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MsHearthWitch

@MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop

Aspiring to be a delightfully cranky combination of Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg.

Practicing a combination of hearthcraft and Irish polytheism in the best way this disabled old body of mine can. Living a Studio Ghibli life.

Devotee of Brighid.

Pfp ID: Cartoon style drawing of a witch with long red hair holding a book and a staff with a crow perched on the tip.

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Heidiknits, to random
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I'm honestly not bitter that my mother & sister traveled 6+ hours to attend my niece's graduation when they wouldn't drive 35 minutes for my son's graduation last year. There's a small part of my brain that is screaming YOU SHOULD BE ANGRY. But for my own happiness, I'm choosing to let it go. I hope they have a safe trip.

MsHearthWitch,
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@Heidiknits Family sucks so much. I have similar stories with mine until I finally gave up and went no contact.

ashcake, to random
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Getting that bill paid (even though it's a holiday weekend) is so much of a relief. Did it need to be paid today? No. Did it even need to be paid this week? Again, no. But I knew it was there, and it was niggling at me, causing a low-level anxiety. Now it's gone.

MsHearthWitch,
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@ashcake I did that with some bills today too. It came to my brain, and I knew I had to take care of it because it was just THERE, weasling in my brain.

MsHearthWitch, to movies
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Time for a bad science sci-fi movie!

Curling up with my knitting to watch Atlas.

Love watching an action flick starring an older woman. Now I want a movie with all of them together, saving the world.

ranyart, to random
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I'm still wrestling with how I'm feeling after my mom was here earlier this week.
The thing is: it was a good visit! We had a nice hike, we found a few fun restaurants with outdoor seating we could take her to, we talked a lot and laughed at stuff and she even told a few stories about when she was younger I hadn't heard before. (My mom is a pretty private person so new stories and bits of information are fairly rare!)

MsHearthWitch,
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@ranyart My kid is dealing with that and his dad. Like, not enough to be a clear "cut off! transphobic asshole!". But like just enough that time with his dad makes him feel shit.

MsHearthWitch, to random
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I hate how dry allergy meds make my eyes feel. And how sleepy that then makes me.

But I also hate the sneezing, itchy ears, and general shit feeling that allergies give me.

My body is so fun.

(no advice pls)

MsHearthWitch,
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@Beatlesandworms Ironically, around father's day has always been the worst time. But with climate change that has been moving around a lot and it seems earlier this year.

MsHearthWitch,
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@BluRae It's hard to decide between the watery/puffy eyes, and the itch in my ears that makes me want to scratch my brain with a chopstick

MsHearthWitch,
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@BluRae Same. shhhh

MsHearthWitch, to technology
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I loathe current-AI in basically all its forms. It's unethical, absolutely divorced from anything that resembles consent.

But you know what I would want AI for?

Smarter driving instructions. A GPS in my car that learns how I like to drive - no lefts on busy streets for example. That when I ask about things like a coffee shop or takeout food en route gives me the option to specify if it has a drive thru and is it on the right side of the road?

AI that serves me, not replaces me.

MsHearthWitch,
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@JeffGrigg @kimu @Jorah Yes, 1000%

MsHearthWitch,
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@rivetgeek Yeah my biggest things are: I want AI that isn't trained on stolen data. I want AI that doesn't light the planet on fire. I want AI that isn't designed to replace a human's passion.

I want AI that helps.

MsHearthWitch,
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@Sklent Oh yeah, the applications for accessibility have huge potential.

I'm a spoonie with chronic pain and brain fog. An actual AI assistant could probably be really helpful to me.

But we aren't there. The toddlers with hammers is apt.

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@Sklent omg yes, exactly.

MsHearthWitch, to Health
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Been thinking a lot about health lately. Not as some thin white lady doing pilates, or some ripped dude who won't shut up about cross-fit.

But like, what does it ACTUALLY mean, and why is it important? Specifically, what would living in a more healthful way look like for me? Where I find myself is in a place that health is divorced from weight.

I don't care about weightloss. The things that bother me about my size are society's problems - not mine.

MsHearthWitch,
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I want to be kinder to this body of mine. She has been through a LOT, and been neglected a LOT.

As I enter this new chapter of my life, I want to give my physical form the attention I have been giving my mental health.

Next month I start a body-neutral, fat inclusive yoga class that I am super excited for. Because one facet of health (for me) I've realized is a desire to be stronger, and have some stamina. I think yoga can help me on that path.

MsHearthWitch,
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This morning I came across something I'm going to use as a motivation and goal for the yoga.

I want to be able to do this Indigenous-led walking tour of a local park. It's 1.5 hours, 2.2km on flat mostly paved terrain. Truthfully I could maybe manage that now, but I'd be hurting. I want to be in a place where that is not a spoon-drain.

https://www.talaysay.com/talking-trees

I'm super excited about this, and I'm wondering if it's attainable by the end of the summer.

MsHearthWitch,
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@Pawpower Yeah, I've fully walled off this health journey from anything weight related. I have no idea what I weigh, I don't care. I don't care what size my clothes are.

It's going to be probably a lifelong journey because yeah it's SO counter to what society tells us about weight and health and what fitness looks like.

Exactly as you say "What I care about is getting strong enough and to have enough stamina to do what I want."

MsHearthWitch,
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@MaryAustinBooks Yeah I've actually decided I'm not looking at nutrition or food stuff at all. My health journey is not going to include anything about diet or food.

That's a separate path I'll tackle if and when I want to.

MsHearthWitch,
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@BluRae Oh I totally agree. I think I should have been clearer that this journey I'm on actually does not include food/diet. I've already done a lot of work on intuitive eating... and I know there's a lot of food stuff I need to unpack. (I will say, food CW is harmful to my ED recovery, so if you'd ever like to discuss food with me further, please don't CW food because I won't look at it).

But this particular journey is movement focused. On embracing movement that feels good.

MsHearthWitch,
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@Pawpower Haha I also hate exercise now, and can't do it sustained.

When I was on vacation earlier this year I did like 10-15 minute walks every day and that felt SO good. But now I'm back home alone, it's hard to do that myself. I'm hoping the yoga class, being something I do (on Zoom) with other ppl will give that motivation back.

I'm aaaaaall about starting where I am. And everyone's path is going to look different! I'm so glad you're seeing results, I can't wait to get there too :D

MsHearthWitch,
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@BluRae I've wanted to do yoga for SO long, but always found it really inaccessible. The poses just don't seem designed for a person who has fatty thighs, a big belly or boobs. Like just literally the physical space my body takes up means I can't do a lot of poses in their original form.

The teacher for this class has a body that looks a lot like mine.

MsHearthWitch,
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@BluRae Yeah and a lot of instructors frame them similar to injury recovery as like "You do this until you're able to do it properly" instead of "This is the proper way to do it for your body."

If that difference makes sense?

3TomatoesShort, to random
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Also tremendously impatient for this evening's grocery order - I did the order while hungry & just after watching a show which happened to feature some delicious looking paninis, so I ordered a bunch of pumpkin panini rolls 😁

MsHearthWitch,
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@3TomatoesShort haha I also get very influenced by yummy food on TV when I'm making my order.

dyani, to random
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I am feeling stronger as a person, from this whole divorce thing.

But it's because I have lifted a very heavy weight of grief and pain, and I'm still lifting it.

It's a very weird feeling to feel strong and sad at the same time.

MsHearthWitch,
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@dyani For sure. I get that 1000% It's so rage inducing. And it's hard not to become bitter. (FWIW I think it's okay to be bitter for a time, even a long time. To honor those feelings and let them heal)

herissonrose, to paganism
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For saturday the wolf moon , which I make in Silver Plated and Bronze versions, or the bigger more elaborate Bird one.

(Today I finished a Bee one I started for myself, then dumped in a drawer for 2 years bc I didn't like it.

I'm still not happy with it, but having the materials out spawned several ideas I DO like.

Stepping away for a while is often the right thing to do..)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/838128584/wolf-moon-necklace-witchy-jewelry-elven

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A silver coloured bib necklace, spread out flat on a cut tree trunk. The necklace is a chiker made of silvery twigs, with a central moon and howling wolf, v shaped chain, and leaves hanging underneath. Soft yellow leaves spotted with green are dotted around the necklace, which is placed centrally in the tree trunk - the tree rings and split wood radiate outwards like a halo.

MsHearthWitch,
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@herissonrose Would you be open to commission for a necklace exactly like the wolf one, but with some kind of bee charm in the center?

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