Life is indeed odd. I feel ike a CEO of a group of misfits - which I guess I am.... My shop will surivive, and I actually think do better than I ever imagined it would. I made the decision to have radio spots of 3-4 rasion stations- can't remember which ones....but whoa the difference was apparent yesterday with sales far exceeding what I was expecting. Mark seems in a good place, he hasbeen creating "Frankendroids" from broken droids and I don't want to know how much money he spent.....let's hope he feels the same way when he finds out how much I have spent to get the sales up - which acually will help us in the long run... Also I have kicked bitchy little Blake to the curb - he is emotionally immature and he has to realize life is not about him.....it is about helping others andmaking a warm, fuzzy place in your own heart to love yourself..... I know I have made the right decicions....and my night of darkness is over (for the itme being). The book is still not published and in reality I don't think it ever will be. But I am actually completely okay with that....seriously....it was a cool experience, but not one I would ike to repeat anytime soon. So peace and out for now....I'll try to blog more when I have more time....but this life of mine is a beutifully winding road right now of chaos and business....hard to beleive whent he country's economy is tanking...lol

New Stuff

Tile Being laid in the great room this morning. Our slabfoundation is cracking and moving as if it were alive.....and cracking the ceramic tile as if it were popcorn. It will interesting to see how it all turns out.

I go to the store today for another 11-7 stint - hopefully we will have a very busy day to make up for last weeks shortage....it wasn't much, but we do need to make up for it - not to mention the ga-zillion invoices I need to pay - including Entergy and its 915.00 I need to pay by Oct 12. Entergy is rancid, and money-grubbing. I dislike them VERY much.

I have oils to make, incense to bag, and items to ship......all before 11 am and its 8:37 now.....whew....you have to work for what you want!

Well, We're Open for Business

I am still a bit shell-shocked that the store - my dream is actually happening....It has done well so far, although I have a long way to go. I need to stock and organize so many more things to make it what it needs to be......but oh my god....it's real.  I had forgot how much my feet and knee hurt after 8 hours on my feet....but I can deal with it. We need to get the sign up and then life will not be as it seems....the Southern Baptists will then swarm upon us....and I cannot understand why Agnew signs is taking it's sweet time.....I need the sign NOW......but hey, no loan was taken out for the store, and Mark was kind enough to understand this was the only way to go in order to survive.....it will be incredible - actually it already is.....details in the days to come.

I can do this.....

Tired and frustrated doesn't even begin to cover it. I need help. I need phsycial working bodies to help me move and set up the store. It isn't even a 1/4 of the way finished and I open in 2 weeks.....I have orders I need to put together and send. I am soooooo very much in pain. And yet, I know it will be worth it in the end. I have outstanding products that no one else will have in the region! I am across from a college and next door to a college book store!  Please Lord and Lady, help me find the strentgth and fortitude to get things done and set up in a manner that will be timely, beautiful and bring forth spriitual enlightenment and help for all those involved. So mote it be.

Moving in to Bayou Witch

What an adventure it has been so far. We have furniture to move, and then we can move product and set up. I have Sept 17th as opening day......Mark is handling it very well actually - he hurts today, but ha has been very well behaved overall during the move of the heavy items. And Larry Bailey, the man I know from the Post Office has been an incredible friend and a great help. I never knew his interest in me other than a friend. But yesterday as a friend of his and I spoke about Reiki and Spirituality - I figured it out......he is fascinated that I am a Witch. I think he is a stellar man, and Sandy is blessed to have him. I am proud to call him my friend.

The furniture is partially moved in, along with the fridge Mark bough on Craigslist for 300.00. It seems to be in very good shape, but I don't think it works  in my opinion. We'll see....

I want to store to be a book store, with candles, incense, oils, and various other curios involving hoodoo, and Southern Magicks. I want to have an herbal room, and also a room of herbal teas.....I have over 300 herbs, and about 35 teas. I also have spell mixes, powders, loose incense, resin incense, amber essences, and loads of tarot cards.....we will be giving tarot readings.....and hopefully Reiki and certified massages.....a veritiable Witch's Haven.

I amalso bringing over my entire library to sell  as used which is half off....Ithink this will fill the shelves and also offer people books they can't find anywhere else....I am still stuck on if I should offer calenders or not....I probably will....but that wil be after we get in and open and I see how things go.

My main concern now is the store sign outside.....this is a MUST - and I need to call people and get quotes and get it up before we open.......so MOnday this will be my morning phone calls...

The product for the store is still showing up - lol - and Mark said last night to stop spending "his" money. Okay - I thought - after he told me that he knewthis was my "dream" a few days earlier. He hurts and when he does, you just leave him alone and go at it without him....I know for a fact.....that I will be making the candles by myself.....but he may help.....I got some cool-ass candle molds....so hopefully I can keep his interested peaked.

whew....how I wish I was 20 again......Larry just called and they'll be over here at the house soon.....so - Mark will stay in bed. and We'll get her done!

Okay - deep breath

I have so much to do today - boxes to pick up for shipping 7 sets of the Kitchen Grimoire...3 wholesale orders to start soaking and crafting, the lease on the business possibly this afternoon along with a doctorsw apoointment for this experimental crap I am taking that is supposed to help with my depression....depression you ask?  Really?????   Yes.......REALLY.

It is called Seroquel XR - I think it is a death drug....but hey, it has been working these last three weeks....and I feel stronger and more willing to voice my opinion, less apt to just sit down and cry about things....I am much more functional....so yeah, it may kill me, but I'll go down kicking and screaming at least.

I am letting the book get the best of me.....and I shouldn't  - but Llewellyn should not second guess my entiremanuscript after they have had it over a year, had me revise it several times, finish the artowrk, rearrange the chapters, and have it for presale on Amazon and their website.....and NOW they are questioning the info?? You see my dilemma here??

Oh well....another day in the life of a witch....we are supposed to live these magickal lives where everything we do is rainbows and unicorns (and glitter)....well when I let the dogs were out this morning and I was watering the herbs and filling the pond I had lots of dragonflies grace me with landing on my shoulders.....here is what dragonfly symbolizes  so I am taking a deep breath, today will end up being a good day.

KISS MY ROSEY RED ASS

So Bill Krause from Llewellyn emails me this morning. I guess this woman named Kristi has taken all my recipes and placed them on her website Pagan Promises. Bill asks me "are these yours"? "Yes," I answer. "Well can you contact her and have her take them down?" Bill asks....

What the fuck.....you have lawyers out the ass....and don't get me worng, I don't mind being asked if the info is mine.....but if it is.....ya'll take care of it.

Are the accused going to listen to me??? Hell no...are they going to listen to a HUGE publishing house by the name of Llewellyn?? YOU BETCHA!

I am sick of the book, sick of the constant "is this yours?" It is months into the book publishing process...do you think I would have sent you a manuscript that doesn't have any of my info in it??? FUCK NO......yet every day or so Bill emails me...here is a page...can you have them take it down....UGH......like I have nothing else going on in my life.

The "Fair Use" law thing is going around, and one page copies from another, and another, and another....and it breeds like a virus that cannot be stopped.

As far as I can see the book will never be published....and you know what I don't give a flying fuck at this point.

I have a store to open, a online store to run, products to craft, house to clean and take care of...AND a sick husbnad, and somewhere in the midst of all of that a LIFE.....this truly, truly SUCK ASS..