caitygrl96

Hi Everyone! You are probably in shock to see an entry from me ;) The last year has been a rough one but has finally come to an end. My absence, my delay in shipping and my out of character traits is all reflected on the major changes that have been occuring in my life. My divorce is in the works finally. We have been separated for over a year and have not lived together for that long. I have changed employment and residence. Boy do I hate moving!! Finally, I have unpacked everything out of boxes including my oils so I can fill orders and ship now. I am concentrating on that today. I have met a wonderful man who is a firefighter. We are now living together.  My ex moved in with a woman who was a client of ours on the SAME street - go figure!

I have decided to come back to LJ - I think of you all very often and I truly miss this part of my life. I hope nobody thinks I up and left them. I was lost myself. I have a ton of photos to share but wanted to get a post out there and give everyone a virtual hug!!!

My all time BPAL Favorites are:


Spider
Temple Viper
Mania
Trick 2
Schwarzer Mond
Queen Alice
Bien le doici
Formula 54
Ecstasy of Passion
Shanghai Tunnel

 What a beautiful morning. It is a beautiful breeze from the Tropical Storm that is far enough away. This is the first day that I have opened my windows up to bring fresh air into the house. It feels like fall now. This is my favorite time of year.

Caitlin's birthday party was a blast. 15 kids showed up and they bobbed for apples, did the donut eating contest, played The Circle of Truth and The Dress up Game (think hot potato except its with a bag full of silly clothes). 7 girls ended up staying the night and then last weekend another 5 girls stayed the night. I think I  have officially gone insane!! This weekend though Caity is spending the weekend with a friend as it is her birthday, so I can get a rest....lol


My website is officially up and running. I am thrilled with it. I am turning my back room that was an office into an official "work" area for my perfumes. Painted the walls a soft lavender....... got a new desk..... going to have a long wrap around counter, shipping, blending, packaging stations. I have finally found some suppliers that have quality pure oils that smell true and not imitation or plastic. Unfortunately, I have a gazillion bottles that I won't use because of the quality. I haven't decided what to do with these. Ebay maybe? I am reformulating all of my blends with these 2 new suppliers oils. 

I got invited to share a booth with a lady  in November at some festival so I will have my perfumes there ;)


Have decided to sell/swap off my BPAL and other etailors scents that do not work on me. After 2 years of being active in perfume. I know what notes do and do not work on me. I think I have tried every  BPAL scent out there or pretty darn close. Beth's perfumes are gorgeous and if you haven't tried any let me know and I can send you a sample, just let me know what notes you like or dislike. I have more than enough of it ;)
Going to post in the lj communites and on the forum to swap/sell and whatever is left - it goes on Ebay. There are alot of BPAL and other etailor scents I want to try so hopefully I can swap for alot on my wishlist.

Does anyone know what happened to ava luxe? Why are they taking  a break?





I hope all the littlesones have a great Halloween and be safe!!

 I am back! My computer crashed and I lost everything.... I mean everything!!! I got a new computer yesterday so I am now back online and can function again normally. I know I had some sales/swaps pending. I had no information  to ship/fill orders. I do now and no worries packages are being shipped today. My apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

This is breathtaking!!!!

I have been sooooo good about buying any BPAL for MONTHS now. This update is breaking me down  though. Last night, I was reading the bpal forum about notes people like/dislike and it got me to thinking. I know mostly what I like but I went through and made a list of all of my BPAL favorite scents, looked up the notes what is in them and realized that my favorite notes are without a doubt:

Amber, Red Musk, Saffron (which shocked me), vanilla, ginger, sugar cane, chamomile, dragons blood, white sandalwood, tea, bamboo, lavender, labdanum, king mandarin, myrrh, wisteria (had no clue), honey, patchouli (which everyone seems to dislike), lily, petitgrain (another surprise), tonka, vetivert. There were more but these were the ones that kept repeating in the blends I like from BPAL. This was alot of fun to do yesterday ;)

Where was I? Oh yes, Beth's phenomenol update!!!!
I have NO extra money to spend on this update so I am selling off some of my most beloved BPAL. For years, I was trying to hoard everything whether I liked it or not. Now, I have learned what I do like and realize what I will never wear and to stop being so damn greedy....LOL

I priced these on how much I spent on them. Many were Ebay and yeah the prices there go crazy.
I don't want to take a hit on these, simply break even so I can go buy from the lab before the update is gone.
The trick and treat names/descriptions are the Best!! I would love to grab one of those.....







and if you are looking for any gc's here is my regular sales post


For the curious..... I want many of them but I am being realistic.
Sooooo..... I really want:

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The Atrocious Attic: child's perfume and the remnants of a dried, crumbling bridal bouquet: tea rose, violet, white sandalwood, French lavender, and Calla lily.thank you xel_ko and fizzgig_bites

The Death of Autumn: Dark amber, dead leaves, khus, saffron, bitter clove, chrysanthemum, camellia, galangal, and a drop of oud. thank you fairnymph, xel_ko

Libra: Rose, black cherry, carnation, fig, honey, plum, and black currant.   Thank you whsprsatmidnght and burning_bryght

PUMPKIN II 
Pumpkin with tobacco champaca flower, carnation, and tonka. Thank you enraged_bunny

PUMPKIN V
Pumpkin with benzoin, bourbon vanilla, lemon peel, neroli, blood orange, and red ginger. thank you fizzgig_bitesenraged_bunny

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Then the General Catalogs that I don't have to grab now: (mostly for my own reference)

Kubla Khan: roses unfurl amidst dancing waves of serpentine opium smoke and amber tobacco, golden sandalwood, champaca, tea leaf, sugared lily, ginger, rich hay absolute, leather, dark vanilla, mandarin, peru balsam, and Moroccan jasmine.
 Thank you </a></b></a>flowersoffilth  and </a></b></a>alethea_eastrid

Schrodinger's Cat: - tangerine, sugared lime, pink grapefruit, oakmoss, lavender, zdravetz, and chocolate peppermint.   Thank you </a></b></a>alethea_eastrid

Event Horizon: child's perfume and the remnants of a dried, crumbling bridal bouquet: tea rose, violet, white sandalwood, French lavender, and Calla lily.  Thank you </a></b></a>alethea_eastrid


Troll: This is a gruesome blend of ghastly greens and blacks: vetiver, pine pitch, troll musk, black basil, clove smoke, and scorched cumin.

Right where I live and where I work is right next to where the robbery happened..... then the attack of the sharks...... where Caity had camp



http://www.keysso.net/pio/crimereports/year_2007/august_2007.htm

Computer crashed - have had no access. I had 2 viruses. Got it back yesterday, still not working properly but does let me online for awhile then locks up. Sometimes will reboot and others not. The desktop is also screwed. Will only run in last known configuration. If I HAVE EMAILED YOU ATTACHMENTS CHECK YOUR COmPUTER!! Time to play catch up now on emails/comments.....

Per the request of
boogarshadow
 and
jenelycam
 I am posting pictures of girls clothing I have available. Caitlin has grown out of so much and I keep it all to resell on Ebay but my stack is getting out of control!!  So if you are interested in something name a price and its yours. If someone is interested in seeing something in a different size, I have girls and womans and shoes.
Consider this an online yard sale ;) Shipping will depend on weight of course.
Picture intensive behind the cut. (some you can click for a bigger picture)
sz 10

Thank you all for welcoming my sister to LJ. I am so happy to see her posting and using it ;) This past week work was busy enough to make the hours long. A few nights I didn't come home until 8ish. Makes for a long day. I rearranged my living room today. Why is it just rearranging furniture can make the room feel so good? I bought a plant for 50% off at Pier 1 imports and I love it.

Caitlin and I flew up to Madison yesterday. We are here with lmetacarpa. It feels good to get away as I certainly need it. Going through a hard time now physically and wish I felt better. I feel like such a drag to be around now. I can't wait to see my dad tomorrow when he gets home. I have been so unbelievably busy these last few months with Caity being out of school, working at the salon and working with Artiztic.
Before I left, I made sure all of my clients go their color done and made sure all of my swap/sales went out. I even shipped some oils up to me that will be here  Thursday...LOL. Insane aren't I?  It is all good, I just haven't had time to post. Now that I have some down time, I wanted to post and share some photos.
Ginger....I love this dog so much!


This was taken at the beach in Key Largo. Caity and I went to a  friends wedding. I did her hair and then we attended the sunset wedding.
I snapped this picture of Caity before the wedding started. I simply love the beauty of this picture.

Libby moved on Monday to North Carolina. She has called  a few times. Already feels different with her gone ;( Gab and Caity have grown closer which is good. Here is a pic of the 3 of them together:


I got a whim and put blonde back in my hair.

Been dealing with issues from the accident on Monday. The man who was on the bicycle called and left me a voice message today. The investigator from my insurance company called and explained what is going to happen. I had to do a sworn statement of the occurance. Did you know that just because you don't get ticketed/at fault for the accident and the other person does that the insurance does not go off of that? They do their own investigation and if there is even 1% chance of negligence then they will pay out? I only had 10,000 coverage. I know his airvac ride to the hospital cost 10,000 let alone what tests they ran......  I really have this feeling that this guy was high and that is what  made his poor decision. She said that they will pull the hospital records and find out and will let me know.

Went to the dentist yesterday, got my root canal done and they fitted me for a crown. I have been a regular at the dentist the last month getting fillings...I will be happy when this is over with. 3 more appointments to go.

Was planning on going to Madison to see my family on Saturday but my dad might have to work next week. He is a truck driver so it isnt like he will be coming home at night after work. It's hard for me to get away so as much as I would like to spend time with everyone else, I really would like for my dad to be there  as I don't know when I will be able to go back up again. He will let me know tomorrow if he will be working.

work is very slow. Did one haircut this morning. Came back home to Caitlin and go back in at 5:30 to do a highlight. My hours are going to be wacky this summer while she is out of school. I started listing on Ebay to compensate. Artiztic is doing well which I am so proud of. I have it in Healing Waters which is a local masseuse business. There is  a new spa opening up and she is interested in carrying my line. I sent her home with samples and she sent me an email that she really liked them and wanted to talk to me. Another boutique down here inquired as well. I am being picky on what kind of places carry my line. I would like to see them stay in the beauty industry or boutique stores. What drives me absolutely crazy is to see Matrix shampoo in the drugstores. A salon product should NOT be in a drugstore. These companies seen $ signs and didn't realize how it was going to hurt the reps who market their products and the salons/spas that carry their line.

Here are a few pictures - tried to capture the colors in my hair. It is still hard to see them.

Yesterday, I went and got my filling done on my back tooth. One down 2 to go. Next week, the dreaded root canal. Work is still sloooooow. I have been working later just to take whatever appointments I can. Tonight I work really late and I have Shelby because her dad has to go somewhere. I am always juggling kids but I love it ;)

So my dad is buying that house..... he offered it to Caity and I to go live in. They are going to send me pictures this weekend. It is soooo tempting.

I have to go make Caity's lunch running a little behind schedule this morning but I did paint some last night. It is still very rough but you get the idea :  She is up high overlooking a waterfall  and trees.

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I know those pics didn't work...

I will post them in the next post.

Can anyone find Webkinz in their state for me?!?!


Pllllleeeeaaassseeeee?

Since youth, I was always very fascinated with astrology. Purchasing books and researching and believing in zodiac compatibilites and still do.
I haven't really studied it or been as into it as I once was,  but a very kind lady is doing readings over on the forum and she did mine.
I do not know this woman nor does she know ANYTHING about me. I simply gave her my birth date and time I was  born and she provided me my reading in depth of all aspects of me and my life and basically how Deana "ticks".....even if you don't believe in astrology, take a moment to read this if you want to know the truth about me. It is DEAD on.  As I was reading it, I was like damn this is me and this woman knows NOTHING about me. SCARY True.











So yeah I am the oddball. I am a Taurus and Scorpio is my complete opposite sign and I am both.....LOL
I am supposed to have a love/hate relationship with Scorpios - does the same relationship with myself? Funny, the last 2 men I have had relationships have been Scorpios. The decision thing is so freakin true. Don't EVER EVER EVER leave a decision up to me. I suck.

A few more pictures I have taken in my abscense.....

Proof that I have been painting: