December Favorites

We have come to the end of 2018. The holiday season. So my favorite things this month brought all the warm and fuzzies I needed during the cold.

November Favorites

November is my birthday month and this year was all about comfort. In my physical self, space and enjoying what makes me smile. The ultimate form of self care in my opinion.

Instagram

If you did not know, Scarlet Moon Creations is on Instagram (IG). Its been roughly 5 1/2 years now. At first, I was resistant to joining because I didn't want another personal social media account. Plus, it was image focused and I didn't see what pictures I would have to post.

Evening Routine

Right, so I'm back to talk about setting up an evening routine to complement your Miracle Morning routine. Why?

"Your first thought in the morning is usually the last thought you had before you went to bed." -Hal Elrod

I happen to agree with this.

Affirmations

I mentioned them briefly in my Miracle Morning post but this is to give you a bit more detail in how they can be used. Or you can watch the video I did on this topic below.

Miracle Morning

Hola everyone. Today I want to talk about the Miracle Morning. This is essentially a morning routine. Routines are formed by a series of habits. Now we all know habits can run the spectrum from good to bad or anywhere in between. But I've found that purposefully creating habits and routines that have an end goal can be beneficial.

NaBloPoMo 2018

Hi guys,

This year in a bid to be more proactive about getting more customers and followers I decided to up my posts here and elsewhere. I've shared some of those ideas and initiatives. And now a new one is about to start.

September Favorites

September is the beginning of fall. Here in the northeast of the US fall foliage is just the beginning of the signs of the changing season. In my life, its a time of change and planning. So these bits of enjoyment were amazing and necessary. Check them out below.

Hair Care as Self Care

Another form of self care that I employ regularly is my natural hair care.

August Favorites

August was a slow yet mentally draining month for me. But these three things kept me going, gave me down time and helped me hope for my own future. I know that sounds dramatic and unlike my usual intros but it is what it is.

July Favorites

Summer was in full force in July. So all my self care faves were revolving around water, cooling off and positivity.
If you are new, every month I share my favorite things, people and businesses from around the web and in life. Everything from blogs and candles to tarot decks and YouTubers. They all deserve some love because of the quality they offer. So sit back and joy. Links are all included so you can check them out for yourself. Watch the video below to see why I think they are all awesome.

Brush Lettering

Tombow Dual Brush Pens | Faber-Castell Gelatos | Water Brush

David's Tea

Zestfully Green | Moroccan Mint (not currently available)

Tea Tree Oil

Website

Brother Nature

Twitter | Facebook Show

Lin Manuel-Miranda

Twitter

Forbes Quotes

Twitter

Thanks so much for reading and watching as always. Unfortunately, the Body wash, washi tape and Moroccan Mint tea are all no longer available from their respective companies. So no links included above. But you can check your local reseller like TJ Maxx and Marshall's to see if they have any overstock. I hope you enjoyed this month's favorites. See you next month.

~Lashette
 Scarlet Moon Creations

June Favorites

June was a low month for me but filled with amazingly, restorative moments. So check out my fave forms of self care last month.

Youtube

I have officially been an active youtuber for 1 year now. I knew I wanted to write a blog post about this topic but wasn't sure when and then I looked at the date and voila! So I'll talk about my journey with youtube so far and what my goal is. I'm also thinking about having a contest. Something I have never done before.


Wow, so I really can't believe its been 1 whole year since I jumped in with two feet. Maybe I should be making a video about this, lol. Maybe I will but I wanted to talk about this in case those who follow my blog are unaware of Scarlet Moon Creations on Youtube.

About 2 years ago I started watching more youtube videos. I am more of a reader than a watcher so up until then my youtube activities were restricted to the occasional music video and following a few friends who made videos. I got into watching kpop reactions videos, some tv show recaps and tarot readers channels. That expanded over the next 6 months to all sorts of pagan videos and journal making videos like plan with me's and handlettering how to's and even some booktubers. Then I came across this challenge called One Book July. At the time I was deep into making junk journals and using my brand new bullet journal in a traveler's notebook system. However, I found out that One Book July is a youtube challenge. Earlier in the year, I randomly had bought a selfie stick / tripod and had been toying with showing journal flip throughs.

So I jumped into making videos for One Book July (OBJ) with the focus on Go Big or Go Home where I used my various journals daily and filmed weekly updates for OBJ. That was a huge undertaking as I hadn't filmed anything by myself before and my experience before that was 10 years ago in one college course. But I made it through and wanted to continue these journal related videos so I started doing monthly Plan With Me videos. This January, I joined another youtube challenge called 31 Days of Tarot, and filmed, edited and uploaded videos for every day in January. I had been wanting to expand my video offerings and this was the perfect segue as I was also starting to offer card readings in my Etsy shop.

In February, I came across yet another youtube challenge called the Youtube Pagans challenge. My aim was to add more videos directly connected to Scarlet Moon Creations. So spiritual and pagan related topics as well as my knowledge of self care and herbalism. This channel serves as a cross between a video grimoire of sorts and a promotional tool for my products and services both free and paid. All highlighting Sacred Self Care which is the foundation of Scarlet Moon Creations.

With that in mind you may be wondering why so much focus on journaling. Well, since day 1, offering handmade books has been a goal of mine. I've blogged about it several times as far back as this Bookmaking post. I have learned a lot more about bookmaking since then and plan to start offering handmade books for journaling and planning purposes this year. FINALLY. I know I've said it before but this year I have been making books that I will start putting up for sale soon. So look forward to those.

You've already seen some of the journal inserts I've made for myself and how I use them is you follow my on Instagram. I joined the 100 Day Project again this year with the focus being on journaling. If you haven't look up #100daysof SMCjournaling. I also show more in depth usage on my youtube channel in my plan with me video series. Coming soon you will see even more as I am joining in on One Book July this year again.

Also, coming up on my channel are more pagan videos. Honey, Intuition and Journaling are just a few of the videos coming soon. I also plan to do a giveaway for my 1 year anniversary. So subscribe to get the notification when those videos goes up.

Thanks so much for 1 year on youtube to all of my subscribers there.
~Lashette
  Scarlet Moon Creations

May Favorites

May was a magical month. Spiritual self care is just as important as mental, physical and emotional self care.

15 Types of Journaling

As promised in my blog post regarding Journaling for Self Care, here is a list of various types of journaling that you can do.

April Favorites

Welcome. This month was all about flowers, astrology and sleep with regards to self care.

Journaling for Self Care

The past two years, I've gotten more and more into journaling.

My Self Care Practices

I want to share what I use for self care on a regular basis. Some of this is every day while other parts are for certain moments or situations as they come. I wanted to share overall how the pieces come together before delving into each in other posts. Which I will do.

What is Sacred Self Care

Hola,

I knew I wanted to write about this topic for awhile. I considered making a video but I think the written word fits better as I organize my thoughts. This is something very important to me. A personal practice that I am building but also want to share with others.

At first glance, Scarlet Moon Creations, my shop in particular, may seem shallow or only about the indulgent types of self care. Skimming the surface of a very important topic and activity. And it is in a way. I think of my etsy shop as just the beginning. A gateway, if you will, to Sacred Self Care.

March Favorites

Spring is here and so are my March Favorites. this month is all about feeling good. What put me in a bright or empowering mood. All that renewing spring energy. That inspiring Pisces and Aries self care mindset. These are the people and things that were my favorites this month.


Every month I'll share my favorite things, people and businesses from around the web and in life. Everything from blogs and candles to tarot decks and YouTubers. They all deserve some love because of the quality they offer. So sit back and joy. Links are all included so you can check them out for yourself. Watch the video below to see why I think they are all awesome.


Instagram
Haus of  Hoodoo
Instagram | Website

Behati Life
Instagram | Website

The Hood Witch
Instagram | Website

Books
She Means Business

The Good Witch's Guide

Music (click the CC button for English subtitles if you like)
Spring Day - BTS

Starry Night - Mamamoo

Boss - NCT U

Go Go -NCT Dream

Daydream - J-Hope

Essential Oil
Helichrysum

Resin
Dragon's Blood

See you next month,
~Lashette
  Scarlet Moon Creations