As I sat looking at my journaled year in review, I realized I had lost the thread of these annual posts sharing my intention word for the year, and how that played out in my personal life, crafting, and later, fiber arts teaching. I would love to say that all this is to blame on… Continue reading In Pursuit of Intention
Tag: life lessons
On the occasion of my 40th birthday
I still bullet journal, nearly every day. I'm not strict about it, I don't spend hours doing fancy layouts (because I'm just not artistic like that), I use it like the tool it is; it is there when I need it. At the end of each month, I've found it really helpful to reflect on… Continue reading On the occasion of my 40th birthday
Sustenance
My goals for 2018 were:I hope to read new books, both fiction and non-fiction.I hope to see new movies & TV shows and not just rely on re-watching things that I'm comfortable with (but don't think this means I won't binge The Office or Dawson's Creek again - because that is ALWAYS an option).I hope… Continue reading Sustenance
BuJo Like No One’s Watching
Okay, my final thought on my bullet journal is this: BuJo like no one's watching.There are many artistically talented people who bullet journal. That is great. I love looking through the hashtag when I've got a few minutes of waiting to do (but not enough to pull out the knitting!).There are many people who post… Continue reading BuJo Like No One’s Watching
How I Bullet Journal
Going through the 'get started guide' from the official Bullet Journal people, I title my pages and number them just like they recommend. I know it sounds silly, but those numbered pages have been really helpful to me more than once already! I don't number the whole book at once though - I do 10-20… Continue reading How I Bullet Journal
Another Bullet Journal Convert
In the past, I had tried to be a journaler, which I abandoned when I went through a dry spell, got too busy or bored myself with 'more of the same' entries when I made myself write every day. I had a foray into being a Highly Effective Person complete with the planner than weighed more… Continue reading Another Bullet Journal Convert
Donita2018 – Sustain
My word for 2018 is 'sustain'. If you're thinking that 'sustain' and 'maintain' are very similar words, you'd be right. I like the direction we've both been moving and the direction things have taken for us (it's not without setbacks or disappointments, but you'll have that...). When I was looking for verbs that I could… Continue reading Donita2018 – Sustain
For my white folks
This is for my fellow white folks. I'm speaking to you because I'm one of you, and while no two life experiences are the same, we likely have a lot more in common than we have with people of color.First of all, we need to stop telling people there's only one right way to be… Continue reading For my white folks
Isolationist, against my will
One of the hardest things about chronic illness is the isolation.First of all, there's the emotional isolation. This comes in all flavors. The feeling like doctors and other medical professionals don't believe you when you try to communicate your symptoms, the constant implication that this is all psychosomatic at best or an attention grab at… Continue reading Isolationist, against my will
Please stop with the platitudes.
"Everything happens for a reason.""Things will work out the way they are supposed to.""You just have to have faith.""God has a plan."Please remove these from your lexicon of faux-sympathetic remarks now. Just stop saying them. At this point, saying nothing is better for the person you're speaking to than dishing out more of this manure.… Continue reading Please stop with the platitudes.
Donita Westman 