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I am Happy. Also 36. Now that birthday 2010 is past I guess I can turn my attention to Christmas 2010. No that I have a wee girl I am willing to start the festivities a bit earlier than my usual December 18 Christmas tree rollout date, but still not before the 3rd and certainly not before December even begins. I have managed to stay out of the malls so far but I am starting the shopping experience tonite and the decorations will be making their way out of the closet this week.
Ok, now to the good part of this post. I am offering a sale to any of you rare and special people who read this blog. If there is anything in my Etsy shop you have been eyeing up now's the time. During checkout enter the coupon code "bahumbug" for 15% off. If there is something you want me to create for you or someone you are particularly fond of, just let me know and the sale will apply.
Well it is beautiful out there and I am going to go and enjoy it. xox =)

Happy Halloween!!

Family fun!! It was good times here for All Hallow's. We brought the girl out trick or treating for the first time. That was very cute although the black cat seemed to have got her tongue. She didn't actually say trick or treat at all.
The weather today was beautiful. I have memories of freezing cold, pouring rain and even snow, but it could have been early September it was so mild. Which was wonderful, don't get me wrong. I am NOT complaining.
Sadie wasn't a big fan of the tiger hanging in front of her face but she did look adorable with a brown nose and whiskers. We saw a bunch of other kids in great costumes too.
We have our Jack O lantern burning bright but we won't get any kids being on the second floor of an apartment. Oh well, we all like our little cat dragon pumpkin.
Well, it is time for me to put this tiger to bed and dig into her loot!
Happy Halloween everyone.

Keeping it Real

Ahhh, it is late October and the weather is astounding! Oh Vancouver, you are making your people happy this year. Also it is my better half's birthday. Happy Birthday Mark!! Sadie and I got up to all sorts of fun and messy things today in your honor. There will be cake. Sadie wants to blow out the candles, we won't put on the whole 42. I put her down for a nap 30 minutes ago and I can still hear her in there calling me and yammering away. I am ignoring her though because I really want her to sleep so she will be in good form for tonites festivities.
Well, last weekend was the Fraser Valley Bead Show. I gotta say, it was pretty slow. The crowd was mostly older ladies, not the younger ladies whose lines you can find all over the city. People just weren't spending much myself included. I guess we all have more beads than we know what to do with. I did get a couple of things though. A quartz skull and some big, hunky, chunky black tourmaline.

What do you think of that? I doubt that I will be parting with the tourmaline. By choice I mean and not just due to the fact that my Etsy shop is seemingly dormant. Harhar. Well the girl hasn't given up on her quest to be freed from nap time. Too bad. I hope she can hold it together for Birthday dinner. Peace out kids. xo =)

Gratitude for Matriarchal Ancestors and Modern Convienences

Before

Honestly I don't know how women got through their days let alone their lives with out things like dishwashers, washing machines, televisions and canned soup. If I didn't have these things there is a chance that I would have to check myself into an institution for the insane or maybe the criminally insane. So I am sending out, into the past, a huge acknowledgment to all the women down the lines that kept us all alive, loved, nourished and clean. THANK YOU!!!! You are all amazing. I mean some of these women had to make meals for 12 out of pennies or less, they had to wash every fricken thing by hand. BY HAND!! Things like sheets and jeans. If you go back far enough some women had to worry about being burnt at the stake for using plants to heal their loved ones. I am feeling luckier, safer, more blessed by the second here. You see I woke up under a black cloud of crankiness known to many as PMS. Well, at some point before things got out of hand I became aware of what my problem (thanks Mr. Tolle) was and I made a choice to do my best to remain conscious of this fact, this chemical component in my body and not let it spread out of me into the world like some nasty contagious infection. And it has led to these ponderings, this awareness of our collective female pain body and what that carries. A lot kids, it's a lot. So, from my heart, to all the women still suffering under the hand of whatever mechanism that feels the need to crush women's spirits and bodies past, present and future, I am sending my love to you, to us and am praying to the Great Mother and Spirit to help us all awaken to the moment we are in, to the feeling of gratitude, and to the truth of our each individual and collective existences.
Peace!!

After

Well, let me see, where have I been? I have been here, mothering I suppose. It does take up the majority of my time and energy. So my Etsy shop is bare at the moment. I have put all of my pieces into a couple different stores. Have you seen OhKuol? It is a great store here in Vancouver that sells jewellery and bags and clothes all from different local artists. So some stuff is there and some stuff is in my home town at a store called East of Java. It is in PortMcNeill. If you are ever on the North Island check it out!
So I have this friend who lives so far away. She is getting married this month and I cannot go. I suck! So I wanted to do something special to assuage my guilt and to let her know that even though I can't get my shit together enough to come to her wedding I do love her. So I made her a necklace.

So now I have to get organized and start making things again. I have so many ideas but I just can't seem to clear up my work station or tear myself away from the TV and computer. It is a mental block I am having. But it won't last long, so stay tuned and the new stuff will start pouring in. =)

Treasury Time!!

I watched the Etsy clocl like a hawk while my family napped.
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=120472

New Year

A whole new year, it's like a blank slate isn't it? Well, I have some goals, not resolutions, but goals, and of course I have some obstacles, but that is just an excuse isn't it? Well, the goal is to list everyday. Everyday list an item or more in the shop. Well my camera is not really up to par and there just isn't enough time in the day to photograph and list let alone to make stuff. But I am not giving up. Nonono. These aren't listed yet because I am not entirely happy with the pictures, but here they are anyhow...