Epic Adventures

Took the kids on a playdate to see the movie Epic. I thought it was cute even though I fell asleep about halfway through. I don't think I was out for very long though.  What I do know is this no air conditioner in the dead of summer is starting to affect the health. Heat exaustion is setting in at this point!

Self Entitled Teens

My parents, sister, and myself went out to eat at an Ihop that we always have problems with service at. Why did we go there I don't know probably because we were tired and didn't want to drive to far. It was not crowded however there were a few people there and by far my sister and I were the youngest in the bunch at 26 and 36 respectively.   Our food arrives and everything is going well until the monster of all monsters "S.E.T's " Walked in. That of course is where the title of this post comes into play.  Two girls and a guy loud and obnoxious as soon as they entered the door. Loud giggly flirting with the waiter that bordered into the kind of talk you would pay for via a 1-900 number, putting down the guy that was with them, loudly tell all the waiters they were hot, yelling for the wait staff, and somehow bringing in insulting comments about gay people. I have little patience with stupid people and teens are usually at the top of this list, the main reason is kids today have zero respect for not only the people around them but also for themselves. I honestly felt bad for them, I'm sure their parents are not proud that their daughters talk like hookers. I'm also scared for the future of this planet because these kids are our future and we already are seeing the effects of the "all about me" generation.

Social Media Break & Assorted Crap

I've been having issues as of late keeping my emotions  in check so I've decided to take a break from some of the stuff that fuels the fire. I am not using my twitter, tumblr, or facebook other than my business accounts for the rest of the month.  In addition I'm keeping away from news both tv and online. I did to keep me sane decide to allow myself to use this blog and pinterest accounts still to give me something to do and not put a hold on  social media cold turkey cause that might be just as bad Ha Ha!  As for the assorted crap my Mother fell off the hammock again and out of anger or fear my little brother went out an hacked the hammock up into pieces.  I was a little upset because I felt it was stupid to destroy something that other people use because one person fell. I mean don't get me wrong I was concerned about my mom but she is pretty clumsy and it had been suggested quite a bit before that she not use the hammock.  Then a few days later the power went out in a portion of the house, T and I went to see what was going on and found the fuse box sparking and a few wires glowing hot. We had to sleep that night since it was 2am with no air conditioning in a home that got up to 99 degrees. Now we have limited power which will power only a few items at a time so we rotate who can watch TV and who can have fans on at what time at night. Let me just say we live in the desert and it has been triple digit temps so you can imagine how sticky and gross it is. The electricians were here today and did all the prep work now we just have to wait for the power company to get their butts here to do their part, we are considered an emergency situation since my mom is on oxygen when she sleeps so we got bumped up to a two week wait.  (laugh to keep from crying right?)

The super scary could have died post!

Yesterday T and I went out on an afternoon drive to the local Walmart to pick up some light bulbs and washcloths. As we were driving home we discussed getting something for lunch and T decided he wanted McNuggets and then it happened! While sitting in the left turn lane T's body tensed up and his foot went down on the gas peddle.  I was shaking his arm and screaming for him to move, look at me, just anything. All I got was a blank stare and his body went back and he started to shake uncontrollably.  When he started to shake his foot went down again on the gas peddle and his foot came off the brake. I braced both of us as we went into the truck in front. Luckily no one from either vehicle was injured severely mostly whiplash and headaches. After we finished with the police I took T to the hospital to see what the heck happened. I thought he had a seizure but the hospital staff said otherwise. Most likely an isolated black out of Synacopal Episode (that's the fancy pansy term). And T has a non life threatening heart blip that he has to have monitored for the next 4 weeks. My niece and nephew refer to him as "Iron Man" because of the monitor he is hooked up to.

Anatomy of a Journal Page

Here is how I journal on a daily basis. I tend to journal in the am when I do my morning daily ritual. My morning starts with me lighting a candle and meditating, I also do a tarot reading for the day not to relie on but to give me some direction for the day. In my journal the first of the two page spread I write down what I'm grateful for now that I have, what I would be grateful in the future, and my tarot reading. On the second page I write about the day before or goals I have. If I have something such as an invite or a ticket stub I will glue that into my journal as well. I've posted a video that shows how I organize my journal. Enjoy and good luck with your daily Journals!

2013 Wellness Challenge

I intend to do a Wellness Challenge each year with the main goal to run the Disneyland 5k in 2015 and then go on to run the Disney Princess Half Marathon in 2016.  I posted on my Wickless Illumination You Tube channel a video explaining my challenge and how I intend to do so. Now for the Wellness Challenge breakdown Mind, Body, and Soul.  My mind goal for 2013 is to register for school and get on my way to earning my associate degree in criminal justice.  My body goal is to make lifestyle changes and lose weight so I can start prepping in 2014 to run 5k's. And my soul goal is to get more into journaling and the law of attraction.



I also wanted to post a pic of my $ Store find today!

 

They had cute Disney 8oz water bottles. So I bought a few to have on hand in the fridge. Cold water to keep hydrated + good for Mother Earth!

Finished my Scentsy Dream Board

Sorry it is backwards!

What I have on there are the following:

• Attend Spring Sprint, Reunion and other events
• Become a Director and then a Superstar Director
• Earn Trips when offered
• Have my own team
• Have stock and do large events like trade shows
• Expand my recruiting into Europe and Canada
• Earn enough to buy a second car for us
• Self Employed 
• Money Tree :)
• A Voided Check for the amount of income I want to earn monthly

And I'm going to add more as I think of things but that is a start.

After some delays today finally started my 100 day reality challenge.  I did a quick little video on my you tube page which you can check out by following this LINK . So between my twitter account, this blog, and my youtube channel I will cover all 100 days to let you know my progress. Good Luck everyone!

Easter and a week of activities

Tomorrow is Easter Sunday and we are gathering together as a family, well most of us anyways. My Brother and his family won't be here because they go to my Sister-in-laws family.  Planning on grilling some chicken, salads, floats for dessert, and fun Easter activities.  Also on Tuesday I will be watching my niece and nephew while they are on spring break. Yesterday we were out coloring with sidewalk chalk and they asked if I remember the fun we used to have when I watched them full time. So they requested we do themed activities this week. I went to the dollar store and found a lot of cute art projects so hopefully that entertains them.

Challenge Delay

We have had an unexpected event come up so my 100 day challenge didn't get off to a good start because my heart wasn't in it 100%.  We did have a lovely Full Moon Esbat Thursday evening though so that recharged my spirit.  I'm planning on starting over on Monday and working my 100 days :)

Why an Online Journal?

I was watching a training video and they mentioned that someone had a "wish, hope, dream blog" and I thought to myself I want one too. I don't have anything against writing in a journal and I have a few that I write in daily. However I wanted an online journal that other consultants for not only Scentsy but other home base businesses could read as well. So I'm starting this off with my Scentsy story! I was first introduced to Scentsy by my sister who had a party years ago. I don't want to bash other consultants but lets just say it wasn't a good impression so I purchased a few things but left it at that. Flash forward a few years and one of my work friends started selling so I purchased my first plug in warmer and the first scent that I ever warmed which was Blueberry Cheesecake. I enjoyed the products but didn't really get into buying more. In 2011 I found myself in Upstate New York with my Fiance who was in the Army at the time and needing to make money without being tied to the location since I would only be there for 6 months. I've always enjoyed scented candles and almost always felt guilty about throwing the glass jars with the few inches of left over wax out. I also didn't enjoy the black soot marks on my walls (needless to say those were a pain when we had to pass inspection on the house). I also had a curious cat and a very very hyper dog to worry about around open flames and super hot wax. That is when Scentsy popped back into my head, not only to purchase as a safe alternative to open flame candles but because the product was one that I could stand behind I decided to sell. I looked into the company more from a consultants standpoint and fell in love with the array of products, the company resources that back up their consultants, the charity of the company, and how all the consultants treated each other like family. I'm coming up on my 1st Scentsiversary and couldn't be happier. I'm currently looking into taking my part time job to a full time job being and Independent Consultant to the best company around!

Day one of the challenge

Today is day one and I wanted to list a few things I've gathered together to help with this 100 days of practicing the law of attraction in my daily life. I'm rereading the book The Secret and will follow that with The Power and The Magic. I started a new gratitude book, and I found a law of attraction subliminal audio program. The audio is wave sounds with subliminal positive affirmations throughout the track. I listen to the half out program daily while I'm busy online answering emails etc. We shall see how day two goes, I want to wrap up the first book as well as start my dream boards. 


DREAM BIG

Restart

Restarting my weight loss challenge April 1st. I will start recording weekly videos and posting more regularly.

100 Day Reality Challenge

I was watching one of my Scentsy training videos and the consultant said she started applying the law of attraction into her daily life. She also stated to jump start this transformation she took the 100 day reality challenge. 100 days of putting the law of attraction front and center in your life.  I have all the books from the secret series and I really believe you get what you put out into the universe. So I'm starting my own 100 day challenge and documenting my results and daily thoughts on this blog. You might be asking why I am posting on my Wicca blog and not on my personal blog. I personally feel that the mind set of the law of attraction goes hand in hand with my spiritual bond with Wicca and witchcraft because it is the universe we are dealing with.

Ready to start again

Howdy readers,
I had to take a step back for my own health and mental clarity before I could go further on my weight loss challenge journey.  I have in the last few months experienced a downward spiral, nothing to do with the challenge but because it affected my mental health I had to put a halt on my progression. Now I'm ready to start again so I will be blogging a lot more and filming my weekly progress videos.

The Job

I officially have a job after being without for over two years. I'm looking forward to getting out of the house and making my own money instead of relying on T for income. Even thought it may not be my dream job my goal is to make this work and remember that " This is not my life it is how I make money to live!"

Sick Again

Here I am again sick with a cold. However the cycle is going pretty fast. Wednesday I woke up with an inflamed sore throat which was just awful.  Thursday my nose was stuffed up and runny.  And today it is in my chest which is the worst part of the cold I must say. Sore throat is one thing but when you are coughing and straining your vocal cords is beyond words at this point. I just want to be able to sleep and not have the pain.

Everyday Altar

Here is a picture of our every day altar.  I will admit it is more of a storage spot because we move everything to our coffee table when we cast a circle. However our permanent altar does get used daily. Incense is offered daily along with a chant and we decorate for upcoming sabbats.

 For those who want to know what we keep on our altar I will list it below.

• Altar candle white
• goddess candle white
• god candle red
• 4 candles to represent the elements
• salt, water, sage
• athames
• incense 
• altar cloth (just a black piece of fabric I liked)
• witches bible
• pagan prayer book
• pentagram
• holder for the day candle
• raven feather
• assorted charms and stones
• small silver owl (my animal totem)
• and my besom is leaning against the book shelf next to a cast iron cauldron on the floor

Witch vs Wiccan

I've been practicing Wicca for a few years now I will admit at first it wasn't a big part of my life but since meeting my Husband who is also Wiccan I've learned a lot.  For a long time I thought all Witches were Wiccan and all Wiccan's practiced the craft.  I came across a blog which explains it quite well http://www.hecatescauldron.org/Witchcraft_Wicca.htm  check it out and find out the differences.  So now not only am I learning more about my choice of religion which is Wicca but I also want to start practicing the Craft.

Phone Scam Nightmare

This is my 3rd day dealing with this crap. Today they started calling at 4:30am. Previous calls were for payday loans today they have been telling me they are credit repair company or a life insurance company which needs to verify my information. Yesterday I had to get the police involved because I was told if I didn't pay my debt that men would come to my home and rape me (the guy laughed and went into graphic detail) the only reason I kept him on the line was I was recorded that call.
The detective I spoke to said there wasn't much they could do but gave me the following information; report each call to the dnc registry, also ask for a DCA# when you speak to them, keep a log when they call and what the call was about. Good Luck everyone I don't see an end to this madness any time soon.


1-888-311-6369
347-298-7746
805-876-5159
917-477-8934
533-998-1992
888-207-1097
646-843-3300
459-949-8263
877-397-6780
888-599-1720
561-829-2170
425-336-8130
227-219-0344
518-328-0460
998-263-9884
381-423-1432
673-659-1246
726-398-8453
365-912-4667
476-859-9623
904-410-4249
716-220-8565
877-333-7195
888-202-1097
201-917-7014
210-249-0540
352-777-0000



Jetpayday loans
cash net pay day loans
usa cash now
usa cash pay day loans
star fire loans
un-named credit repair company
life insurance company refused to give me a name
caller id showed novatel wireless


number of unknown calls from these people 11

Times calls start:
2\27  at 8am
2\28  at 5am
3\1   at midnight and again at 4:30 am



This is just as of 1:40 pm today!  crazy crazy crazy and annoying

We have lost our apartment due to no income and believe me we have tried everything we could think of to keep it. We have been struggling for a few months now because the only income we had coming in was maybe 150 a week which doesn't cover rent, utilities, food, etc.  But for those few months we scraped by.  I know I know we should have had a savings built up but with this economy we found that to be difficult to build one up for us to live off of for a few months.  With that said I'm incredibly sad that our fresh start as a newly married couple has taken this turn and I feel angry at myself that this has happened even though circumstances were out of our control.

Stress

The stress I have been under for the last month and a half has been numbing and painful at the same time.  I don't get enough sleep, I can't eat most of the time, my hair is falling out, my body hurts, and my brain is going 24\7.  I want it to stop NOW!  But it won't.   Now on top of the issues I have been facing the last little while I am supposed to mentally prep myself for my husband to go on a lengthy business trip for training.  It's almost to much, I'm pretty close to my breaking point!

What's going on?

Well we have had quite a bit going on in the last few weeks.  New fur- baby Luna named after the Moon Goddess. The meeting of the fur-babies has been slow but getting better each day. T will be starting his new job soon and with that will be business traveling. I find myself letting past thoughts creep into my mind as of late regarding this new chapter in our family. I find myself nesting and the need to put make up on daily and making dinner so it is ready when he gets home from the present job. Is this me wanting to make sure he comes home to me?

No TV No Internet

T is prepping to transition between jobs so we had to cut out some things. Cable and Internet were the two to go. You don't really realize how addicted you are to the web until you don't have it. I of course use it for business but I relied on it way to much for interacting with people as well.  Cable we can live without for a while because we have plenty of DVDs, games, and TV programs stored on the computer to keep us entertained for a while.

sporadic posts

Hi!
I'm sorry for the sporadic posts and videos regarding my weight loss challenge. We are in between  Internet providers at the moment while Tim transitions between jobs. However I am still filming updates and I will post on this blog when I can.  By the way I've lost another 2 pounds for this week.

Well that was GROSS..

So I've had the stomach flu for the last few days. That in it's self is pretty nasty however it happened! I got sick in front of T.  I mean it was bound to happen sooner or later but I was so embarrassed and he just got up and left the room pretty damn quick without saying anything.  In his defense he went out shortly after and got me some saltines and ginger ale so don't go thinking he wasn't caring. Just grossed him out and embarrassed the hell out of me.

Feeling so much better!

Just filmed the first part of the week #11 video for you tube. I can't believe we are on week 11 and already in 2013.  Thank goodness I got the first big illness out of the way although Tim is now sick so I will most likely get what he has ((Great)).  I would love to hear about every one's weight loss resolutions for this year and if anyone needs a weight loss challenge buddy I'm your girl!

January Check in

Here are my measurements and weight loss since last month December 2012


Weight  229    I'm 226 now so -3


Arms 14  -1

Chest 43  -1

Waist 48  no loss

Hips 50  -1

Thigh 24  -1

Total Inches lost 4

Yucky week!

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone had a great new years eve!  I had a good one and then shortly after I got the dreaded stomach flu which is just yucky.  But I was able to lost 3 pounds in a week which I guess happens when you are living off of saltines and ginger ale for a few days.  Anyways I hope everyone has a good start to their weight loss resolutions for 2013.

2013 Horoscope

 

2013: Capricorn Overview

Capricorn
Get ready for the deepest structural changes of your life -- ever. You're becoming the master at tearing down the old and rebuilding from scratch, and yet you may be amazed to discover there is indeed another, much deeper layer to uncover. Just when you thought your world could not possibly survive yet more gutting, along comes the mutual reception between Saturn and Pluto directly impacting your sign. Pluto rules irreversible, you-are-never-going-back change, while Saturn (your planetary ruler) is all about death, rebirth and total transformation. You get the gist: nothing will ever be the same, so close your eyes, take a deep breath and let go. On the other side of the wrecking ball is a beautiful life in total alignment with your true value system making the necessary sacrifices more than worth it. You have nothing to fear, because all of the changes will pave the way to such profound improvement, you'll look back and wonder why you ever held on to such a sham of a world in the first place.
Your daily life -- work, health and overall well-being -- will get an extra boost from Jupiter during the first half of the year. This means you can kick it up a notch by taking such good care of yourself that you'll have more energy than the gods! This is also an excellent time for getting your daily regimen working like a well-oiled machine. Eating right, getting enough sleep and making time for regular exercise are all essential in 2013. The second half of the year brings the luck of Jupiter to your relationship and social zone. No longer shall you be tired or lonely. Your love life and social world will be dripping in goodness and abundance.
Don't expect much solitude in 2013. Your social world is about to blow up -- as is your love life. The eclipse points will be activating your love and social sectors, assuring that you'll have very little, if any, time or space to feel isolated. Friends and lovers will be flocking to you like a magnet. The only problem is that you may feel like you're neglecting your career responsibilities, but how can you turn down all the fun? All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull Goat! It's rare that you have so many invites hitting you simultaneously -- enjoy!