Again another week has come and gone. Honestly I was really bad this past week and I was barely on Twitter if at all. I didn’t read blogs. Hell I didn’t do much of anything. So I have a lot of catching up to do now. I’ve done some meditating though and pulled mine and Sadie’s oracle cards for the new moons of this year.

Yesterday I took the boys shopping for shoes that they needed. Mister Man is definitely turning into a man. He’s wearing what will probably be his last “kids” shoe. He moves into the adult sizes after this. Little Prince got a pair of Sketchers because he wanted to be like his big brother (granted his brother got Nikes since Sketchers don’t come in his size anymore but that didn’t seem to bother Little Prince.

The boys helped take the tree down yesterday. Yes our Christmas tree was still up. With my surgery and everything else going on. There was a suggestion made that we just take the ornaments off and put little hearts all over it and make it a Valentine’s Tree. Then take those off and put Shamrocks all over it. Something for each holiday. I just opted to take it down and put it all away until November again. The idea was tempting though.

My Birthday is quickly approaching and I don’t know why this year it’s making me feel so old. It’s not a 5 or a 0 year. For the first time in my life I’m actively working on getting myself in better shape in a safe way and not a crash “divorce diet”. I’m making steady progress towards my goal. And yet I still feel like I’ve been hit by a truck most days. It’s days like this that I wish Tara still lived close by and I could hang out with her. (She has an infections energy that will leave you buzzing after hanging out with her) She was the one that taught me I was more of a fire then a water. Can’t seem to get the fire going lately though…except in small bursts.

Anyway enough of the depressing crap on to the weight. I’m down to 206.4!!! Another 2.4 lbs!! That puts me at 15lbs lost now. Slowly but surely getting there. Big Daddy said he can see it in my face. I can actually feel it in my clothes, although I can’t see it like he does. I can actually pull my current jeans down over my hips without unbuttoning them! I briefly entertained the idea of making a video to show it off like Lotus but I’m not quite that brave. Little Prince, Mister Man and I made the Chocolate Chip cookies from Chubbie Chica. It was one of her 12 Days of Christmas Cookies recipes. I think we are going to try the Ginger Snap ones next. But the Chocolate Chip cookies were WONDERFUL! And only 1 point!! The kids loved them too.

Well that’s it for me today. Let’s hope I can get my rear in gear long enough to do some more posting this week. I have a book review I need to post as well. But I’m struggling with how bad the book really was.

Again something my friend Tara passed along to me and wanted to share it

Halloween marks a momentous turn on the wheel of the year. The twenty-four hours of October 31st, and midnight especially hand between the old and the new year, noosed by a slender tether to calendars calculated by those of rational mind. The day and eve of Old Year’s night belong neither to the land of the living nor the land of the dead, both to time of endings and time of beginnings, suspended outside of human made concepts and laws. Intentions, declarations, wishes and desires spoken at this time carry great power, for both the secular anchors which fix our sense of time and the elemental laws by which we are bound are relaxed.
On this night what we ask, invoke, and name reverberates throughout all time and all worlds, initiating vast changes in our lives.

From Herbal rituals, Judith Berger.

A good friend Tara passed this along to me and I felt like it should be passed along to you all as well. This is what it means to be a witch.

Ok well not really danger, more of an “oh shit” moment this morning. As I was sipping on my Dr. Pepper (Hey you get your caffiene your way I get it mine) I started my morning ritual of checking my email before I move onto reading the webcomics that I keep up with. So I get an email from Tara, I’ve mentioned her before. It’s reminding a few of us that Mercury went into retrograde yesterday.

Yeah warning lights start flashing…bells start ringing and my head hits the desk with a thump. I start running around screaming compose myself and take a deep breath. I’ll paste what the email says:

The planet mercury went retrograde ( which it appears to be going backwards) yesterday. The crappy part is that it is retrograde in gemini. So Mercury is the planet of communication, and Gemini is the sign most associated with communication.
What all this means is that from now until november 1st ( when it goes direct again), you are more likely to have what you say be taken the wrong way, or misunderstood.

Yeah big AHHHHHHHHHHHHH. So from now until November 1st choose your words carefully.

Hmmm maybe I can hibernate until then…

Well I said I was going to do it and I did. I had signed up for Belly Dancing classes and the first one was today. OMG my body hurts/ You never realize how much you slouch or what muscle you aren’t using a whole lot until you go to the gym…well today I definitly have that feeling only a few hours after the class. It was great though…a good sore. I can’t wait for Wednesday’s class!!! Did I feel a lil silly with my hip scarf on learning how to shake my hips at work? Yeah I did…but I honestly didn’t care. It felt good and I wasn’t the only one who’s first time it was either. It almost felt like something woke up in me today. I am so glad tara pestered me about this.

I’ve spent the past two days with my boys and I have to say I became spoiled by it. Being back at work today and the having to be up at 6:30 royally sucked…but I’m here and actually feeling better then I had been feeling at the end of the year. There are a few things that I am trying to work with as far as resolutions. Although we will see how I do with them.

One of the big ones is my weight. I need to lose it again. I did it before and granted I was still smoking at the time but I can/will do it again. I am swiftly approaching my one year of having quit smoking which I am proud of. I occasionally still want one but from what my hubby tells me even after all the years it’s been since he quit he still wants one from time to time.

My first venture into this weight loss…which some may think is comical…I start Belly Dancing classes on the 14th at work. Yes it means coming into work earlier 2 days a week so that I can take the class and still have time to take a shower/grab something to eat but I start that journey on Monday’s and Wednesday’s soon. I’m really looking forward to it. I was wavering when Tara was trying to talk me into taking classes with her and then they started offering at the gym here at work. We had both talked about it and decided it was a sign I need to get my butt in gear…well in this case my hips. We shall see how it goes. But I am being optimistic. If it goes well here then I may venture into Tara’s classes with her.

Another thing I need to work on is I want to be less of a “Sunday Witch” You know the one that only does stuff on holidays and Sabbats. I need to push myself more to meditate every day and work more in my craft. I’d like to try and so my initiation this year. I’m still learning and I’m WAY beyond studying for a year and a day. Classes actually start back up in March which I cannot wait for. A developing Psychic Skills class is the first one. Definitely excited about that one.

I want to be a better wife and mother. This may mean curbing the computer addiction but I think instead of being on the computer when the kids are home sending some real time with the kids would be better…even if it’s back to knitting while sitting with them and they are watching cartoons. The Guitar Hero Marathons we had over the holidays were a blast even just watching. It’s given my oldest a new appreciation for some older music (He played Crossroads for hours until he got it right *giggle*)

I need to cut/get rid of things that are dragging me down and holding me back. Stop worrying about things I cannot change. It’s the past…it’s over with. In other words LET. IT. GO!!! There is no saving some people if they don’t want to be saved. You can’t force them to see “the light” they will only see it in their own time. I think I may have to do a ritual to let certain things go. Perhaps one like Turtleheart did with writing down and burning it to let go. I also need to let go of the guilt. If I can’t change it I shouldn’t feel guilty about it. (It’s the old Catholic upbringing coming through)

I know things like the above will all come in time. But I’m feeling positive that this is going to be an amazing year. I will become a Usui Reiki Master this month if things go according to plan. I will do my first degree initiation this year. My greenman and I will have our handfasting. Life is looking pretty good right now. Money is really tight…but we will make it through together as a family.

Blessed be to all for this new year

Well I have to say…just like with the first one OMG WOW!!! We did the 2nd Degree Usui and then Tara also did an Isis Blue Moon attunement as well. Isis Blue Moon feels a lot colder then the other one but still was buzzing on the way home. This one is apparently going to be a big one on the cleansing…so I fully expect in about a week or so to feel like utter crap. Tara said I sucked up the energy really fast. All in all I felt amazing on Saturday and as usual…I was around Tara…so hubby was really happy later that night *giggle*

Things here have been beyond crazy. And my blog has suffered for it. I’m running around like a chicken with my head cut off it seems. I’m making purses like crazy for Christmas Presents, I need to make some soaps for my favorite witch Tara, we are doing my 2nd degree Reiki attunement on Saturday and I can’t wait.

And to top it all off I have this stuck in my head so I must share

HOLY CRAP WOW!! Is the first thing that comes to mind. Tara’s energy has always been infectious for me when I’m around her but today I went over and we hung out and I had my first degree attunement. Talk about an energy high. I got a glimpse at one of my guides during one of them (it’s broken down into 4 parts. It’s a woman. She has extremely long hair almost to her knees. I couldn’t tell the color but it was darkish…not blond. She was wearing almost like peasant clothing, a skirt and blouse. She was standing by a river. She had a smile that was gentle and made you feel safe. I will definitely have to explore who she is and see what she has to tell me. Tara also told me I have a male guide as well. That he’s “family” or at least he’s around when my family is. He has dark hair and a dark mustache. I’ll have to check with my parents and see if that fits any description they know. I think that might be the male energy I felt at Samhain.

Anyway we did all four parts of the attunement and the energy rush/high is amazing!!! Tara said when I first got there that my energy was all over the place. She hit me with her aura clearing spray right when I got there…I love her sprays and ointment. Need to make some flying ointment too…

Holy Crap I did it. I had gotten this pattern for a purse. It looked really cute on the site. Well I went to the store and my oldest son found this fabric.

Well I finally finished it tonight… Here are a few pics. I have some more fabric to do some for my nieces and one for my MIL as well. This first one is for a good friend Tara.

Sadie has already said she wants one…I just need to get a few more supplies and I’m good to go on making the rest!