What Tarot Card are you?

Yeah, yeah, yeah....I am posting again, so what! :-)

I was blog hoppin, droppin Entrecards and on the blog MY HEART VOICE I found a test to see what Tarot card are you at this moment. Well.....I happened to be my ultimate favorite Tarot Card - The High Priestess!!!!


It is soooo me its unbelievable. I am like a sponge when it comes to learning. I stopped reading regular literature years ago and concentrated on other things....spiritual knowledge, ancient secrets, archeology, evolution, myths...there is a plethora of knowledge there and it all comes together and fits perfectly!

You are The High Priestess

Science, Wisdom, Knowledge, Education.

The High Priestess is the card of knowledge, instinctual, supernatural, secret knowledge. She holds scrolls of arcane information that she might, or might not reveal to you. The moon crown on her head as well as the crescent by her foot indicates her willingness to illuminate what you otherwise might not see, reveal the secrets you need to know. The High Priestess is also associated with the moon however and can also indicate change or fluxuation, particularily when it comes to your moods.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Do you ever feel tired of everything?

I was laying in bed last night and thought how worn out I am since I started selling online. Nope, not complaining, just relieving myself of the thoughts. I dont want any negative thoughts to be bringing me down, so I am releasing them.....


I have no time to meditate anymore. That saddens me. Yes, I know that if you want something so bad you can make it happen, but I dont want to fall a sleep while trying to relax and get into the meditative state of mind.


I have not healed myself with Reiki since last summer. I do send it out to people that request it, but have failed to do so for myself. My hands tingle every time I think of it and I think that it flows into my creams and lotions every time I make them - cuz I am so focused and doing it with huge love.


I just need a break from all the promoting, bookmarking, forums activites, marketing.....I grew so tired of ALL social networks. I rarely go on Twitter, I dont feel like I have anything to say in the forums of Etsy, ArtFire or any of my soap groups that I belong to.....I feel bad about the soapgroups though, because I am there and its like a free advertisement and I am doing nothing. Same thing about my Pagans of Etsy group. I love my pagan friends, LOVE them - but I find myself with less and less time to pay attention to all.


Why cant someone else do all of this for me? Since when are the artists holding the jobs that maybe 2 other people would fill in for? Market, promote, design of labels....I mean, c'mon! Why cant I just stay in my kitchen and cook up the creams and lotions, huh?


Ok, done for now.....Listen to me Universe, I do see myself happy, healthy and succesful! Bring it down on me!

Tattoo Care....Gentle Natural Cleanser

So....yeah, I am obsessed with creating products to treat a new, fresh tattoo. But dont worry, I already have a cream in the works for already existing and older tattoos - for optimum enhancement and gentle moisturizing.


This thing that I researched is a cleanser with Witch Hazel and Rose Floral Water. The two of the best put together. I was so happy when I found out that my husbands tattoo artist used Witch Hazel to clean while tattooing (instead of alcohol) that I wanted to jump!


The rose floral water nourishes & Moisturizes skin, hair, body; naturally regulates skin's oil production; balances skin Ph balance; heals irritated area. It is said that its a gently cleansing and toning product for all skin types. Stimulates regeneration processes, has a calming effect in acne and sunburns. As a result the skin texture becomes even and elastic.

And the good old Witch Hazel...I cant do without it! And I cant recommend it enough. It never burns any kind of irritated skin, nor a burn or scared tissues....and the tattoo is a wound....you wont feel a thing! And it has a cool touch which is just so soothing for the tattoo. I dont even wanna mention how good it is at cleaning the skin! Also, it still helps with the healing.

I used this and the KISS MY TATTOO BALM on my husband and he had no scabbing, his ink is still there and vibrant and his tattoo healed within days, no weeks! He had no problems with the skin drying and itching either. These two worked so good in combination!

TRIPLE AWARDS

I was awarded a Triple Award from Gypsy on one of her blog Barefoot in the Sand....a wonderful blog that empowers you, I like following her thoughts and experiences and her collages are taking me to another world. Her other blog Confessions of a Kitchen Witch is full of recepies, info on the herbs, fruit, incense etc



Here are the rules for the recipients:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.



And the nominations are:

(she already stole all my pagan nominatees...lol...I have to search harder now)


Curious Curandera


Infinite Reiki


The Kitchen Grimoire


Voodoo Who Do


The Paranormal Dimension


Magic Stones


Riding the Astral Plane


Pagan Witch


Pagan Dad


Incursions Into Otherworld



I have dedicated this to the people that write about my beliefs. Enjoy.

Tag! You are it!

Well, there ya go.....I was tagged again...lol....this time by the environmentally aware bloggerista ecogeneration...

These are the seemingly simple rules:

Mention the person who tagged you and link the person.
Post the Rules in your blog.
Write 7 random things about yourself.
Tag 7 people at the end of your post and link to them
Let each person know they've been tagged.


I say seemingly cuz...I just dont know how many different things I can say about myself *shrugs* But, here we go:

1. The only part of my job that I do not enjoy is making labels for my bottles. Its a pain in the butt!

2. I miss being a kid....we used to go on vacation every summer....now, I havent been anywhere to relax for almost 10 years!

3. I miss mountains...I grew up in a country that all you see is huge peaks and hills....Metro Detroit Michigan is just sooooo flat!

4. I still hold hopes that I will get to go to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I have seen pictures and it looks breathtaking.

5. I am 100% hooked to watching LOST....ha....add me to the other million people....lol

6. I am talkative and friendly, but not very social...does that make any sense?

7. I hate the cold and I hate the heat....would rather have a fall weather all year around - without the rain drenching

Now, for the blogs that I will tag:

bejeweledbycandi

diarlyofaneccentric

indiesistas

lovelypurses

shopaholcsnightingale

studioartfire

witchymama

Now I am off to let these ladies know what just happened to them - they got TAGGED!

What is good for ingrown hair and for your skin? Whipped Orange Slices body butter and Orange Slice Brown sugar scrub

Well, last Saturday I started the base for a sugar scrub that I wanted to make since....forever! I wanted something that is going to hug the skin and moisturize it, as well as exfoliate.


So, I started melting the shea and mango butters, added the coconut and grapeseed oil....aside I warmed up the rose floral water. When I started mixing, the e-wax was not really emulsifying the mixture as it was suppose to, so I thought - oh, well, I'll just add polysorbate 20 to emulsify it....


Ummmm.....oooops! The bottles looking similar, I added sweet almond oil instead...lol....so, I ended up with some greasy mixture that I had to remelt to fix it :-)


The almond oil is actually very good, so I dont feel bad about adding it, but it wasnt planned, thats all. In the case of the sugar scrub, this oil is actually recomended. I guess it was ment to be - like something was guiding my hand to add the ingredient that was needed.


I got tired of the girly girly scents, so I wanted to add something sweet and citrusy - a ripe orange. Yeap - Sweet Orange and Lemon essential oils are in this mix and they are awesome for oily skin.


Well, the whole thing looked so white and fluffy and OMG just amazing that I had to package it all on its own, before I even started adding the sugars and the colloidal oatmeal.


Now, brown sugar and sweet almond is said to help with ingrown hair. Its gentle and wont hurt the skin. One can rub it in with circular motions and rinse.

The way to prevent ingrown hair is to apply antiseptic lotion (like something with Tea Tree Oil) after shaving or waxing - this prevents the open pores to get infected. 5 days later you should start exfoliating every second day and until the hair start being visible again.

Ok....so ingrown hair aside :-) This sugar scrub is awesome just for any use - shred those dead skin cells and moisturize your healthy skin! Enjoy the benefits of the soothing colloidal oatmeal, shea butter, mango butter, rose floral water, coconut oil and grapeseed oil....with the added benefit of Orange and Lemon essential Oils


Whipped Orange Slices:

Etsy Listing

ArtFire Listing










Orange Slice Scrub:

Etsy Listing

ArtFire Listing

My salt water aquarium saga

We have had fish tanks since I remember. First we started out with a small 20 gallon fresh water tank with gold fish. My mother in law got herself a little pond, so I gave her the fish for the pond and they grew HUGE!!!!



So, since my goldfish were gone, my husband wanted something more aggressive. We got some oscars and fed them small goldfish.....wow.....how my heart broke seeing the little things being eaten, but I guess thats the cycle of life....I also feel bad when I see the little white mice in the pet stores waiting to be snake food....



I forgot what happened to the Oscars....all I remember is that next we set up a salt water tank. Oh, damn, the difference!!!! The salt water tanks looked wayyyy better and it was way easier to clean and maintain! There was no more so frequent water changes, no more dull look!


It does take patience when you first set up a salt water tank. You need to check your salt levels, Ph level, amonia levels.....then you have to let it cycle for about 2 weeks. Only then can you add some fish - and you cant add right away that Yellow Tang or Shark or whatever....you add fish that help with more cyclening - damsels! They are cute though...we usually get the blue ones with yellow tales and they look so cute under that neon light we got :-)


I have had some sad stories :-(


We got a baby snowflake eel just to find it dead on the floor the next morning.

We got a puffer fish and somehow it was dieing and we had to flush it down the toilet bowl, because when they die - they release poison and they can ruin the whole tank - sand, water, rocks - everything!


We had a Lion Fish and it died...why? Because we were putting way too many guppies in the salt water tank and them, as fresh water fish, screwed up something in the water.


And then it was our beloved sharks turn - we got a Leaopard Shark - the most beautiful creature I have ever seen. It was fine until our friend asked us to keep his 3 foot long Green Morray Eel that looked so creepy and scary! We were suppose to keep it only for few days, but the dang thing stayed with us for couple years! It started taking chunks out of our shark - killing it slowly. One day we found our beloved shark on the carpet. I think it jumped out of the tank on purpose...what else could have happened?


So, now after 3 years of not having the tank set up, we did it again. We cycled it, left the damsels there for another few weeks, bought live rock and coral started growing on it....its so beautiful!

AND, the other day my husband brough home the amazing lion fish! Now this time, I am feeding it one guppie at a time, I dont want nothing to go wrong! The damsels are pretty stressed out and I think that they might die from it.


Ok, so....sharing few pix from the new set up, hope you like'em.