And similar to that, a 2022 is upon us. I’ve by no means huge on new 12 months’s resolutions, however I nonetheless assume the beginning of a brand new 12 months is a good time to set some intentions & loosely chart the course of the approaching months, realizing totally properly that life could have totally different plans.
Sustainability
It is a phrase that is used so usually these days however really residing it isn’t at all times that straightforward. I’ve at all times wished to dwell extra sustainably however it simply looks as if the motion usually preaches absolutes (buying bans, zero waste, plastic-free) which do not at all times appear attainable.
Nevertheless it’s one thing I am engaged on in my very own approach – making an attempt to modify to much less wasteful options, cooking extra, reusing what I’ve & repurposing as a lot as attainable. I additionally attempt to be a acutely aware client, & hold myself educated on manufacturers I buy from to verify our values align. I am far more selective with vogue & magnificence purchases (primarily as a result of I take advantage of much less of each!) however I lately purchased some beautiful sustainable jewellery that is so excellent for on a regular basis put on.
Being Open to Change
Someday in my mid-twenties, with out realizing it I obtained set in my methods & accordingly immune to any actual change. It began with me placing myself, my likes & dislikes in packing containers – there have been issues I used to be good at, & different issues I wasn’t, and I figured there wasn’t any use pushing myself to do issues I did not know or wasn’t already good at. Nonetheless, I’ve spent the higher a part of the final two years deliberately unlearning that & making an attempt new issues.
2020 obtained me into rising issues – it began with houseplants however since then I’ve even tried rising produce & it is undoubtedly one thing I need to experiment with extra.
In 2021 I took a ceramics class (‘for enjoyable!’) however obtained into it & launched a small model too, all of the whereas pushing myself to get higher & attempt extra complicated kinds.
I really feel like 2022 may have a factor too, I do not know what however I’ve the higher a part of twelve months to seek out out.
Embracing Detachment
It is usually stated that ‘the best-laid plans of mice and males go awry’ & nothing has hammered that lesson more durable than residing via a worldwide pandemic. And it is a lesson I’ve exhausting to internalize rather a lot with ceramics apply too. There’s simply a lot we’ve got no management over – it’s completely unattainable to manage each variable. One of the best factor we will do is attempt & then depart it to the universe.
I am sporting a Marks & Spencer shirts, Zara denims, Uniqlo footwear & a Murano Glass snack necklace with a Bahia Studio customized planters.
Images by Sheila Vaz.
When you have any intentions / resolutions / no matter you’d wish to name them, I might love to listen to about it within the feedback. x