Back online. Ethernet until J sets up our wireless network tonight.

It goes. Yesterday was better, but I still cried a few times. Olive continues to be stuck at my side any time she's not hiding under the bed. We've been watching her like a hawk. I have this nervous stomach that won't go away-- a stress reaction, I'm sure, but terribly unpleasant nonetheless. I feel a bit like a nervous wreck. There are cords all over from today's installation, and I'm going to try to keep Olive in a room with me as much as possible just to allay any fears she might chew on them until we can get them safely managed.

Now, to work. Must do photography this afternoon.

Did I miss anything this week that I should know about? If so, please let me know here.

One of the things I wanted most at this new apartment was to create good energy and a place that I can become more centered and focused on my own spiritual work. I don't know exactly what it was-- Dixie's considerable energy, my own clutter, the fact that my bedroom, office, AND altar were all jammed into one room-- but I could never properly get down to business at my old house. Jason and I are setting up the den here as a studio, and we talked about keeping clutter in there to a minimum in order to create a conducive working space. My altar will be in that room.

For my new altar, I basically want to start from scratch. Before, it'd always been sort of hodgepodge and never quite harmonious. I also want to get myself a little cast iron cauldron for incense and things that require a small amount of fire. I want to make a few of my own witch balls to decorate the windows. I need a proper mortar and pestle. I'm going to start keeping a BOS again-- while I was packing, I unearthed my first, which was written when I was about 20-- more than a log of workings, it was a knowledge database culled from all the books I'd read. Because I was Wiccan at the time, it has a heavily Wiccan slant. I am unsure if I should just buy a beautiful new leather BOS and start from scratch, or simply add a new volume to my old one. It might be a good thing for me to begin again-- I considered it a focused meditation at the time, which would be very helpful for me now, and I could also excise things which are unhelpful or simply not things I follow any longer.

Add to this my new interest in herbcraft and oilmaking. This is a new thing for me, and the more I create, the more I want to study. I'd definitely like to keep a separate log just for herbal workings.

So, a renewing time. Lots to think about. Might even propose a small witchy swap for those who are interested before my annual Care Package Swap starts. So, if you're interested, let me know.