THREADS // ELEPHANT DRESS

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Yesterday we a had a bunch of errands to run, so on our way we stopped by the river for a bit.  It was the perfect weather out and there were so many people there!  Everyone had the right idea on a sunday afternoon.  Although we had too many things to do to just chill, it was nice to see it for a moment.   

James took a few pics of my outfit with my phone.  Not the best photos, but I loved this outfit.  This elephant dress from Sheinside is just adorable!!  And I love love this ombre fringe armband from Crafturday.  Cant wait to wear it this summer with tank tops! 

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outfit details: dress c/o sheinside // belt - f21 // shoes - blowfish shoes // necklace - sun & glory // armband - crafturday // purse - christi jay 

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I'm about to upload some new fabulous pieces to Roots and Feathers!  So excited about some of these.  Wall hangings, breastplates and earrings!   

MY MAN IN THE KITCHEN

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These images above make me that happiest girl in the world.  Something huge shifted in my marriage this past week.  FOOD.  Its always been a struggle with James and I b/c to be frank, he hates vegetables, and really only likes meat, pasta and bread.  So I usually try to eat light and healthy during the day and then cave to his likings at night for dinner.  Although for a while we were almost eating our own dinners everynight b/c I just didn't want pasta and chicken again.  Alot of it is my fault in the fact that I get a bit lazy figuring out new ways to cook it.  It doesn't excite me the way most veggies do.  So, after having two really boring pasta meals in a row last week, even James got disgusted and angry at our eating habits.  Then he went on a recipe hunting spree and by the time we needed to go to the grocery store the next day he had 5 recipes and a desert and salad (for me) all lined up.  Honestly, at first I was a little nervous we would buy a bunch of stuff and then have it go bad in the fridge b/c of our deep eating habits.  But OMG was I wrong!  For the first time ever (besides making french toast) James has been in the kitchen cooking every dinner.  I can't even express how this makes me feel.  It only took almost 6 years, but hey, I don't care anymore!!!  And of course all the meals he picked out were meat, but they are all super different and yummy, and its a really good start!   

This meal above is the only exception to the meat.  And the only one I didn't get a real photo of.  He actually cooked this meal for our friends who came over that night, and it was his first time cooking pasta ever.  It was baked spinach and ricotta stuffed pasta shells.  I couldn't believe he picked a recipe that even had spinach in it!  And he loved it!  I don't think even he believed he was eating it.  (Im hoping this is the beginning of him trying new things he thought he hated in new ways and discovering he actually does like them).   And next I need to get him working on the side dishes, they were all after thoughts that were thrown together with what we had on hand.

Another thing he has recently discovered he likes after vowing he hates it is fish!  He now knows he likes salmon and tilapia.  But is still hesitant to try new ones.  This was his first fish meal to make.  It was broiled tilapia with parmesan and herbs.  And I made some potatoes and green beans on side.  He ate the potatoes. :)  The parmesan crust on top of this fish was sooooo yummy!!!

This was his first ever attempt at cooking chicken!  Of course, for his first time, he picked something we couldn't even pronounce... Roman style chicken saltimbocca.  Which was prosciutto wrapped chicken with sage in a white wine reduction sauce.  I couldn't believe that he was teaching me things on his first try!!!  And you can probably tell, the corn side was an extreme after thought.  We were so focused on the chicken.  So I threw together rosemary corn b/c its super fast and easy.  And this was the best chicken Ive ever had.  Week one and the hubby is putting me to shame! 

This meal we did together, actually mostly me.  I really wanted to recreate the meal I had in Louisianna.  It was parmesan mushroom risotto with baked eggplant and a fried egg on top.  I made baked chicken for James part b/c he didn't thing he would like the eggplant.  Although he tried mine and liked it.  But this meal was seriously lacking flavor and it was dry.  They had put a yummy cajun cream sause of some kind under their bed of rice and that really helped moisten it up.  And I over cooked my egg, which was a huge bummer.  So yeah, my one day in the kitchen this week was a bomb. 

This was James second chicken meal.  Neither of us loved the way the chicken came out but it was close to being great.  Just a bit too much lemon.  It was a marinade made with fresh squeezed lemons, oranges, garlic and soy sauce.  On the side I made a medley of grilled green beans, mushrooms, tomatoes and goat cheese.  I was definitely on the veggies side on this one. 

Last night he tried making steak.  Neither of us knew how to cook it on the stove so we looked up a few recipes and the one we went with was way wrong!!!  He burnt it a bit... But it still had good flavor.  He made a marinade for it with dijon mustard and honey, and a dipping sauce with the same but with mango in it.  On the side I tried my hand at making homeade mashed potatoes for the first time in my life.  For some reason it always intimidated me but it was the easiest thing ever!!!  And James loved them, which he claimed he hated mashed potatoes!  So win!  They were goat cheese and rosemary mashed potatoes.  And baked asparagus with a yummy balsalmic soy sauce drizzle.  Asparagus is one thing James will never try he says.  Never.  ha ha. 

Oh, and I didnt get a photo of it, but he also made Chocolate Earth Balls, which were yummy cookie dough like balls made from peanut butter, honey and cocoa powder.  So good! 

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I know this all may sound really simple to most, but for us its huge.  Like life changing huge.  Im so proud of James.  I hope this leads us into a new direction with food together.  And I hope it gradually gets a bit more on the healthy side and not so much meat.  But for now, Ill take it!  James got most of his recipes from Whole Foods website. 

SACRED FULL MOON SOUL WORK

For last nights full moon, I spent some quality time with myself, which is what I do most new and full moons.  Whatever feels right for the moment, usually consisting of quieting myself for reflection, inner questioning, and just simply being within myself.  Last night I took a long bath, soaking myself in Gypsy Moth Sol's bath salt and sugar scrub, and listened to my full moon readings from KV.  It was quite intimate actually, sitting naked in the tub, watching her as she poured out words that felt so true to the core of what is in my heart right now.  Things I couldn't quite put my own tounge on, she weaved throughout each vein in my body with effortless connection.  I always feel this way when I listen to her, but this setting felt so much deeper, maybe because I had not one distraction, and the vulnerability yet safety of being naked and in water.  I think this may very well be my new ritual.  ​

Then I got out and made myself a cup of my special tea blend from Whole Body Alchemy, which feels like a birthday gift each time I have a cup since it was created just for me and no one else.  Truly a warm hug feeling.  Then I gathered a few things I felt called to for the moment, which included sweetgrass, dove, stilbite, apophylite, adventurine & orange calcite, and my favorite tarot deck.  I keep pulling the same cards over and over, for months now.  Its becoming quite an intimate relationship.​

These moments with myself are so sacred to me.  ​

FULL MOON ASTROLOGY REPORT

The FULL MOON LUNAR ECLIPSE report from KV of Aquarius Nation is now up!  So much information in this one.  Please watch your sun, moon & rising sign if you can for a more in depth look.  Also, check out her written report about the lunar eclipse that is happening now and its long term affects.  ​(see all of these over on the moon reports page linked above)

I shared a video I made last night with my friend Tia with a simple releasing ceremony.  If you have a chance to do your own form of it tonite on this full moon, let me know how it goes.  There is also some yummy herbals from Gypsy Moth Sol and a little grounding ceremony from Moondaughter.  After shedding these layers during this time, we need to keep ourselves grounded, so I think all of these work really well with each other this time.​

​RELEASING CEREMONY