Thursday, January 31, 2013

A Wolf



I need to get back in touch with my inner She Wolf again.  Maybe this weekend I can make time for some Feral Time and get back to basics once more.
I used to Shape Shift very easily and talked with my inner She Wolf (a spirit wolf) quite often. 
I rarely hear her any more.  And haven't Shifted in so long.....

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Decision

Rose (my High Priestess) emailed the Coven members and let them know that she and Beowulf (the High Priest) are getting a divorce. 
She's removing herself from the Coven, and is forming a loose Circle for those interested.
I asked if there was anyway we could be members of both groups.
And she pretty much said no, as they'll both be doing classes/rituals on Saturday nights.
And I have yet to find a way to be in two places at once.

What a shitty position to be put in.
To have to choose between my High Priest, which I've really grown fond of lately.
Or my High Priestess, who is a rockingly awesome woman in her own right.

I did a gut check, seeing what my intuition had to say on this matter.

And I'm staying with the Coven and the High Priest at this time.

But having to choose really put a damper on my day and I worry about my mental state.
We haven't quite gotten my meds figured out and the depression settles on me rather swiftly.
I've come to realize that I have no healthy way of just being sad, without worrying about it tipping over into depression.
Just gotta keep an eye on myself.

Monday, January 28, 2013

Splintering

My Coven is splintering and I'm not sure what is going to be left once the dust settles.

The High Priestess has asked the High Priest for a divorce and kicked him out.
He's currently couch surfing with Annie (another member of the coven).

The High Priestess is due to announce that she is leaving the Coven tomorrow.
Renny announced last night she was leaving the Coven, and I'm assuming her husband will follow suit.
I'm sure Cedar will follow the High Priestess as he was originally interested in her (found her on an old dating website that she had forgotten all about).

Me, I'm more inclined to be a part of both groups.
Annie's of the same mind.

I don't know about Stephanie, Kat, or Aesa just yet.
I guess it depends on how Rose (the High Priestess) structures her new group. 
Beowulf (the High Priest) says that it would be open to us also.  And he says he'll be available for ritual and class to everyone who wants to be a part of it.

So I don't know if I want to wait and see it all break apart and separate and see which side I'm left on, as I genuinely like all of my Covenmates.
Or if I should just cut the strings now and look for another Coven.
It's all just very sad.

I do feel a bit of loyalty to Beowulf and Annie. 
Saturday was supposed to be a Full Moon Ritual, but instead, we opted to just sit and chat the night away.
And I feel a lot closer to the two of them now.
So I guess, for now, I'll sit tight and watch how this crumbles apart.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Photos 23 - 27 of 365

  Photo 23 of 365
My various claw necklaces.  Starting at the top and going clockwise:
Lion's claw.
Wolf claw
Polar Bear claw (with ram's horn top)
And Black Bear claw (with beaded detailing)


  Photo 24 of 365
Sleepy Holly using the blanket as a pillow.

  Photo 25 of 365
Moth I rescued at work.  I named him Charlie. 

  Photo 26 of 365
Leviathan's sweet face.  :)

  Photo 27 of 365
My new necklace arrived yesterday.  It's made from a piece of Leviathan's shed.  It's really difficult to photograph as the glass on top of the shed is very domed.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Self Care


via tumbler

I'm utterly exhausted.
My MoonTime wears me out. 
Bleeding for days on end....hmm, maybe my iron is low?
Would make sense.

I need to remember that I'm not meant to be Superwoman all the damn time.
My allergies have been kicking up and making me miserable.

I've been wanting to come here and write.
But each time I stare at the blank page, I scamper away.

Why is it so hard to take care of myself?
I know that right now, I should shut down my computer and crawl into bed.
It's early yet for me, at 11:35 pm.  I normally go to bed well past 1 am.
But I could fall asleep right now.
If I would but lay my lil head down.

And yet, I stubbornly refuse.
My MoonTime is a time that I should be resting.
I should be more spiritual.
I should stop pushing the physical limitations of my body.
And yet, I keep pushing. 
Stubborn mule that I am.

But I think I'll try this out, this Self Care.
And take my butt to bed.
Sad to think that it's a major production to just give a damn about myself......
 

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Photo 22 of 365: Written Ritual


Photo 22 of 365
My Serpent Based Imbolc Ritual I wrote for my Coven.
I was under the impression that I was writing THE ritual we would be doing.
Instead, I was to write AN Imbolc ritual that they might request my permission to use.  *laughs*  Got myself all worked up and a tad bit stressed out for nothing.
So I've typed it all up and emailed it to my High Priest and Priestess. 
And it feels good to do that.

And I figure, even if we do something else for Imbolc, I may do this ritual for myself anyways.  *smiles*

Monday, January 21, 2013

Photo 21 of 365: Feather Fan

Photo 21 of 365
A feather fan (smudge fan) that I need to get rid of.  I have too much ritual stuff and I don't use half of it.
This one has four large goose feathers dyed white.  And then a grouping of pheasant feathers.  It's 12.5 inches long and 6 inches wide at its widest point.  There's a small clear quartz stone glued to the leather wrapping.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Photos 17 - 20 of 365

  Photo 17 of 365
I finally got around to finishing up Holly and Leviathan's ornaments from 2012.  They were originally $8 but I picked them up for a dollar a week or so after Christmas at Michael's.  *smiles*

  Photo 18 of 365
The golden statue of Sekhmet I have on the left side of my altar. 
A gift from Susan.

  Photo 19 of 365
A drowsy Holly, soaking up the sunshine.  Perfect mascot for our lazy Saturday.

  Photo 20 of 365
My two wedding rings on my wedding dress.  Nothing traditional about it.
The sapphire ring was the one I took my vows with.  The purple one is one we bought around our 3rd anniversary.
And yes, my wedding dress is red.  Beautiful!

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Sekhmet Painting

Kimberly sent me an updated shot of the Sekhmet painting she's doing for me.

The sketch:


And the painting currently:


Obviously she's still got a lot of detailing to put in, but I get such a great feeling from the artwork already.
She'll put the braids in like she has in the right hand side of the sketch.
And instead of a solar disk that Sekhmet is traditionally shown with upon her crown, we've opted to go with sun rays.

I seriously cannot wait to have this painting in my hands and then hanging above my altar.  Just awesome.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

The Mentally Ill Are Left Behind....

My response in an on-going discussion about gun laws, Sandy Hook, and mentally ill individuals.
I liked it enough, and felt it touched a lot of what I was thinking today as I struggled with how to pay for medications that help keep me sane and how the outside world has NO concept of what it is to struggle with mental illness and the COST of psych treatment.


Now that I'm stable, I'm ready to dive back into this conversation.

Dealing with the costs of medicine and whatnot today really opened my eyes up to another side of the mental illness problem.
To put it bluntly, this shit is EXPENSIVE.
And not all are blessed to have insurance to help out.
And even those who do, still find the mental health services and medication to be expensive.

With so many of the state run mental hospitals closing, or becoming privately run (i.e. FOR PROFIT) institutions, the cost just keeps going up and up and up.

Take me for instance.
I'm bipolar n.o.s. (not otherwise specified -- meaning I have enough traits to BE bipolar, but I don't fit one of the standard molds).
My mania comes out not in super happiness, but in rage, destructive rage, and the feeling that I'm indestructible.
I was put on Seroquel XR and it was doing me a LOT of good. 
So we tried to fill a prescription for 90 days (what my insurance requires).  It was going to cost me $511.  I still needed to fill my prescription of Depakote (luckly just $65).
I had to call my doctor and tell him I couldn't afford the Seroquel XR and that it has no generic form.
Turns out there's Seroquel XR and then a just plain Seroquel.  That one has a generic form.  Which I picked up a 30 day supply for just $14.

I personally see the system failing the people who need it so desperately.
If I wasn't as stable as I am right now, when I got the phone call telling me it was going to cost me $511, I would have just not taken that medicine.  It would have sent me into a tail spin down into depression all over, and that could have been so bad.
And yet, there were alternatives that I wasn't told about.

I swear the doctors get incentives or kick-backs or "donations" from the Big Pharmaceuticals to push certain drugs.  Gotta get those "designer" drugs out there with the big flashy name (i.e. BIG price).  They don't want people knowing about the generic drugs, that might work just as well as the designer ones (maybe even better in some cases), because that would cut into their profits.

I personally would like to see well functioning social medicine like they have in Spain (I think that's where my old boss's friends were).  Taxes pay for it and everyone has equal access.  It's a pipedream, here in our capitalistic society, but a dream all the same.

Anyways, the point I was wanting to make through all of this is that the mom is having to choose.
Will she medicate and/or commit her one child, or will she put food on the table for the family?
THAT'S the real crime....that she has to choose between her children....which ones get the care.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Photo 16 of 365: Wand

  Photo 16 of 365
My current wand. 

I'm debating if I'll sell it once I get my new wand created.  Though I'm leaning more towards keeping it and using it for Coven rituals.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Photos 14 and 15 of 365

  Photo 14 of 365
Four completed Imbolc bags.  Just 9 more to go!  *laughs* 
Inside the aqua mesh bags is a snip of Leviathan's shed and a wooden disk that I've drawn a simple serpent on.


  Photo 15 of 365
What remains of Leviathan's shed after all the Imbolc bags were made.  I also sent a piece to be made into a necklace.  And will be sending another piece to a friend.  *smiles*

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Potions and Serpents


Art by: Anticuss

Yesterday was the first time I met up with my Coven since September. 
A lot of people were absent, so it was a small group.
Just me, the High Priest, Steph, and Annie. 
But it was nice.
We had class over Potions.  It's not really something I am overly interested in, but it was good information. 
And it was good to reconnect.
And, as always, had GREAT food. 

I got the little sheer material bags in the other day that I'll be using for my Imbolc ritual.
I'm still working on the invocation to the Snake, who will preside over the Imbolc ritual I'm writing.
She's told me the gist of what She'll say once I embody Her.
Originally, She was going to give them shed skin to symbolize what each of us is outgrowing, and a wooden token with a snake on it for something they wanted to bring into their life.  But I worried that it would be too much for the ritual and cut the second gift out.
But now I remember that when you get rid of something, it leaves a void, and that void should be purposely filled, or just anything will fill it.  And that might not be filled with a good thing.
So now I'm  thinking a seed?  To symbolize something we wish to grow inside us? 
Or I might go back to her original idea of a wooden token.  I think I'll go with Her original suggestion of the token.

I need to pick up a few more wooden disks so I can be sure that every Coven member gets one.
We have 10 members total (including myself), but sometimes we have visitors, so I've made up 13. 
Might make another two just in case.
I would much rather have too many, than too few.

Still debating if I'll make a small mask or not, to help me connect with Serpent. 
Would be easy.
I guess, when I go in to pick up the wooden disks, I'll see if I can find a blank mask. 
If I can, then I'll use it.
If I don't, then I won't.

Photos 10 - 13 of 365

  Photo 10 of 365
Clay tree that InaRae sent to me.  I'll use it to honor the direction North in my Circles.

Photo 11 of 365
"Elf" graffiti.  I swear we have the weirdest ganstas around.  David and I have decided that it's an anti-Westborro Church group that calls itself "Every Loves Fags" (as opposed to the Westborro's  "God Hates Fags").

  Photo 12 of 365
The area above my altar.  Now devoid of the Sekhmet mask and the Black Wolf mask.  Still trying to sell off the Sekhmet art I had hanging above the altar to make room for the new piece I commissioned from Kimberly.

  Photo 13 of 365
Small token bags that each have a small piece of Leviathan's shed for the ritual I've written for the Coven's Imbolc.  :)

Friday, January 11, 2013

Hmmmm

Had my 2nd interview today at the Montessori school.  This time with the owner/business director.
He was 33 minutes LATE.  Tardiness is something I really don't like. 
I, on the other hand, was 10 minutes EARLY to the interview. 
Had to sit and twiddle my thumbs for quite some time.  Not a great first impression.

It just kind of went down hill from there.

He challenged me on the times I could work.
I can work 7 am to 11:30 am, as I have to make the 30 minute drive home, walk and feed Holly, have a second to grab something to eat, switch gears from Montessori to public school mode, and then drive to my after school job.
He wanted me to stay until 12:30. 
That would only give me 30 minutes to get all of the above done before I'd head to my 2nd job. 
I stuck to my guns and said it just wasn't possible.

Then he eyed what I was asking to be paid.
I personally do not believe that asking for $12 an hour as a lead teacher, certified Montessori, WITH 16 years experience with children, who's been an assistant director, a lead teacher prior, to be too much.  His facial expression told me no way in hell.

I'll be taking toll roads to and from work, so that's another expense I'll have to factor in, not to mention the extra wear and tear on my already worn and torn car. 

Hmmm, this job is looking less and less appealing.

And it turns out the current director...she over saw a Montessori school in Flower Mound that was shut down.  Rumors fly of abuse.  Not from her but one of the teachers under her. 
And when I listed Kim (the lady I babysat for over the summer -- who's youngest attended that school), she got VERY nervous, asking me what Kim had said about her.  And she meant it as her personally, not "her" as in the school. 
So now that's going my fur up a bit.  I plan to ask Kim about it, just to see what I might be getting myself into.

No hawks were seen on the way to this interview.
Hawks were seen on the way to my present afternoon job.

I feel that Hawk is showing me that if I take this job, I'd have NO time to study for the alternative teaching tests. 
That I would be burning the candle at both ends and wind up completely burnt out.

So for now, I'm hedging my bets.  I'm pretty sure they aren't even going to offer me the job. 
He said he'd have the director call me later on today and let me know what's going on.
I'm not holding my breath.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Random Call and Hawks


ART: Harris Hawk
ARTIST: Kittyoholic

So quite randomly, today I got a call at 9 am.  And anyone who knows me, knows this is a very stupid thing to do to me.  I value my sleep and it is quite wise to wait until after 10 to call or text me.
It was a number I didn't recognize so I just let it go to voicemail.  Well, then my curiosity was peaked and I had to know who had called.

Turns out, it was a director from a Montessori school I had interviewed with over a year ago.
Turns out, she's a director at a different Montessori school and wanted to know if I was interested in a lead teacher position.
So I stayed there curled up in bed, thinking, "Naw, don't really want a morning job."
But then, I got to thinking how a little bit of extra cash would be VERY helpful right now.  So why not?

So I call her back and am straight up with her that it would only be part-time in the morning that I would be available. 
And she asked when I could come in and do an interview. 
I said I'm free most mornings.
And she said, "How about right now?"

So, I get up and get dressed and get my butt out the door. 
Interview goes well.
She wants me to come back tomorrow to meet with the owner/business director as he's the one that has the final say. 
She seems to be really pulling for me to work for her. 
I've got my reservations.

It's the same business as the previous Montessori school I worked at (aka Montessori HELL -- the one I worked in at the beginning of 2012 before I turned in my two weeks and happily left that damn school).
It's with ages 3 to 6.....not all are potty trained.  Not exactly looking forward to that again.
AND it's a good 30 minute drive from my home.
But if the pay is right...I'll take it for the time being.
It would be nice to have a bit more money in the bank account.

And on the drive there, the drive back, and the drive to my afternoon job, I kept seeing TONS of hawks.
Seriously, I saw a good 10+ when, on a good day, I usually see 2.
AND one was a Harris Hawk.  I've NEVER seen one of those in town.

Hawks a messengers.  Telling me to look at the big picture.
I don't know yet if that means, taking this job to help out with the finances.
Or that this job will take me far off course.

Harris Hawk specifically represents community and group work.
Could pertain to me being more present in my Coven. 
Or hanging out with coworkers. 
Or gaining a new set of coworkers too.

So for now, I'm gathering the necessary information.  And I'll spend some time mulling it over, over the weekend.
I might not even be offered the job, so I do need to keep that possibility in mind.
We shall see how it all pans out.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Photo 9 of 365: Polar Bear Fur Charm

Today's photo is a small charm made of polar bear fur and red coral stone. 

  (Photo 9/365)

It will be going on my wand once I get the crystal point for it that I want.  Just gotta wait until I have the free cash.

Photo 8 of 365: Athame

  Photo 8 of 365

A close up shot of my athame (witch's magickal knife) showing off the ribbon obsidian blade. 

I didn't have anything to show for today, so I decided a nice photo of my various magickal tools might be good camera fodder.  *chuckles*  There's a lit tealight behind the blade so you can see the striations of dark and translucent obsidian.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Day of Sekhmet (Photo 7/365)

Today was one of a handful of holy days dedicated to Sekhmet.

I changed out the altar cloth from silver to a rich purple color.  And I removed everything except for things that pertained to Her.
  (Photo 7/365)

Red candles. 
White lions.
Garnets upon the statues.
And jasmine incense waffed through the air.

I read the following aloud, in praise of Her:
"Great and beloved Sekhmet, I
offer You great praise and
thanks for I know that my soul
was forged in Your Sacred Flame
upon my birth and I carry
Your Fire within me always!  Hail,
Sekhmet, the Flaming One!"


It was posted on the Sekhmet group on Facebook a while back and I've collected such invocations and sayings and placed them all inside a beautiful red and gold journal.  I should take a photo of that at some point.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Photo 6/365

I got up early today and hit the Fort Worth Zoo. 
So today's photo is of their pair of White-Necked Ravens:

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Excited (Photos 4 & 5 of 365)

First off, official photo from yesterday:
  Photo 4 of 365

Now on to why I'm excited. 
My wolf foot bone AND reticulated python vertebrae arrived today:
Photo 4 of 365

I didn't realize that the retic vertebrae were going to be so large.  The wolf bone is 4.5 inches long.  I'm going to try my hand at making my own wand with the wolf bone.  The vertebrae are doing to dangle at the back end of the wand, and a polar bear fur charm that I've had for 2 years now, will go up towards the front around the base of the crystal point I'll put there.  I'm quite excited to get started on this little project.  Too bad money is so tight that I'll have to buy pieces here and there and it will take me a bit to complete.  But I have a feeling once it's done, it'll be awesome. 

Friday, January 4, 2013

Healing Spell

Kat, a coven mate, has been diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer.  She let us know and asked for any and all energy we can spare, whenever we can spare it, as she battles this.

I immediately leaped into action. 

I cut out a small disk of paper that would fit under the candle I plan to burn for her.  On one side I wrote her name.  On the back side I wrote two Runes I found when I googled "runes for healing":
  The red rune is "Sol" -- represents the disk of the sun -- and its magickal use is that it brings the warmth and healing power of the sun.  The green rune is "Ui" -- represents the turning point -- and its magickal use is that it revives former powers and helps assist in the crises of healing.  For now, I figured these two are the best (the sun is for Sekhmet, a powerful healer in Her own right).  Once the crises of the situation passes, I'll change out "Ui".

The I put the disk under a red candle (Sekhmet's healing color) and put a Chiastolite Cross Stone, as it is a healing stone and put all of that on my altar pentacle.  I lit the candle, used my athame to draw another pentacle in the air above the altar pentacle to bless it all and sent out my prayer for Kat's healing.  I'll do this each day.


Thursday, January 3, 2013

Thankful Thursday 01.03.13 (Photo 3/365)


ART: FFFFOUND


I am thankful......
  1. that my 365 Photo Challenge is going quite well.
  2. decorating the apartment and making it feel a bit more like a true home.
  3. knee isn't complaining too much around the mild exercise it's been getting.  *knocks on wood*
  4. creativity is flowing well.
  5. great friends from around the world.
  6. brand new year so full of promise.
  7. recycled a big box of paper stuffs.  Next up is clothing.
  8. that I have this week off of work. 
  9. doing WORLDS better mentally.
  10. and I'm done with the first Thankful Thursday of the year!

Photo 3 of 365:

A bible Jo Ann sent to me when I inquired about a place to pick one up cheaply as I plan to read it again, cover to cover.
Very cool of her.  AND she sent along a small wolf day planner I'd eyed a few times at Walmart.  I'm using it to keep track of my 365 Photo Challenge.  *grins*

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Jungle Gym is a Nice Napping Place (Photo 2/365)

Ok, so not exactly the most actively slithering around Leviathan......


But then again, she had a good-sized meal (adult mouse) about a week ago, so she's still sluggish and full from that.
Just one big pooh, and I'm sure she'll be all energetic again.  *laughs*



And photo 2/365:


A nice bottle of white wine Paula gave me as a "thank you" when I dropped off 2 and a half bags of shredded paper for her bunny.  Paula is an awesome substitute we get from time to time so it was easy to want to help her out.  And given that we have a huge industrial paper shredder at work, it was SUPER easy to be helpful!

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Flowers, Bookshelves, and Jungle Gyms (Photos)

So David's been in a decorating mood.  I guess he's "nesting" and wanting to finally make this apartment a bit more home-like.  Which is fine by me.

Today, I did my first ever floral arrangement.  We both picked out the flowers used in it, but ultimately, I was the one who decided what went where.  And I think it turned out pretty damn good:


And now he's decorated the entire bookshelf here all by himself.  He's proud of it and I'm proud of him:


And since I finally got the antlers all cleaned up and de-haired, David was kind enough to build a jungle gym for Leviathan using them:


I'm sure in a few days, once she gets used to it, she'll be climbing all over it.


I need to pick up another bag of wood chips to fill in some of the areas in Leviathan's tank and to refresh the wood chips that are already in there.

And Leviathan shed this morning (4 feet 8 inches), so now I can move forward on getting the necklace made with her shed that I've wanted since September (it's only $12). 

AND I can get to work on my Imbolc ritual, as I'm planning to use Leviathan's shed for that too.  Not 100% sure HOW yet, but I know it will be used.

Goal Check In (January)

31 Goals for my 31st Year

  1. weigh 175 lbs or less
            * 11/12/12 = 210
            * 11/26/12 = 200.5
            * 12/3/12 = 202.5
            * 12/10/12 = 199.5
            * 12/17-12 = 202.5     
            * 12/24/12 = 202.0
            * 1/1/13 = 202.0
  1. make a career decision and go for it
            * finishing up Alternative Teaching Certificate
                        * classes completed 12/28/12 
  1. Photo Safari at Fossil Rim for my 7th year SI free
  2. take a sketching/drawing/paint class
  3. do well in the Coursera classes I've enrolled in
  4. get a tattoo
  5. return visit to Wolf Park
  6. return visit to the Houston Zoo
  7. Project Life for 2013
  8. make a wish at 12:12 on December 12th, 2012
            * done!
  1. photos in the bluebonnets
  2. 12 new recipes
            1. Red Velvet Cake Dip = 11/17/12
            2. Cheesy Ranch Chicken = 12/17/12
  1. make the beaded wrap/case for my athame
  2. send in a secret to Post Secret
  3. go to 3 DFW Herpetological Society meetings
  4. go to the big reptile expo in February
  5. take a photography class/course
  6. make 6 of the crafts I've found on Pinterest
            1. Alternative Xmas Tree
            2. Christmas Card album
  1. deep clean my art territory
  2. get nice photos done of David and I
  3. do something nice for David's birthday
  4. 365 Photo Challenge
  5. good photos of Leviathan every month
            Nov = Xmas photos for Xmas card
            Dec =  New Year photos with antlers
            Jan =
  1. enter 3 photography contests
  2. find my Sir Bob the Chicken Knight Story and work on getting it published
  3. have my fortune read
  4. visit the Japanese Botanical Gardens in the Spring and Fall
  5. pay down the Firestone credit card to zeroby my 32nd birthday
  6. start a savings account
  7. treat myself to the Zoo, lilies, and a nice dinner for my 32nd birthday
  8. visit the Ultimate Reptile Shop in Hockley and feed their Gaboon Viper.


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101 Goals in 1001 Days

1.  put $10 away for my Polar Bear Trip for every goal accomplished
2.  finish up Texas Teachers Alternative Teaching Program 12/18/12
3.  weigh 155 lbs again
4.  tattoo!
5.  complete 10 pages in Leviathan's baby book
6.  get a nice telephoto lens
7.  win a photography contest
8.  get a house
9.  upgrade Leviathan's tank
            * new hide 3/15/12
10.  get a Woma python
11.  make my own breads
12.  do something nice for our 2nd wedding anniversary  9/30/11
13.  3rd wedding anniversary  9/30/12
14.  4th wedding anniversary
15.  do something nice for my 6th SI free anniversary didn't do
16.  7th SI free anniversary
17.  8th SI free anniversary
18.  visit 2 new animal sanctuaries
19.  take David to visit Wolf park
20.  take ballet lessons
21.  take some form of MMA classes
22.  complete another 365 Photo Challenge  1/1/12
23.  take Leviathan and Holly to visit Santa each Christmas
            * 12/3/11
            * 12/15/12
24.  bead a case for my athame
25.  revisit David's parents
26.  art classes
27.  photography classes
28.  get my handgun license
29. become proficient with 3 types of weapons
30. do the Morning Pages for 1 year  9/19/12
31. eat vegetarian for 1 month
32. dedicate myself to the Rose Hollow Coven  1/7/12
33.  attain my 1st Degree in the Coven
34.  take a class on divination
35.  be 100% debt free
36.  visit 2 new states
37.  meet up with 3 on-line friends in person
38.  1 new recipe a month for the 1001 days
39.  do the Art Every Day Challenge each November
40.  declutter my room every year
41.  visit the Japanese Botanical Gardens
42.  visit 2 new Pagan stores
43.  cut my hair short  9/24/11
44.  dye it red
45.  complete a Word Find book
46. donate all old cellphones
47.  play in the rain 4 times
48.  finish my Vision Quest Journal
49.  do another Vision Quest
50. buy myself lilies on my 30th birthday didn't do
51.  31st birthday  11/10/12
52.  32nd birthday
53.  paint toenails every month
54.  get a membership pass to the Fort Worth Zoo  3/11/12
55.  visit the Fort Worth Zoo 1x a month (at least)
56.  laser hair removal
            * neck begun 7/11/12
57.  host/participate in 2 journal swaps a year
58.  go on a journal retreat
59.  photos in the bluebonnets each year
60.  send in a secret to PostSecret
61.  go horseback riding
62.  camp out on Mom's land
63.  attend a Pagan conference
64.  Feral Weekend every 3 months
65.  print out my blog
            * 2010 completed
            * 2011 completed
66.  list 3 things I'm thankful for each day
67.  visit the Georgia Aquarium
68.  go to the Cypress Valley Canopy Tours (Austin)
69.  visit the Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve
70.  attend another UFC event
71.  make a wish at 11:11 on November 11, 2011
            * wish made at 11:11 pm on 11-11-11
72.  keep a dream journal
73.  make my bed daily for a month May 2012
74.  take my meds every day
75.  meditate every day for 3 months
76.  practice and record invocations for Sekhmet
77. Medusa
78. Wolf
79. Bear
80.  professional photos
81.  get my fortune read
82.  3 more photo tours at Fossil Rim
83.  leave a big tip for someone
84.  write to a celebrity and try to get an autographed photo
85.  get a massage
86.  make five $50 donations to a charity
87.  clean out closet 1x a year and donate clothes
88. clean out books 1x a year and sell at Halfpriced Books
89.  buy an iPad
90.  rent a tux, complete with a top hat and pimp cane and wear it
91.  Tabula Rasa ritual every year
            * 2011
            * 2012
92.  take David to a rattlesnake roundup
93.  go to another PowWow
94.  plan another solo road trip
95.  brush up on my Latin
96.  use my library card
97.  learn how to write my name in Japanese
98.  clear out our extensive alcohol bottle collection
99.  make my own cheese
100.  maintain my own Book of Shadows
101.  do it all over again!

Merry Happy New Year (Plus Photo 1/365)

Merry happy New Year, as David says!  (I've adopted saying this too).

First photo of 2013:
  (Photo 1 of 365)

We hit a New Year's party at Kate and Damon's place.  I rather enjoyed myself.  David hardly knew anyone so he was pretty quiet.  I've made a promise to myself that we'll be more social this year, so he can get to know these old friends of mine and figure out how well he likes them.  I know he'll like them, he just hasn't had the opportunity to get to know them very well yet.

First kiss of 2013:


It's kind of hard to kiss and take a photo of yourself at the same time.  *laughs* 
As you can see, we still have the Christmas decorations up.  David wants to leave them up for a while longer.  *chuckles*
I swear, he's just a little kid at heart.