One of the things that I started doing after I finished this self care project was to start writing fiction. Sometimes that consisted of one page of what I call word doodles. Kind of an automatic writing exercise on whatever topic crawled into my brain that day. Sometimes it was just a scene. Or I would try to elaborate on a dream. But I also started a WIP that won’t let go of me. I haven’t gotten too far into it. But its grabbed hold of me and I wont be able to close it up, until I have told the whole story. How long is the whole story? Good question! I have no idea. I don’t even know what form it will take, though I am going to keep writing it until I don’t have anything left to say.
Back in March, I submitted my pitch, and a sample chapter to an artist’s residency located near Turku, Finland and was accepted for a fall residency. I am very much looking forward to going and learn all I can about Finland, its people, culture, food, language, nature, and living in the real north (note that I did not call it the True North- because I already live in Canada).
Anyway, I am a jumbled up mix of excitement about going and an unhealthy dose of extreme imposter syndrome – to be living amongst artists and filmmakers and musicians, all of whose works look to be extraordinary. And I am hoping that my little fairytale (if my characters would even allow me to call it that – as there are actually no fairies in my story), will be accepted and maybe even appreciated, dare I say even liked.
The countdown has begun. In less than 2 months I will be spending one third of the autumn in Finland. I am currently making a list of the must see and do things and events. Since I will be bypassing Helsinki on this trip and exploring Turku and its surrounding archipelago regions, if you have some ideas, please share them with me.
As soon as I arrive in Turku, after I check into my hotel, I am going to go straight to the Sibeliusmuseum, the Art Gallery, and grab some lunch to eat in the park.
Now your turn – what should I do next?
My name is Laura. This blog will serve as documentation on a 90 day (and perhaps longer) commitment to new self-care practices. If you find yourself here, you will join me in daily walks by the water, and occasional forest or tree lined street, new to me healthy recipes, some lessons discovered during therapy sessions, reading a few books, watching a few movies, and finding some fun. This journey into self-care will revolve around my core values of curiosity, creativity, inclusion, accountability, and harmony.
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