1. double pointed quartz ring by star native
2. hat wall in the bedroom
3. coffee & cumin grilled chicken sandwich
4. light coming through my curtains
5. beaded earrings by speckled feather, espresso, geode slice
6. light coming through my faux shibori dyed curtains
7. top of a shelf in my bedroom, geode bookends, succulent, roots and feathers wall hanging, a special candle holder my mom bought my for my wedding
8. crochet fringe shawl 'curtain'
9. rain, rain is a special thing in texas right now
10. bathroom wall with china plates + two of my favorite dresses that hang in place of towels just because they are so beautiful. who needs towels on a rack? (teal dress is from gaia conceptions.)
NEW MOON ENERGY
The past two days Ive had very shady internet on top of my blog completely not opening for me... which in a way is very fitting for this new moon period. Although it did frustrate me b/c I really wanted to get the new moon info posted on the KV Reports page yesterday, I was not able to. So PLEASE just go straight to KV's You Tube channel and watch the New Moon in Virgo report as well as your individual sign reports, and if you want to go deeper, watch your rising sign and moon sign as well. My blog just started working again and I'm about to be baby sitting for the rest of the evening so I just wont have time to get it up otherwise.
The night before last I spent some time in my stick teepee as the sun was setting. I was going to journal, but I ended up just talking out loud to the universe instead. Which ends up being better than journaling for me most of the time. I spoke my heart, asked alot of questions, opened my heart for receiving and then pulled some cards. Which all ended up being major arcana, which doesn't happen very often. Needless to say it was a long, intense reading. Then I got shooed away by the deer. Two days in a row I actually made the deer in my backyard upset by being there. I think they were just being overprotective b/c they have young right now and one actually recently died somehow. So, I went back inside so they could have their peace grazing in the field without worrying about me. If only they knew I would just be their best buddy and cuddle them and give them food!
Then last night I took a long soak in the tub and re-read The Skeleton Woman chapter in Women Who Run With The Wolves. I love how the book is broken up into stories that you can go back and re-read. This is one of my favorite stories in the book and one that really helps me alot when I start to feel frazzled in relationship of any kind. And it being the new moon, the time of darkness, it felt like just the right time to read this chapter again. I relate so deeply with the stories in that book, and can identify them all in my own life one way or another. Such a sacred writing.
This new moon has been full of ups and downs. Really the past couple of weeks. I have found myself more irritated and frustrated than usual over very little things. Very re-active. Which is one thing Ive been trying to examine within myself, especially in relation to James. But the good thing about these shadow aspects coming to the surface full force is they are in your face, bold and identifiable, so that they can be examined and learned from. I am in a huge space of shedding more layers, letting go of toxic threads Ive held to people from my past, moving away from fears, allowing an opening to shift, and seeing all of the dark corners residing up inside me, just waiting to be plucked out, so I can sew up the energy leaks they have created in my soul. This is an pretty dark process, but one I feel is going to happen quicker than I think this time. My heart is preparing for a new phase in life, a huge shift in what is familiar. Scary, exciting, and the work must be done.
For tonite though, I am going to honor my moontime by laying on the couch with James, a movie and our friends baby. Hopefully, the baby agrees.
MINNETONKA BLOGGER SPOTLIGHT
I'm wildly excited to share today's post! I'm absolutely honored and jumping with joy to be the next Minnetonka Featured Blogger! You can go check out my interview with them in the link above. Below is a more in depth look into each outfit I styled up for them. And even more exciting, one lucky reader gets to win one of the items I styled up below! Go enter the giveaway here!!!
LOOK ONE // CALF HI 3 LAYER FRINGE BOOT
top - handmade by me // necklace - roots and feathers
LOOK TWO // EL PASO SUEDE MOCS
tops + skirt - f21 // hat - lulu's.com // feather earring - roots and feathers // necklace - soulmakes // bracelet - spiral drift
LOOK THREE // EL PASO BAG
shirt + shorts - oldies ? // rings - roots and feathers // necklaces - speckled feather + soulmakes + roots and feathers // hat - target // bracelet - spiral drift
DISFUNKSHION MAGAZINE
I'm so honored to be featured in this season of Disfunkshion Magazine under their Phenomenal Women section. It hit the shelves on the 22nd, but I have not been able to make it town to pick up a copy until yesterday. We went to two Barnes & Nobles before finding it! It was funny when we picked it up b/c I was showing obvious excitement when I saw it on the shelves, and then James and I quickly were flipping through it to find the article... and there was a girl who was reading the mag right next to us and she kept looking at her mag and looking back up at me, over and over. She probably over heard us talking about the fact that I was in it. It was too cute.
I had no idea what it was going to say or what photo was going to be used, so it was all a nice surprise! The Wildfox bodysuit outfit post is one of my all time favorites!
It's been a pleasure to collaborate with Disfunkshion over the past year. Last season they featured one of my articles I wrote about Ally Sands home over on The Bohemian Collective. And they have picked up and featured countless artists that I have shared on the collective as well. It has been really fun to see so many of my friends get featured through them after being featured in The Bohemian Collective. My dream is to one day see my Roots & Feathers line on one of their beautiful bohemian island models in a photoshoot spread! How cool would that be???
Big love to Disfunkshion for thinking I'm rad enough to feature in this amazing section!!!