About a week ago I was trying to figure out what I could put on top of my tree for Valentine's Day that I would like and would also be unique as that's what I prefer over traditional things. I was scrolling on Pinterest and remembered the gnomes I had saved as ideas for something to make for decor. It took me a bit to figure out how I want to go about creating one for a tree topper as I needed to be able to use what I had... I found the cardboard roll I had saved from the pla

This is just an impromptu post because I'm trying to process where I'm at with religion, Christianity in particular...I want to talk about it but this is about the safest space I can think of to try to put my thoughts into words without them just staying stuck inside of me. I'm putting myself out there, and in a way risking myself, to put this out like this. I had someone tell me that the sad part of deconstruction is that people often walk away from Jesus. I don't intend to

This month's food celebration is rather simple. I didn't have the energy to try to do a lot. I made most of these things for yesterday's Christmas Day meal with my friend. It was a delightful time. Eating good food and talking. Opening a few simple gifts under the tree and in the stockings and talking some more. I saw this marinated cheese recipe and thought it sounded good. It is very simple and easy to make except the cream cheese was a bit of a mess and was kind of crumbly

The other day I was looking for hairspray to use for a project after I got done with my shift. At first I got a big bottle of the shelf then I was looking at aloe vera gel because mine is empty but I didn't like all the ingredients in it so I wandered over to the travel size section thinking that perhaps there's a smaller size with less ingredients. What I found instead was a smaller bottle of hair spray for which I was delighted because I only want to use it to stiffen curta

At my job we get a free turkey for Thanksgiving. When I was getting mine my manager said that if I don't have plans that I am welcome to join them. He and his wife had helped me move my furniture when I finally got out of the shelter and they knew that I didn't have family or very many friends nearby, so they wanted to make sure I don't have to spend the holidays alone which I greatly appreciate. It has been a rough few weeks and so I hadn't really considered how I was going

It's been a while since I've written about my healing journey. There's been a profound shift in the last little bit which has been quite interesting and I am excited for where it's going to lead me. In past IFS sessions I would approach my hurting parts from the past with my present self but now I seem to be approaching them with my future self which is quite interesting. There is a lot of different things that have led to this shift and... FYI if you are religiously christi

One day I stopped at the Goodwill to see if I could find some linen and wool clothing to add to my more natural wardrobe ( if you at all...

With the cooler weather I've been thinking of holidays and what kind of holiday traditions I want to start for myself and eventually perhaps for the friends who may join me down through the years. I'm not up for a lot of sweets but I do like trying new foods so I've found a few that I'd like to use as way to celebrate autumn and it's beauty. Let's start with bread: https://pin.it/7aXGiAHiP First I want to mention this pear bread. It's got good reviews on Pinterest and even th

I am a bit hesitant to share all this stuff because I have experienced people who call themselves christians to lash out or try to tell me I'm wrong or that I'm going off the deep end, or to hell basically, because of the choices I've made in the past and... honestly, I expect more down the road. But if you're here reading this I hope you will be open minded and at least follow along on my journey of curiosity. This is about me and where I'm at. It has nothing to do with you.

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Several years ago I came across a Facebook post that makes its rounds almost every year. It is a list of items that people wish they...

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My inner child has really been wanting a safe place to play and so I've been focusing on that the last several days as I had the energy....

Some of you may have seen a blog post a while ago where I wrote about getting 2 free dollhouses...well, I finally got started on this big...