buying nothin new in 2017? Throw a link to your post in the comments.
More inspiration on the topic.
http://robgreenfield.tv/nothingnew/https://youtu.be/2krmmZ-690A
Prompt for January 3rd: Dragons
Day 1... a pledge and a quest
This photo pretty much sums it up...
Goodbye 2016 and thank f*** you’re over. Nothing else I’d like to add to the amount of reflective posts about the year that just ended. But I welcome 2017 with hope, excitement and determination. YOU?
I am a tad hung over as I write this. No proofreading done, as Emma my star is probably doing what I dream I could today… So you get the unedited version today.
Well, I have made a decision. One to see if this blog thing is dead. Over. Done. Or can it come to life when perspective is changed. Can I find the joy of feeling my fingers play on the keyboard, like a piano.
See the thing is that ‘business’ kind of killed my joy of writing. The era of how to posts strangled the creative string in me. All the good advice - or at least advice - on how things would lift off for me if I just followed the script. Telling people how to do shit in 5-10 easy steps. I gulped it all, wanting to succeed. But I don’t know easy, and am not good on advice. I may dish it out if asked, but always more of a this is what I did reply. Which means I have shared nada the past few years.
It blocked me from showing the unpolished me. Resistance bricked a pretty solid wall.
But can I do business without the brilliant post that will separate me from the pack, and let me shine like an expert. Well we will see. I hope not though. Expert I am not. Explorer at best. And plain old ordinary me always. Of course I can… right?
What does this have to do with my line of work? Nothing maybe, possibly everything. Because I am uncovering stories, bits and pieces of the construction that is my life. All the weird odds and ends. And I know that I will learn a few things about myself along the way.
This project, or challenge if you will, is a personal exploration. What can I uncover? What will my mind create. Where and to what depth will it run if I write a post a day, from a prompt that has nothing really to do with what I do in my life. It is no self help prompt, no earth wise, women thang.
I chose a book and took the pledge and on December 31st 2017 we will see what became of it. Will I run dry? Will I write myself alive. Will I share with you the unspoken within me, or will I get to January 20th and have nothing else to say. Who knows. That will be the fun part. My blog will not go on a quest to save anyone with tips and tricks. I don’t know if anyone will read or care.
There is the opportunity for you to join me. I will share the upcoming prompt each day.
Come back here and share the link to you post in the comments and we could get quite the blogroll going. Doesn’t matter if it’s in Danish or English join in. No demand for you to join in daily. But would be great to read the stories uncovered for you.
It could bring back the blogging greatness. Letting our stories be revealed and the inspiration that drips from them.
The unknown feels exciting. Maybe it will inspire you do go on a quest.
A post a day keeps the doctor away. I will be back tomorrow.
January 2nd prompt: I buy with my little eye… (I totally made this one up as I have something to share about it… HA!)
