THREADS // RAGA LOVE

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I'm so excited for today's post b/c I get to give something away, which is always fun b/c I love giving!!!  Some of you may know that Raga is going to be the featured brand in the spring/summer issue of the Bohemian Collective Magazine.  I adore these folks.  And of course, their threads are so beautiful.  So, if you want to win my entire get up (shirt + shorts + bag + phone case) + $100 gift certificate to Raga go enter to win on my instagram - @lauramazurek :)

other outfit details: necklace - spirit tribe // bracelets - sailors omen // rings - special j creations + strong medicine studio

CALM-A-MAMA // SWEET DREAMS

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I recently added Calm-A-Mama's Sweet Dreams Insomnia Blend to my nighttime routine.  Lately Ive been sleeping alot better, but for a while there I could not quiet my brain and would literally lay there for hours before falling asleep.  I use a combo of things now when my nights start to go like that, starting with a hot bath and relaxation before bedtime.  I also will take a Calm Drop or Moon Drop about 30 minutes before bed, and spritz my pillow before I lay down with Reiki Rain's Guardian Mist.  This tincture above has been a wonderful addition to my routine.  It tastes wonderful, which is a plus, as not all tinctures do.  It's very subtle and doesn't make you feel funny at all.  Just helps relax your mind at the end of a busy day.  I think my biggest challenge is turning off my brain.  Ive tried reciting mantras, or numbers, along with deep breathing, and my mind still wanders.  Sometimes those things work, and sometimes they don't.  Luckily I don't battle severe insomnia like many people do.  It tends to come and go, and if I pay attention to my cycles I can battle it pretty easily with a little intention and forethought. 

Calm-A-Mama focuses on remedies for Mamas, but all of her blends are great for us non-mamas too!  So don't be fooled by the name :)  Although once motherhood comes to me, I may be looking here for other blends!  I'm currently waiting for her Focus Drops to come back in stock!

Find Calm-A-Mama online: website - instagram - facebook

(pictured here with Soulmakes lavender bundle + amethyst from Below the Oak)

THREADS // HORIZON

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outfit details: dress - lulu*s // wedges - wear floggs // hat - whisler civilian // necklace - tribe jewelry // rings - whimsy emporium


It feels like the last few weeks life has taken so many turns and has kept me on my toes as far as getting what I thought I would be able to get done... It feels like Ive been going through a whole season of lessons in letting go and going with the flow of life.  With a whole magazine to create, it has been hard to let go of alot of timelines, but in the end, even though it won't come out on the originally planned date, I know it will still be a beautiful product that will be worth the wait.  Once again it has also reminded me that at some point I really need to put a whole team together to make this baby run smoother.  Alot of details for one person to handle and keep on a perfect timeline.  So, with keeping this in perspective, I am NOT going to beat myself up for any failed deadlines or twists and turns that come about, and I WILL remind myself everyday that when it is released will be the perfect timing that was suppose to happen all along.  This is art after all.  I know Ive kind of already talked about this here before, but writing it out, even a million times if I need to, helps me.  Alot of times I find when I write here on my blog, I process alot of things that come up in my mind.

Today some changes in plans have occurred since before I even woke up.  James couldn't make it to work b/c he was not feeling well.  He went to bed not feeling well and woke up the same.  Then while he was getting ready for work, before he fully decided he wasn't going to make it in, he dropped his phone and shattered it.  So now, we have to go get it fixed today, which means one more day of not getting to my list.  This is kind of how things have gone for weeks now.  Every time I think I'm going to have a day to really get in here and focus on the magazine or custom orders, something happens and throws the day off.  Whether its something like a phone breaking, or waking up with a migraine, etc.  It may just be the universe making me take my time on things so that this magazine will come out on a certain day, who knows!  I do believe things work in mysterious ways like that. 

Anyway, this post has nothing to do with this beautiful outfit above.  It was from a nice day though!  James took the photos for me, which doesn't happen too often, so that was fun.  Then afterwards we took a nature walk down by our river.  The weather was so beautiful and it was such a nice day.  And isn't this dress beautiful?  Such a pretty color!

FREDRICKSBURG TRADE DAYS

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This past weekend we went to the Fredricksburg Trade Days to meet up with James family.  I hadn't been out there in a few years.  I used to go every year for a while b/c my parents would set up their jewelry booth there.  My favorite part of the whole place is the junkyard in the back.  Full of creepy doll heads, it looks like you are walking straight into a horror film.  And this day was foggy and dewy which only gave it a heightened sense of horror.  It was awesome!  I would love to do a photoshoot there sometime!

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I found these beautiful treasures among the junkyard, except for the macrame, that was in a booth, but it was only $5!  Beautiful gems...  One of my favorite things in the world to do is go antiquing, thrifting, junking.  Scouring through was looks to be old discarded junk to find treasures.  God I love it.