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Well, it appears that I've been away from here for several months...
In that time, I lost all all my flax to crop failure and will have to redo next year. This really bummed me out for quite a while until a lovely woman at an ISLAND (See http://www.artmeetsearth.org/) field trip to Stonehenge Fiber Mill last month looked at me and said "Don't think of it as pushing back the experiment a year. This IS the experiment. It's already in the works." So, now I'm going to try and change the focus of my "life lens" and see this as my planning year - the year where I set up the exact guidelines of this exercise and go for it.
As of right now:
- I have no flax to spin.
- I have a LOT of wool to spin.
- I don't need to replace most items in my wardrobe (see t-shirt yoga pants).
- I have a perfect "mind space" to plan this journey.
- I have LOTS of support from family (hubby) and friends.
Looking at those facts, who can be down? I've got it really, REALLY good, and I can rock this thing.
In addition to all of that, I've also had the fantastic opportunity to be a farmhand/workshare member at Birch Point Farm as well as make music (for money and for fun!) and sell my wares at some fantastic craft/art fairs.
And, just in case I was getting bored, I'm also now the "Girl Friday" in our church office - AND putting together a handmade craft market for November this year (Bayview Wesleyan Church on November 8th).
It's keeping me busy (oh, thank goodness, cause I was getting weighed down with the extra time) and happy (hurrah!) and making me feel like an active part of my community (finally!).
So, here's to next year and this year and all the time between...
Now, just to replace my current yoga pants....I'll be posting pictures soon (probably Monday) of my new pants.
In that time, I lost all all my flax to crop failure and will have to redo next year. This really bummed me out for quite a while until a lovely woman at an ISLAND (See http://www.artmeetsearth.org/) field trip to Stonehenge Fiber Mill last month looked at me and said "Don't think of it as pushing back the experiment a year. This IS the experiment. It's already in the works." So, now I'm going to try and change the focus of my "life lens" and see this as my planning year - the year where I set up the exact guidelines of this exercise and go for it.
As of right now:
- I have no flax to spin.
- I have a LOT of wool to spin.
- I don't need to replace most items in my wardrobe (see t-shirt yoga pants).
- I have a perfect "mind space" to plan this journey.
- I have LOTS of support from family (hubby) and friends.
Looking at those facts, who can be down? I've got it really, REALLY good, and I can rock this thing.
In addition to all of that, I've also had the fantastic opportunity to be a farmhand/workshare member at Birch Point Farm as well as make music (for money and for fun!) and sell my wares at some fantastic craft/art fairs.
And, just in case I was getting bored, I'm also now the "Girl Friday" in our church office - AND putting together a handmade craft market for November this year (Bayview Wesleyan Church on November 8th).
It's keeping me busy (oh, thank goodness, cause I was getting weighed down with the extra time) and happy (hurrah!) and making me feel like an active part of my community (finally!).
So, here's to next year and this year and all the time between...
Now, just to replace my current yoga pants....I'll be posting pictures soon (probably Monday) of my new pants.