Alone for the holidays

For months I have been planning to go to Alaska to see my daughter and then to Spokane to see my son. So, do to the lack of work ethic of someone else, I am stuck at home alone with no family for Christmas. That is what I get for having to depend on someone else. I get let down again by people who do not do their jobs in a way that seems logical to the rest of the world. If I did my job like the way I have been handled, I would not have a job for long. 

longest night of the year

Here it is the longest night of the year, the Winter Solstice, Yule... and I am reading my Herbal Almanac. Hmmm. Can't tell how much I am into winter, right? Welcoming back the sun sounds like the perfect way to spend the next four or five months.

Mornings

As we start our mornings, remember that today is going to be a beautiful day. There is nothing we can't handle and anything that might change this attitude is just a bump in the road and we all have good suspension. Have a beautiful day!

I'm back!

Life happens, right? Well, I got a job. Started a new teaching contract in August and have been off and moving since. I have been away for a while but things are starting to fall into some semblance of a routine and I plan to be back with at least a little bit of wisdom each day. Yes, stories, anecdotes, etc will also follow in the next few days, weeks, months, and hopefully years.

my quote for the day:

As life happens, we need to use our wisdom to choose what is important and what to leave behind. Take each day with a smile and hope for the future. 

Don't let life run you over, you take it and run with it. 

Enjoy every step of the way and when you can't know it will soon move on again. 

678 words in the last 40 minutes.. yay! Have to go to work now.. chapter one to my book well on it's way! yay!

Inspired!

Here we go! Let's see what comes out of this morning's inspiration! Yay!!! 

Been a while

    

   

Wow, it's been awhile since I have done any real posts here. Not sure why I've been away, mostly just because of life. To much life happening and not enough ... well, not enough something keeping me going and positive and writing. Have sad some amazing things happening though. Some amazing new people in my life. Yes me, new people. Back in March I decided I needed to get out of the house and I found this thing on Meetup.com - the Tacoma Pub Moot. What a great idea! Right! Well, I went, as it turns out, to their second meetup. I pulled up in front of The Swiss on St. Patrick's Day.. I parked, sat outside for a few minutes - or maybe it was many minutes.... Drove away - all the way around the block and then pulled back into my parking place. I did go in. What an amazing experiences. I have been to all of the meetups since. The people were great, so friendly and we all had a great time. Even bagpipers were there, lol. Anyway, have gone every month since and to a Beltane ritual too... Have made some great friends and I am really excited about it... It's been a long time since I have had people to hang out with.

What have I been up to? Well, honestly, stressing, working, stressing, not getting things done that I really need to get done. Stressing a bit more. That is about it. I have taken some time off from reading 'technical' books and reread The Mists of Avalon... Gave me a bit of perspective, think I am ready to delve back into my spiritual studies. Have started back in to finish up my Bardic Grade exercises - finished the year according to their records but need to finish up the final books and do the final "paper" and send it in to get approved my the Ovate grade. I am about ready for that... Have another newsletter due to publish next week and have not even started on it yet. Need to get back on that. Not sure what article I will write this month, have been a bit off lately. I think my book review will be one that isn't even here, Grimoire for the Green Witch by Ann Moura - everyone knows she is my favorite. Also need to start a new book to read, falling behind and feeling a bit disconnected as of late and that falling behind is probably a bit part of the reason why.  Looking at Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft over there on the self, may delve there but a bit unsure as of yet. Not sure if that is where I am being led. 

Here I sit in the middle of my bed. Gotta get up early in the am to hopefully catch myself a subbing job. Not a lot of those during the summer months - summer school teachers seem to actually go to work, strange, right? lol. Interview next Tuesday in Bethel SD - Sped. department. High hopes for this one. Really would love a job in Bethel District - or any district for that matter... Pay is good in Bethel though and that is definitely a plus. Should be getting ready to sleep but here I am writing on my blog for the first time in months. Hmmm. Priorities, right? Lol... 

Anyway, is there a book you would like to see reviewed here? Let me know if anyone reads this. Watch for the newsletter to come out next week, see what I decided to write about. Still not sure though I think there is an idea coming... and idea for a running column... that could be good. keep me from having to make this decision each month. Hmmm - let's see here. Thinking thinking thinking. 

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Summer Work

Yay! So it looks like I will be teaching this summer. Got a call from Firwood and they want me to come in tomorrow to set up a schedule to teach the summer term. Yay! Stress relief totally. Now I don't have to worry about the next couple of months. This school is a school located at a psychiatric hospital for children who live at the hospital and cannot leave campus to go to school. It is very well controled and I love the students, most of whom I already know from subbing there often this past school year. I was totally excited when I got the call from Carolyn last night and am looking forward to meeting with the coordinator tomorrow morning. Yay!!!

Been away awhile. Life gets busy~

So I have been away for awhile, life got busy, working two jobs until the end of the school year. Sylvan has been great and I am also now working a long term sub position that I would love to have as permanent. Interviewed for it about a week ago and am waiting to hear back. I am pretty sure I got it as I was recommended for the long term sub position by the district and many teachers here. Wish they would let me know, would relieve some summer stress if I knew I had a contract for next year.

Because I have been so busy, everything else has kinda been put on hold. I have started the Book of Druidry over again, by Penny Billingston.... Will be posting new info on this soon. Reread and redoing the excersises to get myself back in line with where I want to be. After next wednesday, will have lots of time... No more school until September.

Get to spend the Full moon, the super moon and summer solstice with my son. Havn't seen him in a year. To make it better, we are camping in North Idaho. What a better way to spend Litha and see the Supermoon. Looking forward to doing a full moon ritual with Mike... Going to be great.

Well, that is it for now. Wanted to let everyone know I am still here and moving forward. Should start seeing more from me now hopefully as I intend to come back often and regularly... Bright blessnigs for a wonderful summer...

Journey