I wish to be able to open the door for ME. To be able to be who I feel I am, to do what I feel I should be doing, and still make a reasonable living doing so. I feel I should be creating, painting, crafting, drawing, reading, writing, exploring seiðr and Norse magic etc. Not sitting behind a desk, answering computer questions.
This is a prompt from Jamie Ridler Studios. Go there, she has a lot of good points, and she’s a lovely lady 
Inspired by Jamie Ridler’s initiative, I created a dreamboard of my own. In keeping with her blue theme for July.
I had visitors tonight, so I didn’t get to post it within the time frame of the assignment, but here it is anyway.
First on my list of a more sustainable and healthy life, was replacing skin care products. I’ve replaced my scrub, moisturizer and facial soap with products from Lush. They have a shop in the city I work in, so I can easily get more when I need it. I plan to make them myself eventually. But this year I won’t have the time. I’ve also replaced my anti-fungal with Peppermint tea or Tea Tree Oil. Which ever is available at the time.
I’ve also put myself on a diet, and since June I’ve lost 13.5 kg. I gained 1.5 over the recent holidays, but those will be soon be gone again. In the process of healthier eating and buying better quality, I’ve replaced my tea bags with loose tea bought at Te & Kaffehuset in Trondheim. I was surprised to find the prizes being more or less the same as for the grocery store tea bags.
Tonight I’m making rags out of old clothes, to replace paper towels in the kitchen. Next on the list will be to replace all the household cleaners.
If you have any hints and tips, let me know.
As for time, my life’s a bit chaotic at the moment. But I will get back to the Rök Runes and the YouTube videos as soon as I can. Right now, I have to focus on making new products for the fairs, and running Herblore 102 in Norwegian. I’ve also become the Postmaster of the Asatru Fellowship of Norway. So I can’t say I’ve learned not to take on new things 
Here’s the list of goals I made, so you don’t have to look for it in old posts.
Autumn is a time for change and reflection. Because of this, and my long time lack of energy, I’ve written down some goals for the future. At least some of these will help with my energy levels.This post is meant to be an elaboration of the video I uploaded to YouTube today:
| Goals | In progress | Achieved |
| Create so much clutter. Because then at least I contribute to not having to pick up as much. | x | |
| Get as frustrated and annoyed over things that won’t change. | x | |
| Let hasty words get to me as much as they have. | x | |
| Translate my blog posts. I will still translate the info on Heksebua and add captions to my videos, because I enjoy spreading information. | x | |
| Sign up for any more classes. | x | |
| Try to do everything. | x |
| Goals | In progress | Achieved |
| Eat healthier | ||
| More fruit | x | |
| More vegetables | ||
| Less empty carbs | x | |
| More fiber | x | |
| More protein | ||
| Rinse fruit and veg | ||
| Eat a more varied diet | x | |
| Drink at least one cup of herbal tea each day. | x | |
| Eliminate artificial sweeteners | x | |
| Eliminate carbonated drinks | x | |
| Minimize caffeine | x | |
| Use more spices and herbs in food | ||
| Exercise three times a week (I now do twice a week at a PT) |
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| Choose cleaner versions of products: | ||
| Antiperspirant | ||
| Soap | ||
| Skin care products | ||
| Shampoo | ||
| Conditioner | ||
| Washing-up liquid | ||
| Detergent | x | |
| Fabric softener | x | |
| Cleaning agents | ||
| Makeup | ||
| Establish and maintain a skin care regime | x | |
| Loose weight | ||
| Get below 90 kilos | x | |
| Get below 80 kilos | x | |
| Get below 70 kilos | ||
| Get down to 66 kilos |
| Goals | In progress | Achieved |
| Spend at least ten minutes each day in quiet contemplation in nature. (utiseta) | ||
| Meditate at least ten minutes each day. | x | |
| Ground and work with shielding each day. | x | |
| Celebrate Blots: | x | |
| Midvinterblót (Hóggunott, January 12) Odin, Freyr, Njord | x | |
| Dísablót (Fullmoon in Gói), Disr | ||
| Sommerblót (First day of Harpa) Tor, Siw, Frey, Gerd, Jord | ||
| Walpurgis Nacht (April 30), Freyja | x | |
| Midsummer’s Eve (Summer Solstice), Eir, Baldr | x | |
| Vetrnætr (First day of Gormánuður), Freyr | ||
| Alvablót (Fullmoon in Gormánuður), Ancestors, Alfr | x | |
| Celebrate Fullmoon Esbats. | ||
| Do some magic at least once a month. | ||
| Begin a divine dialogue. | x | |
| Redo my altar, my Galdrabók and my website to reflect my tradition. | ||
| Research different religions, paths and traditions. | ||
| Kitchen Witchcraft | ||
| Domestic Witchcraft | ||
| Shamanism | ||
| Study to be a Vo;lva | x |
| Goals | In progress | Achieved |
| Make housework more effective and therefore less draining. | ||
| Prioritize tasks. | ||
| Washing | ||
| Dishes | ||
| Decluttering | ||
| Cleaning | ||
| Dusting | ||
| Vaccuming | ||
| Mopping | ||
| Washing floors | ||
| Washing windows | ||
| Changing the bedlinen | ||
| Changing the curtains | ||
| Wiping down surfaces | ||
| Cleaning the oven, fridge and freezer | ||
| Cleaning the toilet and shower |
| Goals | In progress | Achieved |
| Reuse clothes and other things as far as possible | x | |
| Give things that are usable to charity if I can’t use them myself. | x | |
| Get better at recycling glass, metal, plastics (I’m already good at biodegradable waste and paper). |
x | |
| Source products locally when possible | x | |
| Choose ecological/organic products when possible: | x | |
| Choose cleaner versions of products: | ||
| Antiperspirant | ||
| Soap | ||
| Lotion | ||
| Schampoo | ||
| Conditioner | ||
| Washing-up liquid | ||
| Detergent | x | |
| Fabric softener | x | |
| Cleaning agents |
| Goals | In progress | Achieved |
| Provide a nutritious, varied and interesting diet | x | |
| Teach general positive values with a Pagan twist | x | |
| Teach basic writing and math from an early age | x | |
| Teach her how to swim before she starts school | ||
| Teach her how to ride a bike before she starts school | ||
| Allow her to join in my Pagan activities if she shows interest | x | |
| Teach her about Paganism and Asatru if she shows interest | ||
| Teach her about different religions, traditions and paths | ||
| Let her choose her own path when she’s ready | ||
| Do crafts together | x | |
| Encourage her to try and to taste new things | x | |
| Spend time in nature together | x | |
| Teach her about the seasons and other cycles in nature | x | |
| Have fun together | x | |
| Reduce screen time | x | |
| Reduce sweets | x |
| Goals | In progress | Achieved |
| Keep it as a business | x | |
| Increase traffic | x | |
| Increase the number of orders | ||
| Make it as close as possible to a 100% ecological/organic shop | x | |
| Update information regularly | ||
| Add information regularly | ||
| Have giveaways | ||
| Have competitions | x | |
| Update my blog at least once a day | x | |
| Have customers all over the world | ||
| Add new products regularly | ||
| Add more stuff to Etsy | x | |
| Host at least four gatherings each year | x | |
| Have seasonal products | ||
| Make enough money to live from it (not very realistic, but still) |
| Goals | In progress | Achieved |
| Learn to let go of what I cannot change. | x | |
| Change the way I dress to reflect who I am. | x | |
| Something in the direction of Boho Pagan |
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| Try new things. | ||
| Crafts | x | |
| Herbs | ||
| Computer stuff | ||
| Food | x | |
| Drink | ||
| Baked goods | x | |
| Spend less time working. | ||
| When hubs gets a new job, I’m going to discuss reducing my work hours with my physician. | ||
| Spend more time doing things I enjoy. |
These are long term goals of mine. I’m not ever going to try to pretend that I can do this all at once. Some are easy to do, others very hard. But at some point they will get done. I’m sure this list will evolve, it will get longer and more detailed, but at least this is a start.
Because of low energy levels, I’ve written down a number of long term goals. This video was inspired by fotogrl1 more »
It’s a bit milder today, but still drizzles now and then. Today I’m continuing my research into Samhain, but I’m concentrating on food and drink. I’m definitely making an apple crumble with vanilla ice cream. I’m also having a meat stew from different meats with brown bread for my own Alvablot supper. But what do you really love to eat at Samhain? Or drink for that matter. Let me know.
Today I’ve made my first real priority decision. I’ve decided against not joining more classes, and decided to quit now in stead of waiting until next term.I’m not a quitter, and maybe that’s part of my problem. But this time I really have to. I made this decision while I was trying to muster the energy needed to work on the assignment. I’ve now completely stopped working on the assignment I was supposed to turn in on Sunday, and I’m going to let the teacher know later today.
Since I’ve decided to take better care of my self and do more of the ‘want tos’ and less of the ‘musts’, I’m going to think hard on what I use my energy on. I’m sure some of you also would benefit from doing this. It’s a great relief to get rid of some of the ‘musts’ in your everyday life.
If you’re interested in joining us at our Samhain gathering, you can sign up either on Facebook, or on Heksebua.
If you sing up on Facebook, I hope you’ll take the time to fill out the
form on Heksebua as well. There are a few things we need to know. If
you’re one of those who signed up with a ‘Maybe’, please change this to a
‘Yes’ or ‘No’ as soon as you can.
Earlier posts:
prioritising
Today’s weather hasn’t been the perfect Autumn day it could have been. So we’ve been inside.
Autumn is a time for change and reflection. Because of this, I’ve written down my goals for the future.
I will not:
I will:
These are long term goals of mine. I’m not ever going to try to pretend that I can do this all at once. Some are easy to do, others very hard. But at some point they will get done. I’m sure this list will evolve, it will get longer and more detailed, but at least this is a start.
Earlier posts:
