Cat's Magickal Adventures

                                                    Coping Tips for Empaths                                             taken from Hectate's Haven      Coping Tips for Empaths . Being an empath can be physically and emotionally draining. Many people are unaware that they’re an empath and do not know how to cope with this ability.       Develop Your "Shield Body" . Around your physical body, there is a layer of your aura that is devoted to your interface with your environment. Its shape and condition indicate your relationship to your world. People who are empaths often have a "thin skin" in relation to their shield body. When it has holes in it, we are more easily influenced by our environment. Visualize a shield of energy around your physical body. See it as being radiant and complete. You may see it as a particular color. Some people like to see it as white or gold. Decide what color would work well for you, and see it that way. Imagine the shield body as f

Borrowed & Re-Posted From Gnomes & Gardens on Facebook.

        Gluten-Free Baked Oatmeal Casserole Total Time: 50 minutes Serves: 6 Ingredients (Paleo Substitutes in parenthesis) 2 cups gluten-free rolled oats (2 cups coarsely ground pecans/walnuts) 1/3 cup brown sugar (1/3 cup 100% Maple Syrup) 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup walnut pieces 1 cup raspberries {any berries work} 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips (1/2 cup Dark Chocolate Chips) 2 cups milk ( 2 cups Almond or Coconut Milk) 1 large egg 3 tablespoons butter, melted 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 ripe banana, peeled, 1/2-inch slices Instructions Preheat oven to 375°F and generously spray the inside of a 10-1/2 by 7 inch baking dish with cooking spray and place on a baking sheet. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, half the walnuts, half the strawberries and half the chocolate. (Save the other half of strawberries, walnuts and chocolate fo

With the price of Coffee what it is, I don't know about you, but I buy the least expensive brand now. With my budget just can't handle anything else. Yes I love the smell of a great roast, and fresh ground beans. But not at the cost of two meals for the week. Plus where I am staying right now, they have a Kurig Coffee brewer. If those of you aren't familiar with that, they take special "K" style coffee cups, individual single serve, those can get pretty pricy. Makes a perfect cup of coffee though... So what I have done is this... I bought a "K" re-useable coffee filter at my local Wal-Mart for just under $18 after tax (and my discount). Then I use my inexpensive coffee, and grind it before I make the cup. Well with roommates that can be hard and rude to do in the morning. So this afternoon with no one here, I gathered all my equipment and supplies and set up the project of flavored coffee for my K cups. The spices and flavors I wa