It's a New Year. A year of endless possibilities. A magical, unknown land stretching before us...for 362 more days. So, in the spirit of possibility and magic and thinking big, here (inspired by Andrea at ABCcreativity.com and Goddess Leonie's "2010: Creating My Goddess Year Workbook & Planner"), are 100 dreams for 2010. Call it my to-do list if you will:
1. Meditate every day. Even if only for 30 seconds before bed. Maybe listen to a meditation track *while* falling asleep.
2. Complete the tutorials in the Sew Everything Workshop book (and learn to sew for real)
3. Eat more ethically: choose local, organic options and be aware of where things come from and how they are made.
4. Create new monsters (I got about 6 different plushie books for Christmas...I'll start there)
5. Handmake 90% of all gifts this year.
6. Make a financial contribution to at least one charity.
7. Try craftivism (I LOVE the Mother Bear Project)
8. Do Donna Eden's energy balancing routine daily (for at least 3 weeks...and see how I feel)
9. Finish the first draft of my novel
10. Make the first revision of my novel
11. Write more letters
12. Send more packages
13. Leave the province (temporarily)
14. Renew my passport
15. Learn to drive
16. Join a regular playgroup and/or make weekly playdates for Little Bear
17. Take more baths
18. Grow my hair long
19. Do a Nerdfighter secret project
20. Post more Facebook videos
21. Make my own cleaning products
22. Wean off paper towels
23. Make women's cloth (reusable fabric menstrual pads)
24. Reduce my plastic bag use...by remembering the cloth ones
25. (To help with this) Make my OWN cloth bags (prettier)
26. Enter the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia Unpublished Manuscript contest again
27. Finish my Isadora Duncan poetry collection
28. Write a children's story
29. Send Christmas cards
30. Visit the Clay Cafe
31. Find a natural deodorant (that doesn't burn my pits)
32. Shop at a locally owned yarn store
33. Be more energy-conscious (consistently turn the heat down at night, shrink-wrap the windows etc)
34. Make a baby clothes quilt (even just a practice one)
35. Pay off credit cards (and KEEP them paid off)
36. Learn to crochet
37. Spend time outside every day it's over -10 degrees (Celsius)
38. Read 6 fiction books
39. Listen to music daily
40. Dance again. And again. And again.
41. Practice gratitude daily.
42. Parent with awareness and joy.
43. Copy old LJ entries to my computer for safekeeping
44. (in the same spirit of archiving my past) Do the same for old FB statuses, if possible
45. Be a Mothering Messageboard Holiday Helper
46. Donate to the Food Bank
47. Donate to a toy drive
48. Go through the boxes of my old stuff at my parents' house (FINALLY)
49. Stretch.
50. Eat all-vegetarian 3 days a week
51. Introduce Little Bear to new creative play: finger paints and playdough and fabric, oh my!
52. Take a moment to connect with Papa Bear daily
53. Breathe with awareness
54. (this one's silly) Watch all of the David Tennant Dr Who episodes (and then buy Chameleon Circuit's album)
55. Obtain and use a bicycle (and get something for Little Bear to ride in)
56. Make cloth produce bags (for a plastic-free grocery shop!)
57. Grow a fabric/yarn stash using repurposed and eco-friendly materials
58. Increase my Facebook "creations" album to 50 by 2011
59. Send my work to a publisher
60. Switch to organic shampoo, soap, and cosmetics (gradually as things get used up)
61. Make some crunchy mama friends who actually live in this province (preferably in this city!)
62. Make a family advent calendar
63. Do Mission Monday each week
64. Do Creative Adventure Sundays
65. Write blog posts about said missions/adventures
66. Learn to make healthy, whole grain breads
67. Make a Healing Basket (eye pillow, relaxing mist, Rescue remedy, Neti pot, etc)
68. Cleanse the house's energy completely (the last people to live here were very sad and worried, and you can FEEL it)
69. Treasure Map again this year (during Aries New Moon)
70. Moisturize every day (and enjoy healthy, nourished skin!)
71. Research and try Original Play
72. Make a crystal grid around the house
73. Join (or create) a knitting/sewing/crafting circle
74. Allow Matthew to parent solo more often (and take a freakin' break!)
75. Try new herbal teas
76. Collect my dad's stories (via digital recorder)
77. Make my own PJ pants
78. Be aware of how my own mental state affects my outlook and work on that *first* when I'm cranky (next try cleaning)
79. Earn money from home doing something I love
80. Do a candida cleanse
81. See a naturopath/nutritionist
82. Have a "spa day"
83. Have a sleepover
84. Eat treats joyfully and mindfully (or not at all)
85. Play a real game of Dungeons and Dragons
86. Go apple picking
87. Take Vitamin D daily (and give it to Little Bear)
88. Create an altar/healing place
89. Be healthier than I was in 2009
90. Try Switch Off Sundays (not on Sundays)
91. Pet the kitties more.
92. Multitask less (she says as she breastfeeds while typing :-P)
93. Find cute, comfy shoes for each season
94. Build at least one fort
95. Buy puddle-jumping boots and jump in some puddles with my Little Bear
96. Get a family portrait taken
97. Nurture friendships
98. Find healthy outlets for anger and frustration
99. Go on a family trip to meet Papa Bear's biological families and my cousin's children
100. Have more sex ("AMEN!" says Papa Bear :-P)
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4 comments:
Your list is lovely! Hope all your dreams come true!
Lisa
Such a rich list full of inspiring items!
Here is to an amazing year of dreams come true for you and little bear ;)
~Carrie
Oh, yay!! Your list makes me all kind of excited! Did you know I've been collecting mama cloth? (I can't remember if I told you that...) I got to try them out post-partum, and I could give you my reviews of things I liked and didn't like, if that would help. :)
For a natural deodorant, try witch hazel swiped on your underarms with a cotton ball. I've been doing this for a few weeks now, and it works pretty well. You can make it smell pretty with essential oils, or leave it unscented. I haven't found it to sting, even right after shaving.
I made my own shampoo that was really easy -- just some castile soap, distilled water, jojoba oil and fragrance (you can also infuse the water with herbs for certain effects) -- and it seems to be working well. I could make you some. I still owe you some hand salve. I haven't gotten to the face cream yet, though... Hopefully, maybe tomorrow...
Anyway, I like your list! Best of luck with all your crafting and healing and happy-making! xoxoxoxo
great list meg!
especially #1 " Meditate every day. Even if only for 30 seconds before bed. Maybe listen to a meditation track *while* falling asleep."
i love the "even if only for 30 seconds" part. that makes it sooo doable! i'm going to add that to mine :)
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