tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47972727469665475892013-05-21T15:25:26.296-04:00Faerie BaristaBlog about a single mom of two's life as a freelance photographer, wannabe writer, Starbucks addict, and faerie lover. Amanda Jillian Bnoreply@blogger.comBlogger416125faeriebaristahttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-32275562068532363562013-05-21T15:25:00.001-04:002013-05-21T15:25:26.301-04:002013-05-21T15:25:26.301-04:00Summer is coming {Daily Mermaid}
via ~MerBellas
Today is one of those days when you can definitely feel summer coming. It's hot, like making it muggy inside with all the windows open hot. Making me not want to clean up the mess my kids made cause it's just a lot of work kind of hot. The kids have been in and out of the wading pool and sprinkle all day, right now we are actually inside. Ariel is napping, AJ is playing Angry Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-68838455392741776812013-05-20T20:22:00.000-04:002013-05-20T20:22:08.127-04:002013-05-20T20:22:08.127-04:00Must be {Daily Mermaid}
via *Hanasu
This about sums it up. Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-88759198781376806462013-05-18T19:05:00.001-04:002013-05-18T19:05:14.075-04:002013-05-18T19:05:14.075-04:00Adorkably Excited {Daily Mermaid}
via TheRealLittleMermaid
So did I tell you guys that I have one of these shirts coming my way?!?!?! I'm so excited, now if only I had Traci's stomach. Also I'm going to half put my mermaid dream into reality soon {hint=new tattoo soon}.
I'm been playing around over on Moon in a Cup, I gave myself a new logo. I'm going to be making one for here too. I'm also going to be adding custom design Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-13676428798738421412013-05-17T00:32:00.001-04:002013-05-17T00:32:11.642-04:002013-05-17T00:32:11.642-04:00Have you heard of Sevenly?Sevenly is some awesomesauce stuff. Each week they have a cause and $7 from each purchase to the cause. It's an amazing thing, and I love that it's not like those $1 causes.
Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-22925783583555033732013-05-15T12:41:00.002-04:002013-05-15T12:41:23.503-04:002013-05-15T12:41:23.503-04:00A Beautiful Mess of a Family #iPPP
So the girls over at A Beautiful Mess came out with an iPhone photo app and I'm in LOVE with it.
On Mother's Day me, the kids and aunt Tina went out to the Hudson Valley Mayfaire. Ariel got herself a crown that she prefers me to wear. AJ got some pirate booty.
The blog here has gotten some changes going on. A button, a new about me photo link, new social buttons, new color Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-28147559729328426182013-05-15T12:02:00.002-04:002013-05-15T12:02:36.022-04:002013-05-15T12:02:36.022-04:00Mental Health Mermaid {Daily Mermaid}
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In my travels of catching up on emails I saw that today was Mental Health Blog Day. I decided to combine Daily Mermaid with this issue today. You see Mental Health is very close to me, after having my daughter I was diagnosed with Postpartum Depression, now I'm just the Depression/Mania girl. Which is why I find it so weird that I've been happy lately. It's not a normal Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-20368904226900794702013-05-14T13:42:00.001-04:002013-05-14T13:42:06.329-04:002013-05-14T13:42:06.329-04:00Eyes of a Mermaid {Daily Mermaid}
Look into the eyes of a mermaid.
What do you see?
The blue green of the sea?
A longing to be free,
An ocean soul in a human body?
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The Mermaid by ~Razors-And-Lace
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Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!
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Mermaid will soon become a mother by ~RedreevGeorge
Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-27380092078297518662013-05-10T11:17:00.003-04:002013-05-10T11:17:54.186-04:002013-05-10T11:17:54.186-04:00Lovely {Daily Mermaid}
This day to that day
Where does the time go
What do you do with yours
Live a life you love
Love the life you live
Be lovely
Look for the lovely
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Lost mermaid by ~minamikagerou
Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-33874093916431713922013-05-09T22:53:00.001-04:002013-05-09T22:53:12.075-04:002013-05-09T22:53:12.075-04:00Life at the Faerie Household #iPPP
The Faerie Household had a busy week. We went down to see Ariel's abuela for her birthday. I've been loving my purple hair. AJ has been his normal silly self, and Ariel is learning and growing in leaps and bounds. I've gone from smoking real cigarettes to the blu e-cig, it's actually been working pretty well. Grandma went from the rehab center back to the hospital, she was dehydrated. Me and Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-55112871223888936502013-05-09T11:03:00.000-04:002013-05-09T11:03:06.752-04:002013-05-09T11:03:06.752-04:00Said the mermaid to the faerie (Daily Mermaid}
Each day brings us closer to the NY Ren Faire and I'm truly excited. I plan to make sure I go a hell of a lot more than once. I even want to get the kids some costumes to wear, their goddess mother is our favorite Rennie. I want to take the kids on the fairy treasure hunt and watch the joust. I want to get AJ a sword and shield and buy Ariel one of those beautiful fairy wings. Get their faces Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-75734795813253879812013-05-08T16:11:00.000-04:002013-05-08T16:11:02.126-04:002013-05-08T16:11:02.126-04:00Dark Tails {Daily Mermaid}
Not everything that is dark is evil. Sometimes the darkest soul is the one that makes you laugh the hardest. Sometimes the brightest is the one that makes you cry the hardest. Don't judge by the outside, see beneath.
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Nick Demarco: Mermaid by ~neebow
Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-76959008005652038162013-05-07T17:47:00.001-04:002013-05-07T17:47:23.258-04:002013-05-07T17:47:23.258-04:00Busy bee on a spring birthdayI know I've been absent, so much for blogging everyday right? Oh well I had a good reason. My little girl turned 2 years old!
Her ta-da pose!
Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-36853236898012428652013-05-07T16:45:00.000-04:002013-05-07T16:45:02.843-04:002013-05-07T16:45:02.843-04:00Healthy Kicks! Have I mentioned that I've been on a bit of a health kick lately? I've been doing the (suppose to be) 30 day squat challenge (more like 60 day for me lol). I've been drinking tons of water, seriously I drink a ton, I will probably float away. I've made modified push ups part of my daily routine, plus I do yoga and belly dancing. I walk as much as I can and try to limit the junk I eat. Which is Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-83553912733402146482013-05-07T11:19:00.002-04:002013-05-07T11:19:16.120-04:002013-05-07T11:19:16.120-04:00Dark Waters {Daily Mermaid}
Under the dark waters
Beneath the still waters
Raging waters
Who is there?
Do mermaids dwell?
Do you see?
Can you understand?
Just believe.
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I Wonder If There's Mermaids Down There by ~hollyEchiko
Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-49354223069828337412013-05-05T11:48:00.001-04:002013-05-05T11:48:42.579-04:002013-05-05T11:48:42.579-04:00Pop Culture {Old School Blogging}Elaine of Miss Elaine-ous Life and Loukia of LouLou’s Views have opened up this month’s Old School Blogging link-up,
and it’s all about Pop Culture.
1. What was one of your favorite shows as a kid? Why?
Bewitched and I Dream of Genie, I used to watch them with my papa. And Scooby Doo. I think I just liked them cause I watched them with my papa, but I mean it was all about magic and Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-69330701926360534812013-05-03T22:52:00.001-04:002013-05-03T22:52:28.561-04:002013-05-03T22:52:28.561-04:00Lessons from a Hipster MermaidAmanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-29408636724092585212013-05-03T17:28:00.001-04:002013-05-03T17:28:42.985-04:002013-05-03T17:28:42.985-04:00Writers of the Future
I get to read this book and review it, they were nice enough to send me a free copy. I'm stroked.
Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-55772705653538891182013-05-02T11:24:00.000-04:002013-05-02T11:24:01.796-04:002013-05-02T11:24:01.796-04:00A Fairytale {Daily Mermaid}
Fairytales have a way of making us feel safe and loved. But the original fairytales had no interest in that. Is there something that happened along the way to make it change? Why did we go from teaching them harsh life lessons to making things sweet and cuddly? I tell my kids fairytales but I try to do both versions. Make them sweet and make them think. Einstein had once said if you want your Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-51717587874001028002013-05-02T10:55:00.000-04:002013-05-02T10:55:17.033-04:002013-05-02T10:55:17.033-04:00May Day with the Faerie Girls #iPPP
Yesterday was Beltane, or May Day. As a Pagan I tried to do something fun with Ariel outside. She is completely my little Pagan faerie girl too. We planted daisies, we were suppose to plant some strawberries too but the bucket I had gotten apparently had no seeds!
We spent a good part of the day outside, and the whole day barefoot so that we could connect with nature.
I've decided myAmanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-46296415925822268812013-05-02T10:31:00.000-04:002013-05-02T10:31:02.111-04:002013-05-02T10:31:02.111-04:00Are you ready for The Blog Workshop?Have you ever wanted to go to a blogging conference but just couldn't take a trip, or it was too much money? Cause that's what I said every time one came up that I wanted to go to.
Enter The Blog Workshop
It's online which is just awesome cause you don't have to leave the kids with sitters or find someone to watch them, you just have to lock yourself in a closet and open a website. And Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-14990077362744023312013-05-01T12:05:00.000-04:002013-05-01T12:05:03.297-04:002013-05-01T12:05:03.297-04:00Pagan Mermaids {Daily Mermaid}
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Mermaid by ~NahimaArt
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Sirene's tear by *Le-Regard-des-Elfes
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Irish Sea Amulet by ~bonegoddess
In honor of Beltane today's Daily Mermaid is a few of my favorites when I searched deviantART for mermaids and pagan.
Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-70108722780202428152013-04-30T19:55:00.000-04:002013-04-30T19:55:09.908-04:002013-04-30T19:55:09.908-04:00Cyber Bullying Not Just a Kid ProblemWhen you think of cyber bullying you probably think of kids right? Calling each other names, telling each other to kill themselves. Teen girls sending sexts and then the whole school finding out. But in this day when there are so many adult bloggers, mommy bloggers, and everyone is online it's not just about kids. I was cyber bullied. Thankfully I'm happy and it was a pack of lies and I know thisAmanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-2352933986614478922013-04-30T11:13:00.001-04:002013-04-30T11:13:27.907-04:002013-04-30T11:13:27.907-04:00Swimming Free {Daily Mermaid}
Swimming free
Washing the sins away
Life can get hard
But the sea cleanses all away.
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underwater tale by ~fly10
Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797272746966547589.post-84423100427604679282013-04-28T09:17:00.005-04:002013-04-28T09:17:56.028-04:002013-04-28T09:17:56.028-04:00Frisky {Daily Mermaid}
Amazing how just a little change to a regular character can make them go from sweet and innocent to frisky grown characters.
Sometimes it's hard to remember that people grow up. It makes me think about when Disney actors grow up and leave the Disney world in order to do something grown, we act like it's a big surprise. Not me. They grew up. They aren't cartoons drawn a certain way and Amanda Jillian Bhttps://plus.google.com/108615091501082244869noreply@blogger.com0