Personal Year In Review

2016-12-312017-01-03 Miss Poison December, Fibromyalgia, Honesty, Life, Mental Health, Migraines, Motivation, Musings, My Brother, Pain, People Helping People, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Reflection, Thoughts, Writing Back Pain, December, Emotional Pain, Fibromyalgia, Friends, Happiness, Happy New Year, Health, Honesty, Life, Migraines, Musings, My Brother, Neck Pain, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Quality Of Life, Stress, Struggling, Suffering, Surviving, Writing

I wish I had fabulous things to share here as I look back on 2016, the year itself as a complete "body of work", as opposed to how I genuinely feel about it. Here's the unadulterated truth; I'm filled with mixed emotions, anger, pain, and the more I think about it, additional anger on top … Continue reading Personal Year In Review

New Moon In Capricorn

2016-12-282017-01-03 Miss Poison Capricorn, December, New Moon, Wicca Capricorn, Challenges, Change, December, New Beginnings, New Moon, New Moon In Capricorn, Wicca, Writing

Tonight is the final New Moon of the year. A New Moon, a new year, and a new you. This is the time to cast off 2016 once and for all, and begin your journey into 2017. The Capricorn New Moon represents freedom and liberation. Liberate your mind first, and your freedom will follow. Capricorn … Continue reading New Moon In Capricorn

The First Night Of Chanukah

2016-12-24 Miss Poison Chanukah, Christmas, Honesty, Judaism, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Thoughts, Wicca, Writing Chanukah, December, Faith, God/Goddess, Honesty, Judaism, Poison In Lethal Doses, Religion, Things That Irritate Me, Thoughts, Writing

If one more person wishes me a "Merry Christmas", I will hurt them. It's very simple; I'm JEWISH. I feel like I've been over this a million times, but today I damn near lost my temper, so I'm going to reiterate this, but for the love of G-d, don't make me do it twice. Yes, … Continue reading The First Night Of Chanukah

Blessings For A Happy Yule

2016-12-212016-12-22 Miss Poison December, Wicca, Winter Solstice, Writing, Yule December, Light, Wicca, Winter, Winter Solstice, Writing, Yule

Today is Yule. It is celebrated on the Winter Solstice, which is the longest night of the year. After this night, the nights will start to get shorter and the days with grow longer. It is the rebirth of the Sun. Ancient people were hunters and farmers and spent most of their time outdoors. The … Continue reading Blessings For A Happy Yule

National Kitten Day

2016-12-042016-12-04 Miss Poison Life, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Cat and Kitten, National Kitten Day, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

Today is National Kitten Day! 🙂 You've all heard me go on about my love for cats, and have heard me talk about Cat and Kitten. My relationship with cats evolved from childhood into adulthood. My mother's cat was rescued out of a rose bush as a kitten. My mother was a dog person, so … Continue reading National Kitten Day

Triggers

2016-12-03 Miss Poison Honesty, Life, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Triggers, Writing Anxiety, December, Depression, Emotional Pain, Honesty, Life, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Triggers, Unhappiness, Writing

December. My new month, chock full of triggers. I woke up Thursday morning and didn't know where I was. From the colors around me, to the sounds; I was completely and utterly disoriented. And then, it came crashing down on me in one fell swoop; it's December 1st. Last year, my life changed drastically on … Continue reading Triggers

Brain Problems

2016-11-29 Miss Poison Autoimmune Disease, Being Real, Fibromyalgia, Health, Honesty, Life, Musings, November, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Brain Fog, Fibro Fog, Fibromyalgia, Honesty, Insults, Life, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

No, the title isn't meant to indicate an actual health issue. Not that I'm aware of. However, Fibromyalgia Brain Fog, also commonly referred to as "Fibro Fog", has really done a number on me this month. It was slowly progressing, but now I feel dumber than a box of rocks with twelve piles of shit … Continue reading Brain Problems

New Moon In Sagittarius

2016-11-29 Miss Poison New Moon, Sagittarius, Wicca, Writing Change, New Moon In Sagittarius, November, Sagittarius, Wicca, Writing

Tonight will be the New Moon in the sign of Sagittarius. We have an opportunity for a new start, a fresh cycle where we can tune in, visualize, and aim our arrows of light toward what we desire. This is a time of aligning with our deepest truth and having the courage to move, express, … Continue reading New Moon In Sagittarius

Thankful, Grateful, Yet Pissed Off

2016-11-21 Miss Poison Honesty, Life, Musings, My Brother, November, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Thanksgiving, Writing Cooking, Family, Gratitude, Honesty, Musings, My Brother, November, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Thanksgiving, Things That Kill Me, Tradition, Writing

Thursday is Thanksgiving here in the United States. There is much history behind this holiday (I currently live in Massachusetts and you can't escape people talking about spending the holiday in Plymouth. I've never spent Thanksgiving at a restaurant; I've always participated among family, cooked it myself, etc.), but for me, especially this year, this … Continue reading Thankful, Grateful, Yet Pissed Off

Silent Nausea

2016-11-18 Miss Poison Honesty, Life, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Agony, Anguish, Emotional Pain, Failure, Friendship, Health, Honesty, Invisible, Life, Listening, Pain, Personal Perception, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Torture, Useless, Worthless, Writing

I've felt the need to be silent this past two weeks. There are millions of thoughts in my head, things I've love to put into a cohesive pattern, but I honestly cannot bring myself to do so. I'm physically, mentally, and emotionally too drained. I am sure many people feel the same way. I will … Continue reading Silent Nausea