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Making natural petroleum-free jelly with lemongrass, vitamin e, coconut oil, olive oil and beeswax. I love beeswax because it is a stable component in a lot of my natural products. Good fact to know about beeswax: it has a flashpoint of 480-490 and will set on an intense fire that is pretty hazardous. Flash fires should be dampened with flour or baking soda never water :) #mywork #trueandnatural View Larger

Making natural petroleum-free jelly with lemongrass, vitamin e, coconut oil, olive oil and beeswax. I love beeswax because it is a stable component in a lot of my natural products. Good fact to know about beeswax: it has a flashpoint of 480-490 and will set on an intense fire that is pretty hazardous. Flash fires should be dampened with flour or baking soda never water :) #mywork #trueandnatural

May 22, 2013 @ 3:09 PM 20 notes

The abusive man’s problem with anger is almost the opposite of what is commonly believed. The reality is:

Your abusive partner doesn’t have a problem with HIS anger; he has a problem with YOUR anger.

One of the basic human rights he takes away from you is the right to be angry with him. No matter how badly he treats you, he believes that your voice shouldn’t rise and your blood shouldn’t boil. The privilege of rage is reserved for him alone. When your anger does jump out of you —as will happen to any abused woman from time to time —he is likely to try to jam it back down your throat as quickly as he can. Then he uses your anger against you to prove what an irrational person you are. Abuse can make you feel straightjacketed. You may develop physical or emotional reactions to swallowing your anger, such as depression, nightmares, emotional numbing, or eating and sleeping problems, which your partner may use as an excuse to belittle you further or make you feel crazy.

Lundy Bancroft, Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men (via queeringmisogyny)

(via oublietterated)

May 22, 2013 @ 2:00 PM 2,956 notes

Why do I keep looking at these awful co-op craigslist ads under housing?

Maybe because the pricing seems right but then you read shit and it’s like a giant circle jerk about how fucking awesome and ~liberal~ they are but they have a thousand restrictions including no sort of meat or dairy products are ever to touch the fridge because that’s murder and EVERYONE can be vegan if they ~try hard enough~

Talk of how they prioritize POC, QPOC and queers (no mention of disabled folks in any ad I’ve ever read so far, not even as an after thought) yet it turns out the entire 8 person household has not a single person of color and it’s totally in the heart of the bay area (what??)

Lots of talk of being intentional and community driven

I guess I’m going to end up in teeny tiny “apartment” that suffocates since, all these beautiful giant co-op homes don’t seem to even consider the existence of disabled qpoc & as much as I can be intentional about getting up at 8 am every morning to walk the dog ooonly 8 blocks as part of my required community support it really depends on if my body is even going to let me get up before 9 that day

Oh how fun it is to be chronically ill/disabled in the bay

May 22, 2013 @ 11:03 AM 18 notes
May 22, 2013 @ 12:12 AM 1,176 notes

Dreaming up new soaps. First is spearmint oatmeal (better/cooler name needed) - two different ways. I kinda like the square half and half bar. Second is Midsummer Sparks Dreams - still on the table about that name. Someone suggested something similar so I word played it. Woodsy fruity orchard smell. :) #mywork #soapmaking View Larger

Dreaming up new soaps. First is spearmint oatmeal (better/cooler name needed) - two different ways. I kinda like the square half and half bar. Second is Midsummer Sparks Dreams - still on the table about that name. Someone suggested something similar so I word played it. Woodsy fruity orchard smell. :) #mywork #soapmaking

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May 21, 2013 @ 2:00 PM 109 notes

Texting Buddies!

I would love some texting buddies :)

Especially for those can’t be productive too worn out so imma sit and text from my tablet type of days

If you want a texting buddy send me a message!

Yay

May 21, 2013 @ 1:52 PM 6 notes

“Take a day to heal from the lies you’ve told yourself and the ones that have been told to you.”

Maya Angelou (via creatingaquietmind)

(Source: the-healing-nest, via platanos-fritos)

May 20, 2013 @ 11:30 PM 14,091 notes
deafmuslimpunx replied to your post: I’m really angry. I haven’t wanted to punch…

i understand the feeling.. just remember thats what racist assholes want u to feel, to feel angry & frustrated. punch a pillow, scream, if it makes u feel better.

Thanks love. I punched a pillow and said a lot of cuss words directed at this person.

May 20, 2013 @ 11:29 PM 1 note
sincorazonorazon replied to your post: I’m really angry. I haven’t wanted to punch…

working out makes me feels better.

Yeah, before my illness this was what helped. I’m not able bodied anymore enough to exercise so…. lol

May 20, 2013 @ 11:28 PM

I’m really angry.

I haven’t wanted to punch someone’s nose in a while. 

Goddamn, how do you let a giant frustrating-angry ball of emotions out without violence? 

Like I really don’t even have the strength to beat the shit out of a pillow at the moment 

But I don’t want to be stewing in anger caused by a passive aggressive racist 

May 20, 2013 @ 11:18 PM 9 notes
May 20, 2013 @ 11:15 PM 1,498 notes

LOL and that last post made me lose a follower. 

Seems like all you have to do is say the words “white” and “racist” in a sentence; regardless of how true it is….. 

May 20, 2013 @ 10:53 PM 9 notes

Someone I basically have to deal with is just ruining my frickin’ mood tonight. I’m trying no to let it get to me but it’s so hard. 

A huge part of me is like IDGAF if you dislike me, but the other feels awful because they don’t.

Let’s just say it’s one of those must be around them relationship & they should accept you as “family” but clearly don’t.

Context: they have never liked me/ accepted me and it’s definitely due to the fact that I replaced a certain white girl like thirty million years ago & I’m clearly brown and opinionated

Racist white folks who passive aggressively make your life hell with a smile on their face; I swear. 

May 20, 2013 @ 10:50 PM 4 notes