Oh my goodness if feels so good to sit down and write here. I’ve been aching for my blog for days now, and have felt so fucking forlorn when I’ve needed to go to bed without sharing. But I’m here now and can breathe a little bit easier.
This little project of mine went much better than I’d expected. I managed 6 out of 7 days and for that, I’m uber proud. I’ve been having some trouble with my concentration again, my sleep has been disturbed and my thoughts haven’t been so helpful, so I see my 6 days of Swedish words as a great success.
It’s reminded me that no matter how difficult my life becomes, I’m capable of clinging on, pulling myself back to safety and moving forward. I’m capable of saving myself over and over again by fully embracing my creativity.
My next project is something inspired by this tablecloth sewing project by the ever inspirational Thistlemilk. But I’ll talk more about in my next post…
Having a little project to complete every day is where its at for me. It provides the focus I need, and gives me something to look forward to…and believe me when I say I really do look forward to sitting down with my needle and thread. It’s also, I quickly discovered, one of the best ways for me to fully relax and leave my worries elsewhere.
The Swedish words that I’ve stitched this past week will be forever embedded in the soft mass of my brain. You develop a whole new appreciation for language when you dedicate precious time to really getting to know a new word.
I have pages of pages Swedish words and phrases (nearly all of them written down during my breaks at SFI) that I still want to immortalize in my own little way, words such as Vild – Wild, Trolldom – Witchcraft and Kasta Åt Vargarna – Throw Me To The Wolves.
Pest – Plague
Trolsk – Bewitching
Natt – Night
Månbelyst – Moonlit
Nord – North
Va Fan – Fucks Sake
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 