Clap your hands if you believe in faeries!

So, I realize this is my own conclusion I've come to.... and you can agree with it, or not. (Obviously, this is a disclaimer to reading my blog--I take full responsibility for my crazy ideas and conclusions, and in no way state them as gospel truths).

I believe that the LDS church is set up to be a great system: distributing responsibility. The chain of command is thus: the Prophet has men under him, those men have helpers, and so on until it gets to the Home Teachers and Visiting Teachers, etc. And the inspiration, of course, (if you believe, obviously), comes from God on down to the Prophet and continues until it reaches each member (hopefullly).

So, if this is the inspired way of doing things, why would the natural world be any different? One poses the question of the distributed responsibility down the line so that every SPARROW that falls is noticed and reported. This is definitely something I like... My conclusion is that there are nature spirits and angels and other helpers, i.e. faeries, etc. that help God take care of this gorgeous planet we live on.

Just a thought. So, yes, I do believe in faeries. And I like that spelling, too. :P

A creative day???

I've got a couple projects on my Christmas list. For the boy:

A very LARGE teepee to go in the backyard. I've got my mom's old pattern, and can I tell you, we wore that thing OUT!!! I'm excited. I'm not sure if I'll be putting any patches or pictures on it, but we'll see.

For the girl:

A homemade large plush doll with interchangeable outfits. I'm planning on using old vintage fabric to make the outfits, plus aprons, clothes, cute bunny and bear hats, and the like.

I really am excited about not buying a whole lot of store stuff. That's boring, not to mention expensive.

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On another note, we have a fairy door along the back wall in our backyard. I'm sure that gnomes and brownies frequent it as well. I want to decorate it with bells and fairy things...



We also have started a compost pile!! We had such a large pile of leaves from the backyard, (and that's not even all of them!) that we decided to throw them into the old dog kennel back there and start it for next spring. It'll be great!!

I love how our backyard looks so "Sleepy Hollow-ish...".


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Another interesting discovery:

I LOVE Turmeric. Did anyone know it's got some GREAT (newly discovered) health properties such as keeping cancer and Alzheimer's at bay? Sweet, eh? Not to mention it tastes awesome on just about everything. It's the spice that makes curry so electric-yellowish. Mmmmm....

Vintage + Modern Inspiration = Comfort in Your Own Skin?

I am absolutely ADORING this girl's blog:
The Black Apple

I LOVE everything she wears and creates... so inspiring!! I think I'm going to purge my wardrobe today.

I've decided that, aside from shoes and socks/tights, buying anything new is against my idea of green (vintage is the embodiment of green), and getting closer to my real style... Because while I like some of the new stuff I see at Target and online, it's hard to know if I'll like it in 10 years when that style has drifted off somewhere in the DO NOT WEAR ether. But if it's vintage, or at the very least inspired by vintage, I can tell if it'll stand the test of time.

I WISH SO MUCH that we had more around this little town besides the good ol' D.I.

Next up for purchase (definitely something I have a lack of) are some good, stompin' boots that I can wear with anything. So far, I haven't found the boots of my dreams yet... still looking. I hope I'll find them before Christmas!

I've also decided to throw out any fingernail polish with any kind of glitter/irridescence (sp?) to it, because they look too modern, and actually last quite a bit less than their creme counterparts. Not to mention I've been obsessed with just red creme fingernails and toenails... makes me think of the old china dolls my mom had growing up and kept for us kids to see (never to play with - kept in their original containers). So precious...

Now if I can just get my hair to grow, maybe I'll start looking like a girl again?

Donovan....

OOooohh... I NEED this music...

Found while obsessing over Bat for Lashes (http://wwwmyspace.com/batforlashes)

http://www.myspace.com/birdengine

http://www.myspace.com/benchristophers

http://www.myspace.com/carolineweeks

http://www.myspace.com/elizabethwalling

Magick, Meditation and Mistakes

A word regarding semantics...

I like the word "magick". Yes, I know, it probably makes some peoples' stomachs turn. But I also equate prayer, positive thinking, healing, meditation and blessings in the same vein. It's the little girl in me that likes princesses and dragons that likes this specific word, and it's my way of basically coloring my religious understanding so it resonates with me. If you've ever seen the movie "The Secret", you'll know exactly what I mean. You can basically call it whatever you want, it's the way the Lord set it up to work - the Law of Abraham. Thoughts become Things. "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." If your heart is focused on something, you will surely call it to you. It fascinates me to NO END how much this happens in my life, if I analyze it. When I let my thoughts ruminate about depression or negative things, I just definitely get more of the same. Vice versa for the positive.... and it's pretty incredible. I just find that I become excited and giddy and enthusiastic about it if I think of it as magic. It's only a word, peeps. I know that if I didn't allow myself to link to spirituality in my own way, I wouldn't be AT ALL interested in the church I belong to. So,... yea. It's the same with different words for God - Allah, Elohim, Jehovah, IAO, I am, you get the drift.

I also like ghosts and spirits. Part of the reason I do is, well, it's a bit thrilling (in the same little-girl mindset). But the main reason I like hearing stories and tales of the spirit world is that it keeps my mind more focused on the hereafter. I know it's lame... but I get too wrapped up in stupid things in this world, and it annoys me. I sometimes wish I could see beyond the veil into the realms that surround us, because I think I would have a much better remembrance of the things that really matter... I'm such a visual person. Too much, I think.

That said, I also like the physicality that rituals contain... because the physicality connects the spiritual ritual with our physical bodies and environment... It gives it more solidity in our minds and thus becomes more potent because of it.

Don't think for a moment that I'm trying to preach at any one... this is my blog to get my thoughts out, and ... I'm not of ANY position to act as if I know better than anyone. It's just nice to have a venue to throw my thoughts into, and to hopefully better understand my beliefs and my world by solidifying these thoughts.

If I'm freaking anyone out, well, then... sorry. But I've decided recently that I'm not into saving face anymore... I want to be more open and honest. And if that loses me some friends or loses their trust, so be it. I grew up feeling that SAVING FACE was everything.... and it's probably going to take me the rest of my life to not worry about what people think of me. So, believe it or not, this blog is one way for me to do that without actually saying things out loud, because people terrify me. No, my assumptions of what they're thinking about me terrify me.

For those who may not know me that well, I was pregnant when I got married. Everyone makes mistakes, nobody's perfect. And yes, while we shouldn't be waving our imperfections in peoples' faces, pretending they don't exist can cause a lot of hurt.

Now, I know that I've made (and will make) a lot of mistakes as a mom, but I want my children to know that it's OK to mess up, that I have, and that it is what this life is about. The main thing is that we learn from them and move on, becoming better, happier and more than we thought possible. We HAVE to allow mistakes. Mistakes are the black to the success's white. Without the black, how will we recognize the white when it happens? Or even appreciate it? This, actually, is one of the reasons I'm really into black and white lately: a visual reminder that this polarity is essential for spiritual understanding and growth.

Wow. I'm rambling A LOT. Sorry. :)
Goodnight!

Thoughts I like regarding Salt

"When there is trouble in your house, sprinkle salt in all corners of all rooms, sweep up the salt the next morning and throw it (and your troubles) in front of the house."

"Crazy people eat a lot of salt."

-from Superstitions: 10,000 You Really Need


"Today, there are such expressions as "taking things with a pinch of salt", or "with a grain of salt". The meaning being, one must not believe all and everything but must instead use wisdom and through that come to wise assessments and conclusions."


References to salt in history (religious and otherwise) have linked salt with many attributes, including purification, banishment of evil or negativity, wisdom, a symbol of friendship, covenant making and sacrifice (even used in purifying anointment oils in the Old Testament) and peace.

I may be crazy (I like eating a lot of sea salt), but I also like the attributes linked with it.

I started sprinkling a line of salt in front of my doorways the other week. I like thinking that it keeps any negativity out, and enhances friendship and peace within.

Of course, many things in my belief system provide and maintain peace, but this is one I want to focus on today.

Any thoughts?