2 hour hair treatment

Winter is so hard on hair. It dries out faster than you can say frizz!
Maybe it is just me, but my scalp feels itchy and tired. Like it is dry and calling me to care..just like some people! ha!

I mixed
shea butter
organic coconut oil
lavender neroli and  organic jojoba
I whipped all of them on a cold winter's day. The shea whipped very  nicely because maybe, it was the organic argan oil I drizzled in there to loosen the shea butter..I may have chilled it too far which is why it  created a lovely whip! Clearly this consistency wouldn't hold on a hot summer's day!
I put a whole lot in my hair and I massaged  my scalp vigorously..now I will wait 2 hours and do my thing..
which is make stuff, clean up, polish and then scheme my next move in skin care.
Last month, I used rose hip seed oil, this next month I may just go ahead and splurge on some raspberry seed oil, or more black seed oil..both very nice for hair care!

I have all sorts of resources at my fingertips..from herbals to books, to really smart people who teach me all day. And, then there is me!:)
You know, my lovely smart friends, the ladies I work with all sweet, young, hot babes..I am the oldest and witchy and I am so glad I have made such a nice place(lugar) for myself both at work and here at
eleneetha's..
Life is sweet in many ways..let's do our hair!

Here is the thing with good friends..and..I must admit I do this too..
but we say we are sorry for not having contacted them..("Hero", Rhonda Byrne))
I mean, we shouldn't apologize, we should just be happy to see each other..
next time I speak to you, it will be like, "Hey there babe, what's up? Tell it!"
"I love you, you have been my friend for ages, and, it is like we were never apart"
xo

sunshine and snow

the polar vortex
it sounds like some 70's sci fi movie..

It is cold, yes and now everyone is saying how this winter has been awful. It really has, cold cold cold and very cold..floods when there is a little melt down and then ice over that. If it gets any colder, we'll build tunnels in the sky, just so we can get to work safely..
In a thousand years, they will have more completely covered living and commuting areas..due to the pollution and radiation from a red star, our sun..
It may be ten thousand years, a million, but red giant, it will become..
But, what is to become of us?
"ashes to ashes, dust to dust"
Star dust that is!!

ok ok, space is not all I think about..I think about practical things too.
I think about my boy and I think about you
I love the way you look
My eyes reflecting liquid crystals like The Doctor's Sapphire waterfall..
My heart open to the best things for you and  me right now, today.
My "brain" like a sponge absorbing easily what needs noted and my "mind" knowing what needs shed..

wearing jasmine and frankincense.
it is nice

I hope you have a wonderful day and, as Mars the ruler of Aries goes retrograde..keep you main plans a secret and plan plan plan..as Mercury goes direct, next month will be interesting. The thing is passive aggressive behavior, will be hard to hide..that is what I think.
Also, nobody needs to know what you are doing. be creative, be serene and be quiet and smile..it really does make a difference on how people respond to you.
You know, I work retail and sometimes I get an old lady bitching at me about prices.
I have no tolerance for this as I am  completely powerless to adjust pricing of toothpaste.
I will be honest always but sometimes I get scolded..I say I am sorry and try to let it go..ok I forgive her. It is hard. Old folks are cheap no matter how much money they have.
My ba ba used to hide her money and as she got older she would forget where she put it and she would accuse everyone of stealing it. She was a Gemini and lived to 96 years old..she would wander the neighborhood and visit a widow down the street who supplied her with whiskey..so funny! My mom  thought ba ba had Alzheimer's and it was really just consumption of  cheap whiskey!
:)


hahhaaaa

Mercury Direct and Mars Retro

here is the bottom line with this aspect
you can make a list of all things you can't control and it will go to the wind..wooosh!

you cannot make someone love you enough
you cannot turn back time
you cannot change the corporation
you cannot control the weather

make a list of all the things you love
have
nurture everyday
that is what will show it self now..

any one can get a dishwasher job, I promise you

So, if you know someone who is complaining about their work, run away from them..
Even if you are washing dishes, you had better consider singing a dilly about it rather than bitching about this that..
Wash the best dishes you could ever wash!
 I am washing dishes right now..er, in a minute..always with the dishes. It is like a morning after a party!
Tea cups coming out of corners and such and that is just my family!

So here we are, on a Monday, having some tea and chatting about work and life and our awareness of ourselves during everyday events.
How we see our "fit" in this whole picture and once again, watching our words or lack of them.
Saying the truth should be easy, but it isn't and if you have any sort of angst, it is all on you..I mean who else, right? Just remember that whatever happened in the last month is a culmination of the last six months! Bills have gone unpaid perhaps or you may have been neglectiong some very important details with your job..maybe both for some..
Look, take each day and be open to change and do not allow the mood vampires to drain your soul..if they had no one to complain to, they would forgive themselves and be quiet. Sometimes, it is better to be quiet and smile..the ones who have a board with the list of the things they hate, run away from them..run! Go now! Go read a good book, (Hero, by rhonda byrne)
The more self aware we are, the more we understand some basic survival methods..
setting up an area of disappointment makes more complaining, negative soul suckers and violent thoughts all around, drug addiction, alcohol, pain, whiny pain!

Setting up a positive calm room takes more as well, yet the results are powerful!

attracts love
lovers
money
success
energy
enthusiasm
respect
quietude

I have tried it..during a very intense time with two of my teen children..it is like scream zilla meets darth vader with those two!
I almost got in a panic one day and brought in the whole family as an intervention..that is what Greeks do:) We share with our lovely highly intelligent friends and momma!
Why? Because everyone is afraid of yia yia..they all love her so much!
I am a Libran with Mercury in Scorpio..a true genius really, :):)
I am just now realizing my mother's witchery and she really observes my thoughts and listens to my ideas on God..we went shopping yesterday, yes, I went to the mall! Changing, I am! Last year, I would have fallen apart at the prospect of going in a big place like that..Mercury in Scorpio types like to keep it simple and close to the cave..that is why I love living here in Livonia..My Italian market is nearby, Cosco, Zerbos, Wholefoods, all within ten miles of me!

People ask  all the time if I miss Costa Rica? I say, "No, not at all." I really love it here. I love everyone I work with and I love my job and I love soap making and my awesome warm bed with the sweet smelling sheets and I love good food, good bread, good  cheese..
I have plenty of money, to meet my needs..
and
I have you..
I find that sharing my ideas is most rewarding! I hope to take my time and get better at writing..
Soapmaking is getting a little boost as well.
I am working on a new perfume oil inspired by a gorgeous creature from the North..

Narcotic Prayer Oil

neroli~narcissus anointing oil
rose otto, og white rose
china tea rose
bergamot
sandalwood
ylang ylang
jasmine
clove one drop in the whole blend
Doesn't that just get your juices flowing?

she calls her a he

Art is about what the image makes you feel as much as skill.
This artist is phenom to me!
Aries all day with the tenacity of Taurus somewhere in there..
(and they say astrology doesn't work)
They (Aries) rule when it comes to being a tornado of skill and capabilities.

I found this image to be uncomfortable as a sketch and now that the colors are in, I see me in this image and others who have given their heart in all honesty and sacrifice even.
It is the head which inspires me in this picture..
a little creepy, a  creature from some distant planet.
made of all colors, perhaps having  further understanding about what we are.

I love you

calm waters

after a storm
words spoken like swords
selfish desires coming to the surface
clearly, now, understood with pure focus
on what's to come
what is already come
already has had its special place under our sun

you, a remnant of a super nova
which made calcium and gold
which is you
you golden witch
you siren of joy
you leader of compassion
forgiveness
triumph
yes
triumph by submitting to a greater force and allowing yourself to move forward
like you have a choice about that!
xo


A good intention is automatically cloaked with power (Emerson said that)::))
I am intending strength from my core,  ideas flourishing and comfort always:)

piggy bitches

be aware
you are sometimes a rare gift
but may be militantly following  a plan a template
and then in so doing you bring to you common needs
being an actor instead of a writer of templates
of scripts
of stories which will tell
who are you?
the story or the story teller?
or just another mongrel wandering in the wilderness all alone, begging to be respected, admired, loved and even more, adored during millions of moments..

by exposing someone one's secrets, somehow feeling bigger now, better, justified?

forgive and allow for the water under the bridge, that is where is is, always moving, without you or with you, clinging at the edges, your fingers already thick with muck and dirt..it'll take a knife to get that scraped out, for sure..
or
you can be on that bridge, knowing you are safe and sound here right now allowing the Universe to take care of itself..all you have is your heart in your hand..and some deep rare hunger to change and it hurts like a gnarly bitch!

hello mercy jerk

Mercury retrograde has sure gotten some feathers ruffled..
how many times have I been saying, do not burn your bridges and you are like, " no, that is fucking it!!
every time..that is how many..
sure, things get heated the faking truth hurts!
Are you going to carry this burden  on your back and become more bowlegged as time goes by, or are you going to forget others and do good in "your" life?
that means helping others who care about you..when they need you, not when you want them to..the ultimate sacrifice you can make it your time, so precious and so easy to forget...
If there were a better time to be thankful, it is now..
think about the Serians, all homeless or that Pakistani couple that got stoned to death the other day  for adultery..can you imagine a place where they still do that?
Or that jesus' name can be taken in vain..that there is stupid, when every war does so and we pray for winning..

When we calm down about our things we can see the world we live in a whole different way..
everyone needs some love today..they may be hurt
or sick
or tired
been cryin
been grievin
but some of us..we've
been restin our mind from daily squables to viewing something grand
to using our hands
resting our mind and reading a story
about brand new ways to know "matter"
our minds like sponges sending waves of energy through our thoughts and yet we still do not understand how far they go..maybe until they too collapse unto themselves..
my aim this day is to pile on the best ones along the way, yo:)

love on the wild side

This is one of the best things I have heard in a long time, " with others I had to stay  busy and do things but with him I am happy just doing nothing"
You know, to me that is awesome. Doing nothing big but still being happy..not having to go here and do this  or that with friends just to fill an empty gap in your heart..which with how the emotions of the day may have brewed, you may be feeling an emptiness deep inside..
Mercury retrograde + angst of some sort..yes, it is easy to get all hung up crying or complaining with no reprieve from it..no where to be able to let it go and be free from pain, anguish, worry, money crap...of course I could go on, but why? It makes everything bigger in your mind. Justification is always a lie, or at least half of it is.

kron gracie

The little dragon!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9xZr2IQ3AA&noredirect=1
I almost wanted to get on the mat and roll around,:)
Nahh!

In my mind, I recalled how fun it was, my life in martial arts and now this boy at work and his girl take gracie ju jitsu and he shares some  of his excitement and I remember I knew some moves and how I loved it..I always lost but, I didn't care. Everyone wanted to fight me, because I gained energy and wore them out loosing..:)
The other day a boy at work came at me just for fun and just out of nowhere..my side kick , at the right moent, (in the air~not actual hitting))that boy is fun to work with..he does what I tell him before I tell him..that there is true martial art.
Life is good, even if you are tired.

I am not tired. My body aches because it is snowing (water in the air makes me feel heavy)but I move and I think and I speak calmly, I try..work is great, busy and never dull..today, I will completely smile at everyone and be polite as usual:)

Allow me to tell you of my little worry at them moment..
when I say my techniques in skin care, it doesn't mean I am taking credit for anything..everything I have learned is from watching and practicing and listening and trying examples from masters.
My scrubs, which have come a long way are not mine alone..my beautiful Tonie makes a scrub that is  perfect foam and paste at the  same time..
eavnhealy puts fenugreek in her scrub..
I am currently using seeds of berries and grapes steeped in black seed oil and manuka honey, frozen and then pulverized in the vita mix..btw, my vita mix is only used for skin care and an occasional fruit smoothie..in fact, you could eat this scrub if there weren't vetiver in it!
Would I call myself a skin care artisan? Yes!
Who else makes a butter that is such a pleasure to use?
Someone, I am sure:()) hahahaa
and that is why we love oils, we show it by our food and our skin care..it is the same..

I love you and hold you in my heart
:)





we should do some astrology soon:)

Art in progress by Sarah Crabtree
It is so cool! I wonder what it'll show us in the end?
I have named this one..
"I hold you dearly in my heart"

talking with the coconut oil guy at columbus foods

He  was appalled by how much I super fat my recipe and that I am crazy to use organic cold pressed coconut oil for soap!

He told me I could use organic refined..

"How is it refined?"

He is said, "it's organic so nothing in a bad way, they simply use citric acid to refine the oil."

"where do they get the citric acid?"

"i don't know, but listen, it evaporates in the steam process, you are only getting very small amounts of citric acid particles"

he started to do the math 

I changed the subject..

It is expensive to use cold pressed coconut oil but, I do not think I should change to refined organic..

what do you think?

Would you like to have more foamy lather in your soap? Do you care  which coconut oil I use? Am I just being stubborn?

I do not mind that my soap is a little too oily..and I certainly could care less on how long it lasts..it does what it does..

I have used lighter olive oils and yes, they saponafy, but look,  the whole unfiltered oil renders a more complete product in the end..somehow more dense and more deep in its colors..the fat speaks for itself!

tell me..

refined organic lower price?

extra virgin organic?

the year of the horse colors and ideas

sandalwood and lime color my mind
yellow and gold are gleaming there too
jasmine and lemon,
patchouli with rose like wine from the best vineyards
and a resinous goo that calls me with ideas ranging in the blue violet templin fir juice and
red green cedars and birch
a beautiful burnt orange in cinnamon clove
 sweet caramel
mixed with vetiver
with vanilla at the back of your neck
waiting until the last moment to show herself and sweet she is

vanilla with lemon
lime or sweet orange
or a soapy  nugget drenched in bergamot and black smoke from tea
lemony lemon with lemon grass...wouldn't that be refreshing?


Refresh yourself  by the water at least once a day..best time to drink is in the afternoon..make it a drink break.

you are pretty
condition your hair
get a hair cut
clean up your mane
make it glisten
make sure you are eating good fats form cold pressed oils
eat more unrefined organic coconut oil, for shiny hair..it works!

I like one half teaspoon with sesame seeds and one chocolate chip..simple and rather tasty..and it isn't such a big bite that all you get is oil..the oil mixes  with the melty chocolate chip and you are done for the day. It is like taking a vitamin.
supplies you'll need for daily intake:
1 jar organic gomasio sesame salt with seaweed
1 jar organic extra virgin coconut oil
1 package organic chocolate chips
1 small spoon
take 1/2 teaspoon daily

xo

burnt sugar grape flat bread for people I love

Ever bake grapes right in to some pizza dough and then douse that with sugar and spices?
Bake at 500 for 10 minutes and then reduce heat to 400 for ten more minutes..let it rest before you eat this, the grapes are hot! Who can wait? I already burned my finger with carmelized sugar!
Sorry I cussed the other day..I was just messin':)

I hope you are all having a wonderful fullfilled evening at home with people who love you. and it is just a gesture, but why not just say , "thank you, I love this with you right  now.." even if you say it quietly to yourself, which you should always be secretly in love with yourself.
For some of us, it is our family, the music, the knowledge, the I go an a in biology, it is nice..
the hard things are when we compete with what we think is real and for sure what we want , or is it  adrenalin forcing our hand?

Angry thoughts may lead to accidents..has anyone drawn a little blood today by rushing?

By the way, the bread thing was awesome!
xo