The New Year Is Approaching And I Just Wanted To Say No Matter How Much I Whined And Complained About

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MoonAlchemy’s 2018 Beltane inspired Giveaway! 

This giveaway is in no affiliated with Tumblr. 

Hello, everyone! I have been waiting for the right time to begin this giveaway, and today is that day! I have collected some Beltane inspired items that are just begging to fin a place on someone’s altar. 

RULES: 

You MUST be following me.

Think of something you are grateful for in your life. (feel free to send it to me in a message, or tell someone you care about!)

Only reblogs count.

DO NOT tag as a giveaway.

Extra entry: Favorite my Etsy shop, or an item if you already do! (message me your username on here!)

No giveaway accounts, and please don’t spam your followers!

Only open to U.S. residents, sorry!

Winner chosen on April 25, 2018! 

What you can win:

Three chime candles (red, yellow and green)

One succulent tea light. 

One Quartz point.

One piece of Rose Quartz

One piece of natural Citrine

A super awesome full sized chalice

Faux Dahlias

Large Vials of Rosemary, Basil, and Rose Petals 

Handmade necklace with faux florals inside. 

One full Celtic Cross tarot card reading from me! 

Thank you for your continued support and have fun!

Dear 2017,

I saw you described as a scooter to the ankle and I don’t think I’ve ever agreed with something more. You had your good moments, can’t deny that. I became an adult this year, how did that happen? I have cried more this year than I ever have. I have had a year filled with good and bad, of meetings and partings. I made friends this year I thought would be with me forever, people I thought would have my back, alas I lost them this year too, because they weren’t who I thought they were.

This year I saw people for what they were. 2017, you show me that seven years of friendship, years of me putting others first, of making sure everyone else was okay when I was hurting, boils down to nothing. Not when there are others who can manipulate and twist things. Not when others are louder. Not when your own voice has been reduced to nothing. Maybe I expected to much. Maybe I thought my friends knew me better than they did. Maybe I thought after everything they’d have my back. I wanted my friends to stick up for me and they didn’t. I’ve accepted that.

2017, you pushed me to my limit. You sent me trials that made me question everything I’ve done for the last 5 years. But you showed me that I am stronger than I thought. That I can cope with a lot more than I expected. You taught me that I will be fine. You showed me that even in my lowest moments I can keep going. You reminded me of the importance of family and helped me see who my real friends are.

2017, this year I took a leap and started writing my own novel. The characters that have been a comfort to me for longer than I can remember finally found a home. I found the confidence to start and starting is the hardest part. I doubted myself. I had lost all confidence in my own abilities. But I pushed myself. I started. And not only that but this year I decided what I wanted to do as a career. I was never going to be a doctor or a lawyer or teacher, I think everyone realised that in the end. But although I love acting I realised this year that my heart lies in my writing. When it makes me happy, when it’s all I think about, when all I can do is create stories morning till night I can’t see how I could do anything else. Writing has been the one true thing I have stuck with and it has given my over active imagination a playground.

2017, you were the year that made me realise I put others before myself too often, to a point where I was making myself ill. I will still always be there for the people I care about but now I understand that I need to look after myself too. Life is too short to spend it making myself miserable to make others happy. 2017, you taught me that everything will be okay, to have faith in myself and do what makes me happy. I start 2018 a different person, without the people I thought would never leave. But that’s okay. I don’t mind anymore. I can forgive you all that, 2017, I needed to know.

I start 2018 in a more positive position. I know it’s going to be difficult - that my A Levels are going to be stressful but it doesn’t last forever. ‘This too shall pass’ isn’t that the saying? And the Beth who starts 2019 will thank me for what I do in 2018. Who knows, she may even be proud.

I’m finally learning to take care of myself. 2017, you pushed me to get help for my anxiety, something I always said I didn’t need. I was wrong and you were right. I needed help. I couldn’t go on the way I was. I was in a downward spiral, 2017, and my mental health was worse than it ever had been. I thought I was going mad. I’ve got help though and people are aware now of how much I was suffering and how much I still suffer.

I am done changing myself to fit other people’s preferred view of me. I’ve only got one life and I am determined to live it as myself. Not someone else. I wrote once that ‘we all become stories’ and that we should ‘embrace the uniqueness of our own’ because ‘no one will ever have the same story as you’. Typical writer, I suppose. But whatever my story is, it will not be dictated by others. Thank you, 2017, for helping me see how much needed to change.

Goodbye, 2017, you’ve taught me a lot but I cannot say I am sad to see you go. Here’s to better days.

Beth

31/12/17

Hearth 2 Heart Is Now Open

Honestly, I’m a little shocked this happened. And a huuuuge shout out to my covenmates who put up with me over the last while as I prepared items and constantly pestered them for feedback.

To celebrate the opening of the shop, I’ll be hosting a giveaway, and there’s a sale! Everything is 10% off until April 3rd. Use the coupon code EQUINOX18 or follow the link.

Giveaway - March 20. 2018- April 3, 2018 @ 6pm PST

*** this giveaway is not associated with Tumblr in any way ***

all images are copyright Hearth2Heart and may not be used without permission

All items in the giveaway are now available in my shop, Hearth 2 Heart

1 Grand Prize

Premium Kit

3 handknit cotton dishcloths (you pick the color combination!) bottle of infused vinegar spell jar - for clean and bright energy in the home

Calming Incense

A blend of herbs taught to me by my teacher who learned it from her teacher, an Irish herbalist.

(sage, lavender, blue vervain)

3 Runners Up

Infused Cleaning Vinegar

a 6ox bottle of cedar, lemon, cloves infused into a concentrated vinegar

Calming Incense

A 90cc bottle of the incense blend.

Beeswax Candles

Pair of hand-dipped candles. 

Not available for purchase outside of the kits.

How to Enter

Reblog or like this post!

You can reblog more than once, but DO NOT spam your followers.

The Rules

You need to be 18+

Must be following me (if you reblog with a sideblog, leave your main in the tags)

Live or have a mailing address in the USA

No giveaway blogs. 

No terfs, racists, or bigots of other stripes

You must contact me within 24hrs of the winners being announced with your full name and address.

Do not tag this post as a giveaway

subject to change, be sure to follow me for any updates (unlikely to be needed, but I’ve never done this before!)

Want to add my book “The Shape of Ideas: An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity” to your bookshelf? Order it here, or find it internationally wherever books are sold. If it doesn’t change your life, you can at least use it as a hat!

it’s giveaway time!!

over the years I’ve accumulated a ton of tumblr-recommended stationery and there’s no way I can possibly use it all now that I’m out of school. I’m putting together a goody bag full of (unused, of course) stationery from my personal collection, plus a few hand-picked new items!! 

prizes

a fun grab bag of stationery that will include at least:

Notebooks

A collection of pens, highlighters, markers, etc

Washi tape

Stickers, sticky notes, or other fun goodies

Supplies will be from my favorite brands, including: Muji, Rifle Paper Co., Ban.Do, Zebra, Stabilo, Staedtler, etc 

rules

open to US followers only 

must be 18+ or have parental permission to enter

must be following me

reblog this post 

each reblog = 1 entry

i may pick multiple winners based on how many entries there are !!

winner(s) will be randomly picked on August 15, 2020

faq here

I’m so excited to put together this prize and share my favorite stationery with you!! good luck!! 

“it’s alright, i’m here”

self care is breaking into nasa and launching yourself directly into the Fucking void

You Are Going To Have So Much Success In 2018 (pass it on)

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