Skip to main content

Setting Intentions - 2022

 

“INTENTION is more then wishful thinking. It’s willful direction.” - Jennifer Williamson

It’s a new year and of course everywhere you turn people are talking about goals, resolutions, intentions, bucket lists, and the word of the year. I love all that but it has never worked for me. I needed something different, something to focus on each month, especially now during the winter in Utah and the lingering pandemic. I decided to do a month to month goal. I started out with 2 that worked together, yoga and meditation. I did the Yoga with Adriane 30 day yoga journey Move. For meditation I use the Ten Percent Happier app. I didn’t set out with a planned 12 month list, and am seeing what intention I want to set as each month comes. Hint: you can tell what’s next if you look at the pictures above.

How does that fit with my studio - My Little Blue Shed? Well I am still processing a lot of that. I know I want to try and build a community where I live. I enjoyed meeting people, sharing stories, sharing my love of textiles, sharing food, and building a community. Right now I am in the planning stage of more gatherings, and other types of community building activities. That’s where you come in.

Are there things you would like to learn? (baking, creating, decorating) 

Do you just want to gather with others and get inspired to create? 

Would you be interested in a time to create using my studio space and equipment?

I have decide to take my INTENTION of building a community and move it from wishful thinking to willful direction. Thank you for being a part of that.

 

FIKA - Make time for yourself, or enjoy time with a friend.

During Christmas time, I took a deep dive into Scandinavian baking. In January I began looking for a perfect rye bread for an open face sandwich (smørrebrød in Danish), I found just what I wanted in this recipe from True North Kitchen for Sourdough Danish Rye Bread - Rugbrød. That lead me to another deep dive into rye flour, and a long list of rye recipes I want to try. First up were Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies, and next I tried Soft Rye Ginger Molasses Cookies, both were a wonderful treat with my cup of tea. I would have never thought of a cake made with rye flour but I am trying that next. Whether you make something or buy something, try and make time every day for a fika. If you make any of these let me know, #fikabakes.

You might notice that I do a little mixing of my Scandinavian countries, that’s because my husband comes from Danish heritage and I come from Swedish heritage.

 

Something To Share 

The Art Of The Danish Open-Face Sandwich  

Everything Must Be Paid for Twice  

Seasonal Playlists

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Stay Curious and Keep Learning

Sometimes, I feel we get stuck in a routine, a comfort zone of sorts, and just stay there because that’s easier, or simpler then trying new things. I am no different. Taking a class helps me with this. I learn something new, meet others that have similar interests, and get pushed out of my comfort zone. These are all good things. Over this last 18 months that has been hard to do. Maiwa started offering classes online and when one piqued my interest this fall I signed up right away. I miss being in Vancouver, meeting others in the studio, and picking up a chai at one of the coffee shops on Commercial avenue on my way down the hill to class. I do have the chance to learn something new, try new techniques, and use my studio in a new way, a virtual classroom. When I signed up for the class I decide to treat it like a regular class, completing the technique the week they were are shown, reading the questions & comments that are posted, and starting my morning with a chai. I’m learning ...
Post a Comment
Read more

A Dream Became a Reality

If you had asked elementary school Patty what she wanted to do when she grew up, she would have said make stuff all day long. Middle school Patty would have said sew all day long. High school and college Patty would have said create and design. Current Patty would say all the above but share it with others. Show and teach others how much joy you can get from a day doing something with your hands. My Little Blue Shed backyard studio was the location of my first such workshop, a Natural Indigo Gathering, I decide on that name to change the focus from it being a class to being a time to just gather and create. I know I had a great time, and I think the 4 people (plus a little one) also enjoyed our time together. I look forward to more things like this. For me this was a dream that finally became a reality.
Post a Comment
Read more

The Leaves are Turning

                            When the weather turns cooler and the days get shorter I always start to plan for next year. Since all of my work is done outside it’s time to start thinking of what can to be done inside. I am planning some sewing projects both for me personally and for the studio shop. I will getting out my spinning wheel again and planning some new winter knitting projects. I will take the month of October to look back on the good times of the summer of 2021 and evaluate what worked and what didn’t. Going forward I will try to do more of what I enjoyed and I will let go of what I didn’t. I hosted 2 successful Indigo Gatherings one in June and one in September. I will definitely do more of them in 2022, starting in the spring after the snow melts. I am hoping to find a place in either Salt Lake City or Logan to carry my handmade pillows and napkins. That will be my fall project, if you know of a place I s...
Post a Comment
Read more
I don't send out a lot of emails but be the first to see when I share a new project or recipe.

Follow Along

* indicates required