Hi,
Oh god, I’m sorry. It’s been weeks. I don’t even know how time ticks, or what I’m doing that makes the days disappear like this. I’ve been falling in love over the past few months, and it’s been taking up a lot of my time. Falling in love with a gentle soul is really heartwarming.
I walked through the botanical garden today, and I had to stop and pause. Life seems to be going so fast, and I haven’t really had time to reflect, to admire the process of falling in love. How vulnerable everything feels, how naked you are, how much you suddenly see yourself. Damn. Interesting.
I’ve spent the past months dealing with sickness and exhaustion. Trying to stay calm, focused, and slowly get better. It’s also why I haven’t been writing much. But I’m looking forward to feeling like myself again. My usual, chaotic, beautiful, emotional, energized self. She will be back, I know it. I’m permitting myself to rest until May. An old friend once taught me something beautiful, she’d give each year a single word. A theme. Like 2025 = Movement. That word would guide her year. I’ve decided to take that idea and apply it to the months instead. Here’s what I’ve landed on:
April – Recovery
May – Awakening
June – Play
July – Exploration
August – Strength
September – Powerhouse
October – Synergy
November – Reflection
December – Love
Then, here is the only list I’ve been able to write in the past months. Enjoy.
Horny for this spring:
Wear colorful socks.
Continue to grow in and with love.
Start building my legacy for real. Don’t fuck around. Be more strict.
Listen to more hip-hop. Get inspired.
Start exercising again. Doing sport is like breathing life into everything I need: motivation, movement, strength, sweat, loud music, adrenaline.
Buy a chocolate, sun-melt it, dip strawberries in it. Wow.
Write more. Share more. Find my inspiration again.
Buy more flowers. Admire more flowers. Write stories about flowers.
Daily affirmations—self-love, money, friendship for the future.
Nightly affirmations—remind myself how proud I can be of what I’ve accomplished, looking back at the past.
Continue studying my Matrix Destiny Chart.
Travel to places on the weekends - near & far.
Read books.
Work on self-discipline. Be kind. Be supportive. Be gentle.
Watch good shows. My new favorite is the Swedish show “Det sitter i väggarna” (It’s in the walls)—a great recommendation from a colleague. Watch here: SVT Play
Buy cute kitchen stuff. Invite more people over. Dress up more. Live an extravagant life without partying—just really live like every day was a huge party.
But find proper rest.
Figure out how to ship my dear books to all of my beautiful American people who have ordered and are waiting so patiently. I’m sorry. Thank you! Probably need to find a partner in the USA who can help me with shipping them out to the USA. Any ideas? Feel free to e-mail me: busywritinglists@gmail.com
Do more art. Write those children’s stories. Draw. Paint.
Explore. Explore anything. My own mind, the library, my biblioteque, series on TV, my family history, my name, my neighborhood, playlists, etc.
Ending it with a photo of me writing this newsletter.
Sending you a new one very very soon full of handwritten lists.
Thank you for being here!
Xx,
Victoria (so much luv in dis club)
Hip Hop / R&B is my fave music to jam and listen while needing to move my body or get inspired!!
Yes to everything on this list!