Setting Weekly Intentions- Week 37 in 2023

Happy Monday, friends!

I’ve long wondered if writing a post like this one is appropriate, especially at this point in the year. But, when I think about it, autumn is the best time to start focusing on intentions again. It’s the season of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur in my household, and a lot of introspection is happening. I write this week’s first round of intentions in digital form to you as a way to encourage you to jot down all that is on your plate for the week ahead. I’ve been writing weekly intentions in a diary for years. Never thinking that perhaps seeing someone else’s intentions might be beneficial, supportive, or, dare I say, inspiring?

This weekend, I tended to a sick child and toiled with inner demons that popped up around the concepts of work, play, and worthiness. I know that sounds dark and heavy. It wasn’t that dark or that heavy. More revealing, like when we do a deep clean of the house and discover the long-lost slipper or that errant sock or crayon. In all that time to scuffle about and tend to my nest, I settled into the idea that our humanness is a pilgrimage. One that we can adorn in any way we are so privileged to have the ability to do so. And so, this is how sharing my weekly intentions, no matter how dull, has come to fruition in this blog space. No SEO madness. No keyword research. Just my words on a page for you to read when you unearth them in your search for humanness on the internet. Check them out:

Intentions this week

• Nature journal each day
• Read a piece of poetry in the morning
• Move my body every day for at least 30. minutes
• Work in the yard: Move the rocks to the side of the driveway
• Clip marigolds in the garden
• Write newsletter
• Send newsletter
• Write in One Line a Day journal
• Read High Holidays info booklet + plan for Friday Rosh Hoshanah
• Edit Fall e-book
• Watch how much time I spend on my phone
• Write and edit post about infused herbal oils
• Prepare to relaunch Roots and Bones Vintage: organize inventory, freshen shop, create new marketing material for monthly drops
• Prep Botanical Anthology marketing: Launch September 12th, 2023!
• Select interview for the winter edition of Botanical Anthology
• Submit winter article ideas for Botanical Anthology (you can submit your article pitches through the link, too!).
• Catch up on pinning on my Pinterest Account
• Write pros and poetry in my Jottings Journal
• Research ording t-shirts for Girl Scout troop
• Research natural dye recipes for marigolds
• Prep Girl Scout activities for meeting this week
• Post Girl Scout flyers for S’mores and More event happening next week
• Create folder for S’mores and More event + Sign-up sheet for singers
• Reach out to Girl Scout representative with numbers of attendees for S’mores and More event on Monday
• Prep birthday gift for Great Grandma
• Meditate every morning using Insight Timer: A free app with thousands of free meditations, live workshops, yoga videos, mindfulness courses, and more (when you click the link and create a free member account, I get referral credit at no additional cost to you. I hope you too find as much peace and joy using the app as I have).
• Make taking pictures of everyday life a daily practice
• Catch up on laundry
• Clean the turkey sanctuary
• Harvest our broiler hens
• Let out the hens for daily foraging
• Visit the goats and bring them treats
• Tidy the house
• Sweep and mop the house using my new favorite mop with the pet sweeping pad.
• Fill out weekly menu board
• Do my nails (I love this eco nail polish and the pedicure system from Olive & June. Use my link to get 20% off any of their manicure or pedicure systems)
• Get blood work done
• Make vet appointments
• Buy more of my favorite hand quilting thread
• Plan quilt for new baby nephew, Sully!
• Make dental appointment
• Catch up on email
• Get good sleep
• Stay healthy!

Posts to Inspire

Goldenrod-Infused Whipped Body Butter

Clove and Cinnamon Shower Steamers Recipe

Calming Herbal Facial Steam

If you make a recipe from A Farm to Keep, tag me on Instagram! I’d love to see your creations!

Something to Inspire Your Nature Connections Intentions: Meet Botanist Edith Clements