Week 11 // My Essentials

A list of my current essentials. With a few of these things being essentials I'm newly incorporating into my life I circled the word accountability! I have the best  intentions, but I don't always follow through, it's true! Lately I have been making some big changes! Some much needed, healthy (but painful) changes. Especially the last 2 weeks. Cleaning out lots of space that does not serve me and introducing so much into that space that does. I liked Moorea Seal's circled word, balance. I definitely need to remember and incorporate balance! I don't even think I wrote that down!! Here's my list!

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Pictures of My Loves!

Sharing some pictures today. I woke up too early so i've been lying in bed making picture collages, so here you go! Sharing pictures of my dog Bear and some food I've prepared in my kitchen! My kitchen is probably the room I'm in most often.  I love to cook for myself and others. Most of the food I make is vegan, enjoy!

Don't forget to stop by Gypsy Tent Sisters blog to see our weekly finds. We shared a lot of finds!!

Clockwise: Lemon/blueberry cookies, chocolate chip cookies with homemade almond milk,
Homemade tortilla, Homemade Ravioli w/salad, Pasta and local veggies, Daily oatmeal and tea

Bear Love!!! <3

Clockwise: Salad (all veggies from Joshua Tree Farm, Cream of celery soup,
Asian noodle stir fry with marinated tempeh,fried rice with marinated tofu, a vegan quiche,
spanish rice made with homemade broth, burrito of handmade beans, rice and tortilla

52 Lists // Spring Cleaning

Here is my list for Week 10 of Moorea Seal's 52 Lists!
This past week my husband and I started our spring cleaning! So I was ahead of the game when this list came. However, I love how now I am applying this spring cleaning to all aspects of my life!

Not sure why the picture came out this way. It's a little difficult to read, sorry!

These lists always get me thinking deeper. I wrote down things I am excited about and looking forward to applying in my life.
Daily yoga-I am new to yoga and I love it!
Get my house sugar free- I've been talking about it. Time to do!
New batch of house cleaners and body/face scrubs- It's time!
Paint- Both for fun and for home improvements!
Releasing GypsyTent photos soon- So excited about this!!
That was just a few on the list. :)

I also took a few pictures outside of our plants. The desert is warming up and we are about to plants lots of seedlings we have going!

Soon i'm going to do a post all about the food growing here! As well as starting to share recipes. I love being in the kitchen and I love photographing what I create. So, yes, more food related posts coming!

Our Bee bath, used daily <3

Moon Phase Goddesses

I want to share this Moon Phase Report with you. Some lovely goddesses have teamed up over on Roots & Feathers to bring this first Moon Phase Report! Please check it out and find some goodies sure to serve you this moon phase. KV is from Aquarius Nation and I am fairly new to her readings. I am so drawn to her messages and I hope you will enjoy them too! I am thrilled to know I can enjoy her over at Roots and Feathers now as well!

52 Lists // Week 8 and 9

Here are my lists for week 8 and 9 of Moorea Seal's 52 Lists. I actually worked on list 8 last week but never got the time to share it, so I decided to combine them into one post. :)

Week 8 // List your favorite albums!
This one was interesting because I wasn't sure what I should include. Growing up I listened to certain albums that were definitely favorites... at the time! Here is what I ended up with.

The weekend before this list came out I scored on records!! I went to a garage sale on a thursday and ended up spending an hour looking thru boxes of records and I pretty much doubled my collection. I also now have a source I can go to for great deals on records as I slowly purchase more that I want! There are many....

Week 9 // List The Places You Want to Go

and...

a Challenge // This week I will go...

This list helped me see that right now my feet are growing roots. I am rooting here in the desert. I want to stay here soaking in the sun, discovering the beauties of this place. The people and places around me are amazing. I feel the spirit of this place and I want more! I do have far off places I'd like to go... India is the big one!! For now though, I am content exploring the close areas around me. This is where I am right now. Rooting.

I listed a lot of local trips I would like to make. Exploring this small town I live in has been very enjoyable. I have met many interesting people and I learn from all these encounters. My challenge for the week is to attend Drum Journey Circles at a local shop called Rainbow Stew. A lady I met makes drums out here and leads healing drum circles once a month. This month she is going to be sharing stories of her roots. One of her parents was a practicing Shaman and I can't wait to hear more about her and the stories she shares. Another place I really want to go to is in Palm Springs and it's called Crystal Fantasy. It is essentially a store, but really it is so much more. They have a calendar full of events! I want to attend too many to list. Someday (very soon) I will make it in there.

I'm actually doing something on this list as soon as I finish up this post!

New Challenge.... This week I will go.... out of my comfort zone, artistically!

Please think of me today as I step out of my comfort zone. My sister and I run an Etsy store and we are making big changes! We are going to be re debuting our shop hopefully by the end of April. I'm so excited for these changes. I have been working hard to bring them into fruition and I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel!

Have a beautiful day!

Blogging in pj's

These past two weekends have been full of family and friends. Celebrating love and babies!! New memories in the making, priceless moments shared together. With all of it over and sitting here remembering it all makes me smile. I also feel ready to breathe a little... With a godson on the way and being a bridesmaid to a wonderful DIY bride, I have had my hands full. Full of creating L-O-V-E!!!

Last night I got in bed early and read. This morning I woke up wanting to read more. I have two new books I am really enjoying right now. Reference books really... One was a free book for Kindle, which is now 2.99! Still a great deal. The Complete Herbal Guide: A Natural Approach to Healing the Body by Dr. Michael Chillemi D.C. and Stacey Chillemi. It is really well organized and I've been learning a lot from it.

The other is a book I purchased yesterday at a thrift store by my cousins's baby shower. :) My sister and I arrived early so of course we scoped out the area and found a thrift store! Turned out they had just unloaded a locker they had purchased from a psychic. I feasted my eyes on the minerals on display. I found many books on reiki, aromatherapy and essential oils. I wanted to leave with a bit of the psychics spirit so I purchased a couple items. 

This book is enormous and will be cherished for a long time.
Full of information about the mineral kingdom. 

Locally made candle from Indio, Ca., has a prayer on back. This one is titled, Road Opener!

This morning has been magical. I woke up to a beautiful sky, a kitchen that smelled of flowers I brought home from the shower. Little seedlings soaking up sunlight and strengthening themselves against the light winds. Blogging in my pjs because I have cramps and because why not? I can! Bob Marley and the Wailers on the record player followed by outdoor sounds of my husband gardening and birds chirping. Lots of birds are arriving, spring flowers too! I love spring! Ooh and this morning I saw the most beautiful butterfly! White with a brown stripe and orange tipped wings. It was very little and fluttered around my backyard. Onto some soil, landed in the dirt them onto our compost pile before it fluttered away...

Plants, sunlight, oatmeal and flowers <3 

I hope you have a magical monday!!