Welp. November came and went. Kind of in a blur, but also dragging out to the final second at the same time. I dunno. This November was just a weird month all around.
So yeah, turned 42 years old this November. I kept up my yearly tradition of treating myself to a good hair cut (cut a good 18 to 20 inches off my hair) and getting something new color-wise. This year, we’re going for platinum white in my hair. And I say going for because we are doing it the smart way and NOT trying to crisp the shit out of my hair. Some parts of it are platinum, but most are the brassy red/gold. So I’ll go back in January to re-bleach those parts to hopefully get up to that platinum white I’m wanting. And who knows how long the white will last before dump some color (most likely blue) on it. ::chuckles::
I’m hitting the end of year blues. All the things I wanted to accomplish but didn’t. And yet, there is the excitement of the new year and making new goals. Just an interesting dichotomy of emotions.
Speaking of emotions. It’s so weird to have them. ::chuckles:: I mean, experiencing them as they arise, instead of being muffled by the weight of depression mushing them down and keeping them small. So that’s an interesting thing I’m having to learn. But hey, I would MUCH rather be learning how to deal with emotions than be under the crushing weight of depression deadening everything in my life.
Working on my 2023 in Review. Basically, I go back through all my planners, calendars, journals, etc. and pull out the things that stand out – the good and the bad. This will go into the end of 2023’s bullet journal and is the foundation of my Tabula Rasa ritual.
Aaaaaand I’ve lost the steam to continue writing.
Oh, oh, oh WAIT! So yeah, there’s this YouTuber I adore – Ivy the Occultist – and she’s doing a 12 Days of Yule video challenge. And I’m so stoked about it. I do plan to record some videos out of order and before the day they are “due”, so that I can be sure to get them all done, but seriously. Super stoked. I may also end up journaling about each topic as well (depending on how pumped up I am).
Without further ado, here are the days & topics:
The schedule for uploading videos is as follows:
12/21 Share A Winter Solstice Ritual/Tradition
12/22 Share Your Altar or Decorations
12/23 Reflect On The Last Year Of Your Practice
12/24 Yule Divination, Crafts, or Charms
12/25 Feast Magick, Share A Recipe or Potion
12/26 Reflect on Death & Rebirth In Any Way
12/27 Connecting To Your Land In Winter
12/28 Spirits of Yule… Who Do You Work With?
12/29 Share Your Winter Glamours
12/30 Share A Winter Candle Spell
12/31 Share A Self Care Ritual For Winter
1/1 Where will your occult practice go next?
