1: Name ~ Wendy aka WitchBaby
2: Age ~ 43
3: 3 Fears ~ 1) Fire 2) Being Alone 3) Being Broke
4: 3 things I love ~ 1) Ted E Bear & NightShade 2) Divo 3) Bunny
5: 4 turns on ~ 1) hair pulling 2) intelligence 3) build up 4) cleanliness
6: 4 turns off ~ 1) dirty bodies 2) hatefulness 3) whining 4) stupidity
7: My best friend ~ Bunny
8: Sexual orientation ~ Depends on the day of the week
9: My best first date ~ The Evil Ex La Frog
10: How tall am I ~ 5 foot nothing
11: What do I miss ~ sleep
12: What time were I born ~ morning
13: Favorite color ~ Shades of blue
14: Do I have a crush ~ not currently
15: Favorite quote ~ "Anything below a size 5 is a boy with breasts"
16: Favorite place ~ my bed
17: Favorite food ~ ribeye steak
18: Do I use sarcasm ~ No, not at all 19: What am I listening to right now ~ Gentleman Prefer Blondes 20: First thing I notice in new person ~ Depends on the meeting 21: Shoe size ~ 6 22: Eye color ~ Blue 23: Hair color ~ Currently deep red ~ that changes frequently 24: Favorite style of clothing ~ the kind that fits 25: Ever done a prank call ~ Years ago 27: Meaning behind my URL ~ Check that story out over here 28: Favorite movie ~ Right now - it's Rise of the Guardians - best movie EBER 29: Favorite song ~ This changes daily lol 30: Favorite band ~ see above answer 31: How I feel right now ~ Exhausted and in pain cause TOM is here 32: Someone I love ~ Little Man 33: My current relationship status ~ Dating, engaged, domestic partnership, uhm shacking up 34: My relationship with my parents ~ strained 35: Favorite holiday ~ EVERY SINGLE ONE!! 36: Tattoos and piercing I have ~ Ears are single pierced and I have 1 tattoo on my left wrist 37: Tattoos and piercing I want ~ I want to get my ears either double pierce or if I ever find those fairy earrings again - I'm totally getting the top of my ear pierced 38: The reason I joined Blogger ~ because I'm weird 39: Do I and my last ex hate each other ~ we no longer speak, but I wish him a happy life where he is now 40: Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts ~ some days 41: Have I ever kissed the last person you texted ~ kiss on the cheek, but he wouldn't mind more 42: When did I last hold hands ~ today 43: How long does it take me to get ready in the morning ~ just to get me ready? less than 5 minutes, I work from home, so I so a lot of yoga pants & tshirts or jammies 44: Have You shaved your legs in the past three days ~ nope 45: Where am I right now? Sitting in my magic lamp at the table 46: If I were drunk & can’t stand, who’s taking care of me? Bunny 47: Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level? depends on the song 48: Do I live with my Mom and Dad? No but yes - lol - I live in my Magic Lamp on their property 49: Am I excited for anything? LIFE!!!!!!!!!!! 50: Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to? Yep 51: How often do I wear a fake smile? is daily an answer 52: When was the last time I hugged someone? Today 53: What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me? Cool deal 54: Is there anyone I trust even though I should not? There has been in the past, but now I don't trust NO BODY 55: What is something I disliked about today? TOM is here and it sucks 56: If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be? myself 57: What do I think about most? glitter 58: What’s my strangest talent? I honestly don't know 59: Do I have any strange phobias? Dolls - there's a story there 60: Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it? Eh - behind the camera but I'm working my way to being in front of it 61: What was the last lie I told? I'm okay 62: Do I prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online? Talking on the phone 63: Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens? yes & yes 64: Do I believe in magic?yes 65: Do I believe in luck?yes 66: What’s the weather like right now? hot 67: What was the last book I’ve read? Festive in Death ~ JD Robb 68: Do I like the smell of gasoline? Not really 69: Do I have any nicknames? a bunch of them - oh you want to know them *giggle* BabyGirl, VooDoo Doll, Tigerrr, WitchBaby 70: What was the worst injury I’ve ever had? Broke my left arm in a bicycle accident when I was 12 71: Do I spend money or save it? A little bit of both, but I prefer to spend money on other people 72: Can I touch my nose with a tongue? nope 73: Is there anything pink in 10 feet from me? Yep - my practice bujo 74: Favorite animal? All of thems - I love critters, but otters are def at the top of the list 75: What was I doing last night at 12 AM? sleeping 76: What do I think is Satan’s last name is? Heeeny 77: What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it? Tea Party by Kerli 78: How can you win my heart? talking to me, interacting with me, little things make a big impact, coffee 79: What would I want to be written on my tombstone? I'll be back 80: What is my favorite word? Believe 81: Favorite show: hmm that's a hard one, NCIS is really good 82: If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say? More love people 83: Do I have any relatives in jail? Not that I know of 84: I accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow me with the super-power of my choice! What is that power? premonition 85: What would be a question I’d be afraid to tell the truth on? Nothing really 86: What is my current desktop picture? Believe 87: Had sex? Duh 88: Bought condoms? Of course, gotta be safe 89: Gotten pregnant? Not to my knowledge 90: Failed a class? Nope 91: Kissed a boy? Duh 92: Kissed a girl? Duh 93: Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain? Yep - it was magical 94: Had job? Duh 95: Left the house without my wallet? *giggle* yes 96: Bullied someone on the internet? I've trolled trolls and they called me a bully, but I was sticking up for the person they were bullying 97: Had sex in public? Yep 98: Played on a sports team? Only in school when I had to 99: Smoked weed? I've tried it 100: Did drugs? Depends on what kind of drugs you are referring to - I've taken percs but they are prescribed 101: Smoked cigarettes? yep 102: Drank alcohol? oh yeah 103: Am I a vegetarian/vegan? not even a little bit - I love me some dead cow 104: Been overweight? Currently am 105: Been underweight? nope - never 106: Been to a wedding? yep 107: Been on the computer for 5 hours straight? I work nightly on a computer so yeah 108: Watched TV for 5 hours straight? movie marathon for sure 109: Been outside my home country? yep 110: Gotten my heart broken? oh yes 111: Been to a professional sports game? a time or 2 112: Broken a bone? yep - see #70 113: Cut myself? On accident - yes, on purpose - no 114: Been to prom? Yep - Junior & Senior 115: Been in airplane? few times 116: Fly by helicopter? yes 117: What concerts have I been to? Too many to list, mostly country 118: Had a crush on someone of the same sex? Indeed 119: Learned another language? yep 120: Wore make up? yep 121: Lost my virginity before I was 18? yep 122: Had oral sex? yep 123: Dyed my hair? frequently 124: Voted in a presidential election? indeed 125: Rode in an ambulance? no 126: Had a surgery? yes 127: Met someone famous? couple of times 128: Stalked someone on a social network? not really - unless you count famous peeps 129: Peed outside? yup 130: Been fishing? yes 131: Helped with charity? yes 132: Been rejected by a crush? definitely 133: Broken a mirror? accidently - yes 134: What do I want for birthday? a 2 week vacation 135: How many kids do I want and what will be their names? 0 but if I have a daughter her name will be Nixie 136: Was I named after anyone? my dad 137: Do I like my handwriting? not even a little bit 138: What was my favorite toy as a child? Ted E Bear 139: Favorite beverage? Coffee 140: Where do I want to live when older? in a gypsy caravan 141: Play any musical instrument? a little bit rusty, but yes 142: One of my scars, how did I get it? bridge of the nose - walking on a deck that wasn't finished, slipped & caught my face on another beam 143: Favorite pizza topping? mushrooms 144: Am I afraid of the dark? not even a little bit, I'm afraid of the sun 145: Am I afraid of heights? depends on where I am - I'm terrified of crossing high bridges 146: Have I ever got caught sneaking out or doing anything bad? Yep 147: Have I ever tried my hardest and then gotten disappointed in the end? All the freaking time 148: What I’m really bad at: following a plan 149: What my greatest achievements are: I'm still alive 150: The meanest thing somebody has ever said to me: I'm fat, so guess 151: What I’d do if I won in a lottery - run away 152: What do I like about myself - somedays I like my eyes 153: My closest friend: Divo 154: Something I fantasize about death
What was amazing in 2016? In 2016 - I realized that I had the true mind of an artist and I showed it to the world in the many art projects I worked on, the fence mural that I pained, the purse I did, the prosthetics I made for the Zombie Walk. I walked my own path and while not ecstatic where I landed, I am at peace with it.
What did you do in 2016 that you’re proud of? Stood up for myself with my parents.
What do you learn/discover that you want to bring into 2017? I discovered that it's okay to be a list making Virgo google queen. And I will wear that badge with honor.
What do you want to leave behind in 2016? Headaches & malcontents
What are you most grateful for about 2016? That it is over.
How did your dreams grow in 2016? I don't think I did such a good job growing my dreams this year. Perhaps I'll do better in 2017.
What did you do to help your dreams grow in 2016? I don't know how to answer this question. I talked - a lot.
Is there anything you need to do to complete your year? Any unfinished business that you’d like to finish, and leave behind as you move into 2016? I would really like to have it out with a few ex friends & family. I would like to rip them a new one and let them know how much the ghosting & abandonment hurt.
2017
What is your Big Dream for 2017? To make each day a magical filled day, to continue my journey with a happier heart and even bigger dreams. Why do you want this? Because I have to have magic in my life
How will you feel when you have it? The biggest reason I want this in my life is because of joy. I want to feel joy again.
Do you already know how to make this dream real, or is this something you need to learn more about first? Reality baby
What’s your plan for giving this dream what it needs to thrive in 2017?
1. What's one thing you could do this year to increase your enjoyment/growth?
I think the one thing that I need to focus on this year is self. I always say that self means the most to anyone because that is where everything else starts, but every year I fail at treating myself like a good person. I am mean & nasty to me all the time and that needs to stop.
2. What's the most humanly impossible thing you will do this year?
Loose weight - I am determined that while I am happy being a curvy female, I am not happy with my overall health AND that needs to stop, now.
3. What's the single most important thing you could do to improve the quality of your family life this year?
Let it go - I am such a family girl that it is really hard for me to remember to take the time out to take care of me. I let my guilt get in the way CONSTANTLY. I think if I was happier, then my interactions with family would be happier and thus improved.
4. In which spiritual discipline do you most want to make progress this year, and what will you do about it?
This year I will celebrate all the Sabbaths and Esbaths, even if I am celebrating alone.
5. What is the single biggest time-waster in your life, and what will you do about it this year?
Depression sleep and I am going to do my very best to eat healthy & exercise & take care of myself so that pit doesn't attack as often.
6. What is the most helpful new way you could strengthen your tribe?
Continue my solitude for another year. I am not in the correct mindset to join/find a physical tribe right now.
7. What circle work are you most looking forward to this year?
Moon circles
8. What are the most important ways you will be making this year different from last year?
Incorporating little time into my schedule
Adding to my BuJo
Naming & silencing my inner critic
9. What one thing could you do to improve your spiritual life this year?
I need to revisit mini rituals
10. What single thing that you plan to do this year will matter most in 10 years?
I don't know many (if any) people who aren't of the mindset that 2016 was the most horrible year to date in their lives. Now I don't mean that there weren't other years that were horrible, nor do I mean that this past year overshadows some truly horrific events, but it just seems like 2016 tried to take out as many good and happy things as it could.
You know - the news montage from 2016 has been like the start of some really mucked up movie about how the world ended:
Oregon militia crazies took over but were begging people for snacks
Donald Trump for President
Record breaking snow storms in the northeast that stranded a fuck ton of people on the freaking roads/Record breaking cold snaps across the rest of the world
David Bowie dies
Alan Rickman too
Black Lives Matter/Blue Lives Matter/All Lives Matter - but the shootings just don't stop
Prince dies
Zika
Random shootings
Clowns - WTF - Clowns!!!!!
North Korea launching rockets
Passenger trains colliding in Germany
Ohio state slaughtered Harembee
Lightworkers suck
More random shootings
Black Lives Matter/Blue Lives Matter/All Lives Matter - but the shootings never stop
Donald Trump wins election
The world looses its shit
Gene Wilder & Leonard Cohen die
So what should we do?
Just give up, crawl into a hole and let the world continue to spin without us? While I admit there have been a multitude of times this year I have begged
But that isn't really an option now is it? So as someone who loves to live in the happy bubble that I have created for myself, I've decided to take the week between Christmas and New Years to hit the restart button, so that I can go into 2017 with a bit more peace of mind.
Monday - I am going to be acknowledging *ALL* of the past year, all of the things that have led me to the here & now. I will be writing them in my journal
the lessons I've learned (never read the comments),
the blessings (a good nap),
the pain (all the hurt and anger),
the friends I've said goodbye to (both the real life friends and the entertainers)
Tuesday - will be a day of release. And by release I mean I'm starting a huge ass bonfire and I am dumping each and every burden into it. This way I can acknowledge each item and feel that pain lift from me. To do this, I will be writing on individual strips of paper anything that has hurt me this year, then I will say it out loud and then discard it into the fire while saying "You have no power over me". As each slip burns away the written letters & paper that binds it, it burns away in me as well. Get rid of it, don't hold it for fuel for your fire, just burn it away now. Let IT GO!!!
Comparison especially in my art
Anger over the missed vacation
Coughing
Wednesday - will be a day of cleaning, it's time to lighten your load - physically, mentally and spiritually. When I say throw it out, you could always donate it or give it away, but what ever you do - get it out of your life TODAY!!!
If it’s broken - throw it out
If it doesn’t work - throw it out
If it is missing parts - throw it out
If you don’t use it - throw it out
If it’s unfinished - throw it out
Thursday - will be my day of gratitude. A day to thank the Universe for all it has provided. A day to celebrate the good. I will leave offerings out today, and very likely dance to the noon day sun as a way of showing gratitude because we were given the David Bowies & Robin Williams & glitter & sparkles & coffee!
Dance
Sing
Celebrate
Leave offerings to the Universe
Friday - today is the day to declare who I want to be in 2017 and what I will be manifesting in my life. Sit down with yourself & your journal and claim the pieces of who you want to be!
Meditate
Envision the changes you want to make
Announce it.
Write it down.
Own it.
Create a mental imprint of your future
Saturday - It's time to take a step in the right direction!
Create a wall hanging using my word of the year for 2017!
Make a list of positive actionable steps to achieve my goals
Okay, so I've been sick - like stay in bed, taking meds, off work per doctor's orders, coughing up a storm sick, but today I had to reenter the world at large.
I woke up at 6am, got dressed and hit the grocery store to pick up food for the week. Spent roughly an hour and $100 to get restocked. My normal clerk ran the groceries & helped me out. Loaded everything into the car and headed home.
Unloaded the cold groceries and took them out to the lean to. Went back and got the rest of the groceries, took them inside, put everything away.
1. What’s your happy place?
2. Post a link to a song that makes you feel happy.
3. Share something (It can be anything: a photo, a GIF, or advice) for someone who might be going through a tough time.
4. Tell me how your day went.
5. Color something pretty
6. What does your dream world look like?
7. Create an emoji spell for self-care, happiness, positivity, or all three!
8. Make a list of three (or more!) things you like about yourself.
9. Write a post where you cheer yourself up after a bad day.
10. Color another picture!
11. What’s your favorite self-care activity
12. 2016 was a rough year. Make a list of good things that happened.
13. Cheer someone up today. What are some things you can do to make a friend in need feel better?
14. Make a list of everything you do for self-care.
15. Create a list of all the things you like about a friend or family member - share it with them.
16. All of a sudden—a Dementor appears! You are about to cast a Patronus Charm. What would your favorite positive memory be?
17. Make a list of everything you’re proud of accomplishing this year.
18. Share a playlist of songs you can listen to if you need cheering up.
19. Spend 10 minutes looking through the net today. Send something cool to your blog.
20. Eat your favorite food today. Wait, post a picture of it first.
21. Make a 2017 to-do list of positive things for yourself.
22. Illustrate one nice thing you’ll do for yourself today.
23. Make a list of things you can do for yourself when you’re feeling down.
24. Color again today!
25. Take a mental health day.
26. Share a video that makes you happy.
27. Make a list of five positive affirmations to live by.
28. Draw something that makes you happy! Anything you want: a plant, a tree, a food, a person, a cat.
29. What's on your agenda for NYE!
30. What is your word of the year for 2017?
31. It’s NYE! Make a list of things you’re looking forward to in the new year.
To strengthen your will, stand at the bottom of a steep hill.
Call upon the energy of the Earth, reaching deep into her center and feeling her energy flowing up through your feet and throughout your body. Take three deep breaths, and begin to climb.
When you arrive at the top of the hill, turn slowly clockwise three times and look at the view, as you offer thanks to the mother, to the universe, and to the power within yourself for you discipline and will in reaching the top. Breathe deeply, reflecting on what you have accomplished and what you will now be able to accomplish.
Feel the energy of earth beneath you, close your eyes, tun slowly clockwise three times, and look down at the ground. Find a small token from the mother to take with you as a reminder of what you have learned about yourself.
Well - I was on track with posting and what not - until Hurricane Matthew knocked us for a loop. Now don't get me wrong, I am extremely grateful that we had minimal damage around our house and that the power was only out for a few days. But OMG - what a storm.
Okay, so as you probably know - Hurricane Matthew was all set to come up the coast line and then head back out to sea, according to the Weather Channel. And since it wasn't coming relatively any where near us, we figured we were safe.
It was drizzly and yucky out on Friday, so we skipped the Haunted House in favor of watching some of the movies on our Halloween Watch List and getting a pizza. We went to bed late Friday night, early Saturday morning with rain already making a presence and no matter what the meteorological data would tell you, it was banded rain from the hurricane, because it was literally coming in waves. But all the data says that we weren't in for anything really bad until possibly Sunday morning.
So when we woke Saturday morning, we didn't think much of the light rain that was going on. I asked the Bunny to run to the grocery store to pick up a few things, that we needed for the weekend and he did. So no big deal, right?
When he got home, we settled in to watch another couple of movies off our watch list. Not really preparing in any way for matthewageddon. We watched Transylvania 6-5000 & Jeff Dunham's Minding the Monsters.
And that's when I realized the storm was getting worse. We decided that we needed to gather up a few things before anything else happened. So we went running out to the shed and grabbed up some of our camping gear, namely the stuff to make tea & coffee and cook gear, but also our lanterns.
We got back to the Magic Lamp, a little damp, but happy to have everything in order and ready for the night ahead - no matter what happened. Then Bunny got a hair up his butt and said he was gonna go secure the trees behind us.
After about 30-45 minutes, the Bunny comes inside and says that's done. I chained up the 3 trees at the back, tied off the 1 on the corner and propped up the one at the corner. As he was telling me what he did, we heard a creak and then a thump, so we ran outside to see what had happened.
The tree at the corner of our lot had kind of tipped over onto the Magic Lamp. If he hadn't of tied it up, it would have come down with a big badda boom and squashed us! But due to his quick thinking and forethought, it just kinda leaned all the way over! The rope he secured it with, supported most of the weight!
So between Bunny, Daddy-O, and myself - we got the leaning tree of disaster off the Lamp and because it did punch a hole in the roof, got a tarp secured down real good with some 5-50 cord. After taking care of tree removal, Bunny & I went back in the Magic Lamp. Then the power crashed off. Badda Blink - you are now in the dark!!!
But we have camping gear, yes we do - so I fired up the gas stove, made hot tea & coffee to warm us up and started cooking dinner (potato soup don't you know - so not 21 Day Fix, but abso perfect for a cold wet dreary night) I was able to feed the Daddy-O, Grandma (hey ya'll she's 106!), Bunny & myself.
So now there's nothing to do, but wait and see what the rest of the night brings! I read by lantern light for awhile, but ultimately decided sleep was probably for the best and crashed out around 9:30-10.
Woke up bright and early Sunday morning to no power and tons of storm damage. These are the trees that kinda slumped over from the weight of the wind and the saturation of the ground. All 4 of these trees are going to have to come out of the ground now - such a bummer cause they are the only shade we have!!!!!!
This is the whopper of a tree that actually fell on the Lamp. We drug it off during the storm. On Sunday we totally cut it all up.
The bad part about it - they are ALL chaneyberry (or chinaberry) trees, so we can't do anything with them but send them out for compost. *sad face* Would be nice if we could chop them up for the fire pit, but according to the research I've been able to do - they are poisonous and should not even be burned outside.
So I'm trying something a little new - I'm gonna set up a goals list (both here & in my BuJo) and see exactly how many of them I can knock off the list each month - wish me luck!
Clean & Cleanse Magic Lamp
Set up altar
Decorate the Magic Lamp (outdoors)
Visit 5 Haunted Houses (total has totally changed due to Hurrican Matthew flooding NC)
Watch my Halloween movie list
Go to a pumpkin patch
Make my way out of a corn maze
Get my butt back to working out 5 nights a week (just modify those surrenders bitch)
Drink more water
Dye my hair deep chocolate red
Wear at least one real outfit a week - with make up & hair done!
Continue a post per day here
Manage to work in my BuJo every day
Get back to my pamper days - I miss thems so very much (aka every Friday do a pamper activity or more)
Considering that this is a debate I have with myself almost daily - the answer is yes.
I often dream about moving into a little cottage in the middle of nowhere, I would get my groceries delivered and left on the doorstep so that I would not even have to speak with the delivery man. My life would be dedicated to books and music and art and witchcraft and sleeping and most of all - not talking.
There are nights leading into days that I get so tired of speaking that I just want to say no more and curl into a ball with no way to communicate with the outside world.
And while I do dream of that little cottage in the middle of the woods, I think I would like to maintain internet connections because that would be the easiest way to shop and read and find new music and if needed, communicate to the outside world.
is my positivity and willingness to overlook the hurt of the past for the potential future. I know that my light shines out of my cracks and illuminates the world for every one to see.
I give my heart away almost daily, much to my chagrin.
I fall in love each and every single day - it might by my Bunny today, tomorrow my MoonBeam, next week the swashbuckling Killian Jones from Once Upon a Time, last month it was with myself.
I give my whole heart to the ones I care about, leaving me vulnerable, but I don't know how to live any other way.
So yes, in the platonic sense I love very easily, I flirt unconsciously too and I’m not against friends with benefits either (though I have none).
