Soulful Giveaway Winner

Laura and I have been having so much fun just us and the little gals. Here we are to announce the giveaway winner!

Congrats! Hope you are all having a great Monday and don't miss the guest posts this week! I'll be back soon to share a little sneak peak into the happenings over here. Can't wait to get my new camera and break it in for the new Bohemian Collective lookbook.

Peace and Love
Katelyn

Whirlwind and on the road again

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So after a whirlwind of a Friday and Saturday: my camera broke during a photo shoot, got called to photograph a birth about 1 hour after the camera broke, had to pick up a friend's camera to borrow, headed to the birth center to hear the mom wasn't dilated that much, ran home to nurse the baby because she was beside herself and wouldn't take my pumped milk from a bottle for daddy, told the midwife to call me back if they needed me, got called back to hear that she was fully dilated (in the span of about 2 hours), rushed back to the birth center and got there 12 minutes after the baby was born, phew, yeah. I'm tired. But today I'm heading out to Texas to see my great friend Laura! I'm so so excited. We'll be shooting the new lookbook for The Bohemian Collective. I'm so thrilled to be able to contribute in one of the best ways I know how. And plus the camera breaking was a blessing in disguise. My husband and I were talking about how it was time to upgrade my camera soon anyways because it was probably on it's last leg, foreshadowing, and now I have a shiny new camera heading my way...well heading my way when I'll be at Laura's. We get to test it out and be super girly and excitable.

Here's a glimpse at what my old camera was doing.

So I will still be blogging while at Laura's here and there but I have some amazing guest posts lined up for you this week! You don't want to miss them. Super amazing girls full of heart and soul. Each post is beautiful and each post is so unique.

Tomorrow I'll be back, and I'm going to make Laura help, to announce the winner of the giveaway. If you haven't entered yet go check it out! It closes tonight at 11:59pm central time!

Peace and Love.
Katelyn

Motherload of Smoothies.

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This smoothie. THIS. 

 I'd have to say this smoothie is my favorite out of any I've ever made. Something should be known about me though. I never really measure anything so trying to give anyone a recipe is generally an estimation. I can't be trusted to write a cookbook. This is a chocolate raspberry smoothie that is actually healthy. I never understood why people think healthy food can't be delicious because this smoothie is out of this world. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating just a little but I love the chocolate raspberry combo.

Chocolate Raspberry Smoothie
Makes one large smoothie
1 cup water kefir
1 banana (this time I didn't have any frozen)
2 tbsp whole flax, then ground
about 1 tbsp bee pollen, then ground
about 1 1/2 cups of frozen organic raspberries
1 tbsp Vitamineral Green powder
2 1/2 tbsp raw cacao powder
one big squeeze of local honey

Blend. Add more or less water kefir and honey as desired.

The water kefir gives it an effervescent quality that really adds to the smoothie. I won't go back to using regular water. Let me know if you try it and what you think.

Peace and Love.
Katelyn 

 


(re)Charging.

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These crystals I love and nurture. They love and nurture me back. I get giddy and excited when a thunderstorm rolls in. I gather up my stones and lovingly place them outside to cleanse and charge from the lightning. A gal I bought the big crystals from shook my hand for I was the first person she's heard that has done this. With my pregnancy necklace I made I did this. It gave me headaches for weeks until the charge wore off. In pregnancy you are already open and more sensitive to energies around you. I placed a bunch of different types of crystals around my neck, charged by lightning. No wonder I had headaches while wearing it. You could feel the power just holding it. The vibrations buzzing. If it's not the lightning I use to charge them, I use the full moon. My other power source. The blanket of light. The glow. The pull and guidance it gives. 

Look to the moon for your path. 
Be as powerful as the lightning.

Peace and Love.
Katelyn

Relax

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I bring you a photo. A photo to soothe. A photo to feel. A photo of love. I've been lighting candles a lot lately. As a vigil for the world. A vigil for the lost. A vigil for love. So often we are running around without ever pausing to relax and think of the beauty around us. It's time for reflection. Find what makes you slow down and enjoy. 
Speaking of beauty. Rain knows how to stitch words together to create a magical world of her own. Her words move me and stir something deep within. You must read this post and to make it even more lovely, she's giving away a pair of earrings from my good friend Laura. Those two girls are gorgeous souls.

Peace and Love.
Katelyn

Doctor Mom

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The girls and I are sick. Colds. I'm so grateful for having my essential oils on hand and for the help my friend and superior offers me with using them. I sell DōTERRA products because I wanted to be able to help others. I have so many friends that are constantly coming to me for advice with their illnesses and/or dilemmas. Yesterday my friend Jessica was asking me for help with her sore throat and she called me her own "personal witchdoctor." I'll take it. I asked my friend Amanda for some oil advice, like what to put on the girls. She gave me that advice, aka a list, plus then gave me what reflexology points to use as well. 

Source.
I've been sick more in the last 7 months since Penelope's birth than I have been in the last 2-3 years combined since I've had surgery to correct my deviated septum. Since I've really dug in doing soulwork the ailments have ramped up. My body is healing, emotionally. It's wearing the mess of my soulwork on the outside. Everything has to get jumbled, mixed up, broken down and purged. My soul is purging. My physical body is helping. Letting go of habits that I don't like or welcome into this new path. I will take these illnesses because oh, it's going to be beautiful when it all comes together again.

Peace and Love.
Katelyn

When life hands you lemons?

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Yesterday was a hard day here. My patience was low, Leena's patience was low and I was exhausted. After a huge meltdown from Leena and she was finally able to calm down I got my Citrus Bliss oil from DōTERRA. I mixed it with some coconut oil and let Leena smell it and I smelled it as well. It's divine. Then I proceeded to rub it all over myself and Leena. We were walking orangesicles. Happy orangesicles.
 It helped me focus and clean as well. Cleaning and I don't get along. I am more motivated to clean lately though because my yearly spazoid freakout with wanting to move has come around again and we are seriously ready to move forward with it now. The last two years I've gone through a crazy, "I HATE THIS HOUSE AND WANT TO MOVE AND I WANT TO MOVE NOW" period but it was never really feasible. Now, it's time. We are ready to move to a house with more land. Land to grow a substantial amount of our food. Land to have chickens and farm animals for pets. Land to rescue animals and foster them till we find them forever homes. Land to have our daughters be able to roam and explore. Chase faeries and dragonflies. Land to spread our wings. So. This is happening. And I've never been more motivated to clean in my life.

Let's do this citrus bliss.

Peace and Love.
Katelyn

A giveaway to say thanks!

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Thank you all for supporting me and encouraging me through this big change! I'm loving this new blog and feeling like I can just be me. I love sharing about my life without inhibition. I've definitely been working on speaking my truths and nurturing my voice. You have all been so wonderful and I love reading all your comments. I have been replying to your comments so make sure to check back. I love how much more personal and intimate this space feels. As a way to say thank you I'd like to do a giveaway. Items to nourish your soul.
A 10' strand of Tibetan Prayer Flags that were handmade in Nepal.
A set of crystals I handpicked for you. *Not these exact stones pictured. They will be intuitively picked once the winner is chosen.

A group of handpicked incense.

And:
An organic, vegan medicine bag, handmade by me. I loved mine so much I made one to share.

How to enter:
First: You must be a follower of Gypsy Moth Sol.
Then to enter please comment with your favorite uplifting quote.
To get more entries:
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Please leave all your entries in one comment. 
All entries will be put in a hat and then the winner will be drawn next Monday, July 30th and then announced announced later that day or Tuesday at the latest.
The giveaway closes at 11:59 central time on Sunday, July 28th.

Peace and Love.
Katelyn

Little Medicine Bag

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I sewed this little medicine bag up for myself the other day. I have been wanting one as a way to carry a crystal/crystals with me during the day and/or little items that I find empowering from nature. I used some organic fabrics I had and then hand-stitched it together just putting it together in a way that naturally flowed. I am in love with this little bag.
Breaking it in.
From top: Quartz, Tiger's Eye and Citrine
When I put crystals in this bag I tend to just pick what captures my eye that morning. I rely on my intuitive knowledge to guide me towards what I need or will need that day.

Quartz: This crystal is a power house. It can be used for any condition. It stimulates the immune system. It also helps you attune to your spiritual purpose. It absorbs, stores, releases and regulates energy. It also helps to unblock it. Your chakras LOVE quartz.
A fun tidbit I am going to try: It is a great energy saver. Attached to a fuel line in a car, a Quartz point reduces fuel consumption. Let's see if we can beef up my 40 hwy miles I already get on my Yaris.
 A note about the quartz shape, a point: A single crystal point is great in healing. Pointed away from the body, it draws energy off. Pointed inward, it channels energy to the body.

Tiger's Eye: This one combines the earth energies with the sun's energies to create a high vibrational state. This makes this stone very grounded and helps draw spiritual energies to the earth. It has been used as a talisman against ill will and curses. It helps you differentiate between wishful thinking and what you really need and want. It can also help spacey people be more committed to their task when placed on the navel chakra. It's great at helping with resolving conflicts and heals issues with self worth, self-criticism and a block in creativity. (Speaking about creativity blocks, go check out this awesome post by Amy of Fate-Filled Times.) Tiger's Eye also helps to balance the yin-yang.

Citrine: This stone carries the power of the sun. It's a powerful cleanser and recharger. It never needs cleansing. It is extremely protective to the environment because of this. It absorbs, transmutes, dissipates and grounds negative energy. It is a good Aura protector and also helps cleanse the chakras, particularly the solar plexus and navel chakras. It is also good for activating the crown chakra to help open the intuition. It is good for enhancing individuality, encourages self expression and activates creativity along with improving motivation. All around it's just a joyful stone.

There is so much more information on all three of these crystals but I wanted to share some general information on them and parts I feel apply to why I chose them. I got my information from The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall. I think this is a good starter guide and recommend it!

Peace and Love.
Katelyn