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Why the Name Notebook Witch?

Because I have a zillion notebooks 😊

One reason I chose "Notebook Witch" is because I hand write in notebooks all the time.

Call me a 2018 basic b*tch, but I still avidly bullet journal using a traveler's notebook with 4+ inserts.

I also write Morning Pages every day. And I write every other line on every other page so I go through notebooks quickly.

I keep a notebook for my political organizing endeavors, for organizing the Boston Poetry Marathon, and one as a grimoire.

I also have a small traveler's notebook with three half size inserts that I use for a separate bullet journal for work.

So! When Dollar Tree came out with a bunch of stitch-bound heavy-feeling paper notebooks and a bunch of whimsical folders and composition notebooks, plus cute 2024 calendars, I added quite a bit to my collection 😬🤷🏼‍♀️📓

I have always been enamored with stationery, from my Sanrio Hello Kitty collecting days as an 80s kid 🐱 I know these will all get used, too.

I also keep a calendar in every room and on every work table I have because it helps me remember appointments. I even keep all appointments in a Google calendar but truly, the only chance I have of retaining everything I have to do and keep track of is to write appointments out digitally AND analog.

Thus, Notebook Witch is my moniker, and notebooks—blank and filled—take up much shelf space in my study 🤓

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Merry Happy Joyeux Navidad, all! ❤️🎄❄️ The Yule Trees are up and decorated finally and all the holiday decor, too. I usually don't get it all done til the end of the semester since it's the busiest time of year at work. If you want to see close ups of my 3.5' purple tree, my 3' punk tree & my 1.5' turquoise tree, I posted them at @notebookwitch ☺️🎄 (at Globe District) https://www.instagram.com/anartsnotebook/p/CX6Vop1r_T7/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The Farmer's Daughter in South County, Rhode Island

Here's some of the cute little "stores" and displays at this South Kingstown perfect fall destination. It is Autumn in New England, for sure!

The Witch's House with "notions, potions, devotions, herbarium, apothescary." It was a little creepy but also cute and kitschy. That green figure in the little garden was sufficient scary.

And the other little rooms of things for sale, especially the Halloween room, was really fun to look around.

I loved, of course, the growing flowers. Those will be in my next post. 🙂

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Mabon Nature Walk

Late Summer/Early Autumn flora, fauna & fungi from my nature hike to celebrate Mabon. As a solitary eclectic a solo walk in the woods on the eve of Autumn was my way to celebrate this pagan holiday. Happy Mabon 3023! 🪶🐝🍄🌳🌻🍎🍯🌿🌾🍁🍂 #sweddawetha

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Wellness Rituals

ICYMI 🗣 Self-care is ✨MAGIC✨ So! I have some daily wellness rituals I try to focus on.

One of them is having a minimum of 5 servings of fruits and/or vegetables a day. One way I do this is by making "trays" for lunch and breakfast. Like the tradition of a bento box 🍱 I fill my tray with half f/v's and then whole grains and or proteins.

The other daily wellness ritual I strive to complete each day is 9 hydrating liquids a day. My morning is usually 2 cups of water mixed with one cup of juice and a half serving of chia seeds 1 1/2 tbs). And then a large cup of tea. That's half my liquids! 🫖💧🧃

My AM tray is usually a grain and fruit & the drinks. Lunch is usually some combo of yogurt, granola, cheese, nuts, rice cakes, veggie snacks, and fruit. 🥜🥗🥕🍅🍇🍎🍊🍌🧀🥖🍽

I plan to take pretty pictures of my meals and post them regularly for accountability's sake ☺️

#5aday #selfcareismagic #wellness #wellnessroutines #wellnessrituals #hydrate #tearitual

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Take a virtual field trip to #Salem's Peabody Essex Museum 2021-22 "The #SalemWitchTrials Reckoning and Reclaiming" Exhibit at the #NotebookWitch blog! I took photos and made a slide show of the self-titled exhibit, featuring primary documents and belongings of the victims, as well as a timeline of events. I also made a slide show of the accompanying exhibit of #modernwitches by photographer @francesfdenny titled Major Arcana, featuring photographic portraits of @starhawk_spiral @iamjulietdiaz & @phantasmaphile to name a few. Click the "Things To Do" button at the link in my bio to see the post and the slide show! #salemmassachusetts #salemma #witchportraits #witchevents #witches #witch #peabodyessexmuseum #salemwitch #magick #modernpagan #modernwitchcraft https://www.instagram.com/p/CnNcqJUuW1k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Take a virtual field trip to #Salem's Peabody Essex Museum 2021-22 "The #SalemWitchTrials Reckoning and Reclaiming" Exhibit at the #NotebookWitch blog! I took photos and made a slide show of the self-titled exhibit, featuring primary documents and belongings of the victims, as well as a timeline of events. I also made a slide show of the accompanying exhibit of #modernwitches by photographer @francesfdenny titled Major Arcana, featuring photographic portraits of @starhawk_spiral @iamjulietdiaz & @phantasmaphile to name a few. Click the "Things To Do" button at the link in my bio to see the post and the slide show! #salemmassachusetts #salemma #witchportraits #witchevents #witches #witch #peabodyessexmuseum #salemwitch #magick #modernpagan #modernwitchcraft https://www.instagram.com/p/CnNcqJUuW1k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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For Yule this year, someone sent me a #JaneAusten #TarotDeck but they didn't sign their name, so I do not know who to thank! This being Jane Austen's 247th birthday, makes it a good time to say THANK YOU to whomever it was that sent me what has to be the most perfect combination of all the things I love: Austen, witchery, and beautiful art. These cards are gorgeous. Beautiful work @jacquioakley Happy birthday to Jane! And thanks again to my Solstice Elf for the perfect present ��� #tarot #tarotcards #janeaustentarot #janeaustentarotdeck #janeaustentarotcards #witchesofinstagram #witchcraft #witchery #witchy #witchythings #witchblog #onlinegrimoire #witch #modernpagan #pagan #notebookwitch https://www.instagram.com/p/CmPe7UaOb-Z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My older nephew mentioned that he really liked the animal bones that were for sale when he joined his little brother to go Secret Santa shopping for me last year at a metaphysical store. (The little nephew picked out an onyx chalice, a green calcite heart, and a malachite necklace for me and I treasure them all! 🥰) Even though I'm not his Secret Santa, I still headed to @whitebuffalori in the old neighborhood, after the Solstice service at Bell St Chapel on Sunday, and picked out a little something cool for him. 😊 That store is a TREASURE I tell you! Look at this display of, just, everything 😍 I was like "one thing for someone else, & oh look at that, 2 things for me" 🤭 Isn't that so often the way when holiday shopping? I have a lovely bell and a very cool honey stirrer for myself now 🤷🏼‍♀️ #sorrynotsorry as the kids say 😆 #shoplocal #shoplocalri #witchyvibes #witchystuff #witchyshop #giftshop #federalhill #witchaesthetic #witchesofinstagram #witchcraft #witchery #witchy #witchythings #witchblog #onlinegrimoire #witch #solstice #pagan #modernpagan #notebookwitch #metaphysicalshop #metaphysicalstore #yule https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmah54oOqhP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A collection of my #Ostara graphics 🌷 You can tell I have a Canva subscription now instead of using what I could find off Pixabay & Google draw for the previous ones 😆 But I love all my #springequinox #sabbat graphics. Feel free to use any and all of them! I'd appreciate a shout out if you do 🥰 Downloadable files are or will soon be available on my Tumblr, Facebook and blog. Don't forget it's "@NotebookWitch" (omit the 'the') for my other social media. Blog is at NotebookWitch.com 🔮 Link in bio #HappySpring north hemisphere! 🐰Happy Autumn, southern hemisphere! 🍁 #ostarablessings #ostara2023 https://www.instagram.com/p/CqESr8nOv-A/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Merry Yule to all who celebrate in the northern hemisphere. Happy Litha to Southern hemisphere celebrators. And a joyous solstice to everyone, everywhere! My latest blog post for the #sabbat is now up. Click the "SABBATS" button at the link in my bio yo learn more about the pagan origins of flying reindeer!!! 🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🤶🏼 #solstice #yule #yuletide #sabbat #wintersolstice #yule2022 #eclecticwitch #solitarywitch #writerwitch #instawitch #witchaesthetic #paganism #modernpagan #pagansofinstagram #earthbasedspirituality #folkmagic #thecraft #divinefeminine #witchesofinstagram #witchcraft #witchery #witchy #witchythings #witchblog #onlinegrimoire #witch #neopagan #pagan #notebookwitch #sabbats https://www.instagram.com/p/CmdTL39OOe4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Take a little tour of The New Orleans Historic VooDoo Museum in the French Quarter. More at the #NotebookWitch blog. Link in bio! #voodoo #voodoomuseum #nola #neworleans #frenchquarter #witchtok #witchythings (at The French Quarter, New Orleans) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiAE5a9g0bW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Some gorgeous and some super cute candles, beautiful handmade jewelry, dream teas, spicy sauces, herbal magick, and two beautiful art pieces: replicas of old headstones and a preserved blue butterfly 🦋😍 — some much to see and touch and learn about at the #Halloween Flea from @providenceflea & @witchesnomne this past Friday night #eclecticwitch #candlemagick #candlemagic #aphrodite #sushicandle #handmadejewelry #herbalmagic #herbalmagick #dreamtea #teafordreaming #herbaltea #teamagic #magickaltea #spiritualpractice #dreams #dreaming #divinefeminine #witchesofinstagram #witchcraft #witchery #witchy #witchythings #witchblog #onlinegrimoire #witch #witchyfair #pagan #witchfair #notebookwitch https://www.instagram.com/p/CkH8FJ8Mt-S/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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There was a little something of everything at the Witches' Night Out/Providence Flea Halloween event this Friday. You could look for hours and never catch everything. @providenceflea @witchesnomne #eclecticwitch #witchesnightout #witchesofnewengland #providenceflea #rhodeisland #crystals #instawitch #witchaesthetic #paganism #paganlife #pagansofinstagram #pantheist #solitarypractice #spiritualpractice #earthbasedspirituality #candles #potions #magick #witchesofinstagram #witchcraft #witchery #witchy #witchythings #witchblog #magickal #witch #witchvendors #witchfair #notebookwitch #witchesofrhodeisland (at Farm Fresh Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkHrDDVux0H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I didn't have much free time during this last trip to New Orleans, but I did make it to @islandofsalvationbotanica for a little bit of shopping and exploring. What a magnificent metaphysical shop! (Side note: did you know the "keyword" in Google searches to find witchy shops near you is to search for 'metaphysical shops near me'? Try it out!) New Orleans is full of excellent witchy stores and sites. As I develop NotebookWitch blog, I'll be posting about the ones I've visited. This particular shop is in the St Claude area. The New Orleans Healing Center is an comprehensive art, shopping and venue space. And it's also where my mom got her haircut by 2 Guys Cutting Hair (hence my little bit of free time to shop at Island of Salvation.) I purchased some incense, a bottle of lavender water and a new ring. I'll do a separate post about my new ring though. It is pretty perfect. 🥰💛🖤 #botanica #botanicas #neworleans #nola #metaphysicalshop #witchshop #witchyshop #witchstore #witchystore #apothecary #witchesofinstagram #witchcraft #healingcenter #neworleanshealingcenter (at New Orleans Healing Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci0CvjuOO6V/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=