Project 365 Days

It’s obvious that I have not improved my blogging habit much. All gung-ho the first 2 weeks and then….  I keep wanting to do it later in the day and then generally forget or make an excuse not to. I know now that I need to get it done as early in the day as possible. 

I’m trying to build certain habits, and even though I would have admonished myself in the past for not having stuck to everything every day, I have now listened to enough James Clear to know, we have to start small. One percent changes. Poc a poc!

“You never fail until you stop trying”–Thomas Edison

So..what’s been happening this past week?

1. I managed a 35-hour water fast on Friday, 6th. We popped out for a coffee around 4pm which helps me ‘divide’ the day. The hardest time of the day for me when fasting is 3-5pm. So getting out of the apartment for a bit gets me through that ‘danger zone’. I noticed a few things:
   1. I felt empowered by 6pm, knowing that I CAN do the things I set out to do, despite any discomfort that comes up.
   2. I find transferring to the armchair/loo/bed much easier as my muscles seem much stronger when I’m not eating.
   3. My sleeping patterns are crazy. I literally only needed FOUR hours of sleep that night. I couldn’t fall asleep until 1am and then woke up at 5am and got up.
2. I’m halfway through another 36-hour fast, which I’ll break tomorrow (Monday) morning. I need to keep the momentum. Going more than 2 days between fasts doesn’t work for me. 
3. I am working on 2 Japanese journals, which I’m excited about. The lapbook-style one has fabric covered boards (where I would usually use my gelli prints) so it has a completely different feeling.​
4. We don’t have the new car yet. It’s at the dealership, waiting for us. Hisenda (our version of SARS) are being difficult and demanding all sorts of paperwork to prove that I am in fact buying the car for my own use. As a disabled person, I pay reduced IVA. Apparently there have been a lot of scams lately, with people buying cars for other people.. It’s annoying, but it is what it is.  We should hopefully be able to pick her up late next week.
5. I have been binge-watching ‘Com Si Fos Ahir’. It’s a great series, no blood, violence, etc… just the drama of everyday life. There are 211 episodes in the first season alone! And there are 7 seasons. Now that it’s cooler, I can start a new knitting or crochet project to work on while I’m watching/listening.
6. I did not do the weekly reset last Sunday and I’ve noticed how it affected the week, as insignificant as it seems. As a Virgo Rising, I need organisation in my life. Especially now as we’ve just had New Moon in Virgo, which is the ideal time to declutter and get organised, on all levels.
7. My dreams have been even more INTENSE this past week. I woke up this morning after 12 hours of sleep GRATEFUL to be back! I have given up on trying to record my dreams as they are difficult to put into words at the best of times. I don’t even know where 1 dream ends and another begins, they all seem to flow into each other. Often they are continuations of stories from days or weeks, sometimes months ago. Are they my subconscious, my Higher Self, my wandering soul? It’s impossible to make sense of any of it. I think I’m just going to record keywords. Just last night:
   1. 3 ‘races’ of beings at war, one of which were ‘Potato people’ (3 humanoids inside oversized potato sacks) They seem to want peace and win the war but then something happens to take their power away. This dream seems to be a continuation of dreams I’ve had. 
   2. narrow 100% glass containers to travel in, almost like a train, but without rails.
   3. Beings afraid of Mt Kilimanjaro more than snakes. ¾ of the way up, I need to get to the next ‘meeting point’.
   4. Snakes in water–all sorts, big, small, scared of them.
   5. Ships passing at sea, very close, almost colliding
   6. Pulling long strands of chewy stuff from my teeth, metres and metres of coloured ‘gum’ and showing people who wouldn’t believe me. These strands are different to the ones I  lull from my tongue. These unravel from around my teeth.
   7. Fire in the high school library. Flying (vertically) in and rescuing students from the fire.
   8. Burning man
   9. A woman, roughly amputated arms, floating in a barrel of water and blood.
8. This past week’s cards:
   1. 2 Wands, Master
   2. 10 Wands, Learn
   3. King of Wands, Release
   4. 4 Cups, Clean
   5. 8 Swords, Yellow
   6. King of Cups, Be Brave
   7. The Emperor, Crystals (today)

Wands (fire): inspiration, strength, creativity, expansion, primal energy

Cups: (water): emotions, healing, cleansing, intuition

The dreams and the cards together make a bit more sense. 

Right then! Time to carry on with the weekly reset and get ready for the new week.