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On me, the apple cider note in Our Little Crypt Ghoul takes over.  It's a very nice apple , reminiscent of the apple note in Samhain, but I was hoping for more of the dirt and sage and especially squirreltail.  I get apple cider against a grassy backdrop.  I'm going to keep the decant around a while to see if the other notes develop.  If you love fresh scents and apple, you need to try this. 

The main note I am getting from Shadows and Light is smoke.  It combines with the white musk and lavender to make this a little higher-pitched blend than I usually wear.  I was hoping the cognac would balance out the other notes, but I'm not getting any appreciable cognac at all.  This has great staying power for a scent that just arrived in yesterday's mail. 

@Amazonia 7 x 7. Very auspicious. Also, I’m a few years older than you are.

@VetchVesper Nice work! I don’t remember that about the Addams Family — I’ll have to watch some episodes.

 Yesterday I put on Dead Leaves and Maple Sap from last year’s marvelous leaf pile and did a 30 minute “power yoga” video on YouTube. Not sure what about it constituted power yoga, but it was a fast flow. I was supposed to bike to a friend’s in the afternoon, a hard 20-minute ride there, an easy coast home, but she wasn’t feeling well, so I didn’t do anything. I was going to test my Liliths that came yesterday, but DL & Maple Sap lasted and lasted. So good.

I’m sore today from the yoga. This morning I played tennis and got sweaty. Which you can do playing tennis even if you’re terrible. I was death matching All Head, All Spine and Western Diamondback at a forumite’s request, so it was a leather and snake oil day. Tomorrow, Liliths!

@Amazonia Be careful! When I first started doing yoga, coming up on ten years ago, an instructor I had never met before urged me into wheel and I hurt myself. It’s why I’m so leery of that pose. It was hot yoga, too, where I feel the heat gives you less awareness of your body’s limits.

Old? You’re a fit, toned badass!

@Amazonia If you look great and feel great, who cares what the scale says? Awesome work! 
 

@Madame Mew I’m in Seattle, but my son, if he ever goes back, is a student at UP and my daughter is applying to Reed, Lewis and Clark and Portland State. I love Portland! I usually don’t even try wheel unless I have a teacher supporting me. Awesome job!!!

 Today I was testing Shelter on one wrist and Cedarwood, Vanilla Absolute and Tolu Balsam on the other.  I walked to an independent bookstore to get a birthday present for a friend. About 40 minutes.

Are we at 30 days already???  Goal for this coming month:  some intervals and some strength training.  You are all inspiring me so much!!!  And I have done a really good job at getting outside when the weather permits.  Which, if you don't mind the cold and damp, is most of the year in the PNW. 

Today I wore Pumpkin Tobacco and took Abby for a walk in the arboretum with my aunt and uncle and mother-in-law.  I got my steps in, but it was not really exercise.  My MIL in particular was strolling at a very leisurely pace.  Abby loved it.  Pumpkin Tobacco is beautiful. 

Yesterday I wore The Mournful Influence of the Unperceived Shadow.  Dark, dark, dark resins.  Better throw than I remembered, too.  We went (Abby and I) for a walk in Carkeek Park.  It was chilly.  It was sunny.  It was a gorgeous autumn day filled with brilliant leaves and babbling streams.  Abby has had a very happy couple of days. 

On 10/23/2020 at 5:40 PM, VetchVesper said:

There is something delightfully non-sequiteur about wearing that for yoga.   It'slike - so much zen... and so much screaming.  ?  We need another version - Please Scream Inside Your Chakras. 

This! Though I haven’t tried any of the PSIYs because I’m not keen to smell like funnel cake. 

@Madame Mew You can do that? That angle thing? OMG! That’s awesome! (Google it and be impressed, folks!)
 

Great work, everyone!!!
 

I’ve got some catching up to do, but I’ve been keeping track. Thursday morning I went for a walk in a beautiful place with my aunt. Only 45 minutes because I was pressed for time, not having completed a work thing for the afternoon. I wore Epidote Phoenix with the rationale that if I kept wearing Weenies they were never going to drop AND it worked! Epidote is one of my all-time favorite forest scents. Highly recommended for nature walks.

 Friday I didn’t get out until after dark and just did a brisk 45-minute walk through my neighborhood. I was wearing Poem in a Snowdrift HG which is strong but had forgotten to apply perfume.

 Yesterday I had 200 postcards to mail so I walked to the post office that’s open Saturday, about 5 miles round trip. And I wore October because I love it and generally reserve it for this month, which is fast coming to an end. 
 

Today it’s bright and sunny out and currently 37 degrees. Brr! But not raining, so I will do something outside!

WOSOTD: October. I did a ten minute yoga video this morning then a walk to the post office and pharmacy during another splash of sunshine in a rainy day.

 Good work, @Seajewel and @Amazonia!!!

4 hours ago, Amazonia said:

The weather is no longer cooperating with my long walks, so the boring-ass treadmill is looming in my future ?

 

Again...thank you all for keeping me motivated!

Yes, yes, yes, thank you all for keeping me motivated!!!  And that line about Amazonia's weather got me out into the bright, unexpected early autumn sunshine since the weather in the Pacific NW is now officially unpredictable (yesterday was supposed to be cloudy, it rained most of the day).  If it's nice, I'd better get my ass outside.  About a 45 minute walk with some good hills.  WOSOTD was Hoiru because I didn't manage to get anything on before heading out for a very stressful doctor's appointment, and Hoiru was the most comforting scent I had in my car (usual purse decants were in my travel bag -- need to remedy that!).  Hoiru's really lovely, but not exactly motivating.  Anyway, the doctor prescribed high intensity interval training and/or weight training and yoga or tai chi.  She particularly felt yin yoga (which I pretty much hate) would be good for my anxiety.  So I'm going to be finding some online workouts to do.  She said sweating every day is something to aspire to, to keep the brain healthy.  So glad I have you all to keep me going!

Hello, witchy friends! Nice work, @Seajewel and @Madame Mew! I have a decent of the unholy basketball scent coming, too! I hope it works for me.

 Yesterday two shorter walks: one to the dollar store for more envelopes and one to the post office for the lady of the Vote Forward letters. WOSOTD: Two Sheep and Two Goats which I haven’t worn since last fall but it’s SO beautiful!!!!!! And lasted all day and apparently got onto my Fitbit because I can still smell it on my left wrist 36 hours later. Today’s scent: Studie Einer Zeige which has an almost fizzy feel. I did a long walk but not an intense one.  I kept stopping to take pictures of autumn leaves.

WOSOTD:  Black Annis.  I walked to -- ready for it? -- the post office.  To mail more GOTV letters.  Pretty much a slug the rest of the day. 

Hi, all!!!  WOSOTD:  Dead Leaves and Red Carnation.  I made my son leave the house 45 minutes early for his orthodontist appointment (I said an hour, but he didn't comply) so that we could walk the dog on a trail near the orthodontist.  She is reluctant to walk starting from home but loves to walk in any unfamiliar area -- park, hiking trail, she was ecstatic to be out exploring.  We only got in a 30 minute walk because of drive time, but it was good, it was outdoors, it was better than nothing. 

An hour is WAY better than nothing, @Madame Mew! @Amazonia, I love the creativity in incorporating your granddaughter into your workout!

Wet, this was all cedar bark, and it was loud, like you'd just fallen off the swing at the playground and were sitting in the freshly re-mulched cedar chips.  But it calmed down pretty quickly on me.  It's still cedar dominant, but the balsam is there too, and possibly the vanilla, though it is having trouble standing up to the cedar.  There's definitely a sweetness, but evergreens always sweeten on my skin.  I wouldn't say it's obviously vanillic.  One of the most beautiful realistic cedars I've tried recently.

Not sure what year my Twisted Oak Tree decant is.  I like it a lot.  It has the cologney feel of the dead leaves note with wood and ivy.  Very outdoors in the fall.  It's not aquatic on me, nor am I getting any appreciable moss, and over its wear length, which is a good eight hours or so, it softens and sweetens as forest scents tend to do on my skin. 

Good work, everyone!  @Kelthara, you take care of yourself in the way that is best for you.  @Supertrooper Omni I've never thought of putting BPAL in my leave in conditioner!  This opens up new possibilities. 

Yesterday I wore October again because I love it so much so I should wear the heck out of it while it is actually October.  And I walked a different direction than usual, and I did some modest 3-minute intervals, trying to bump up the walking intensity a bit. 

Today I put on The Twisted Oak Tree, another Weenie from years past, and played tennis for the first time in about a year.  My aunt and I are pretty terrible, but we have a lot of fun.  Later in the afternoon I talked with my son's therapist for an hour.  I was out running errands in a beautiful neighborhood, so instead of heading home and taking the call there, I just parked and walked around the autumn streets with views of Puget Sound.  Not really exercise, but movement, and a chance to be outside.  The nice days will be far fewer and farther apart soon. 

Hello, witchy workout friends!  I've got some catching up to do.  Sunday my workout scent was The Illustrated Woman.  Damn, why don't I wear that more often???  It's so good!  I walked to the post office in the rain and got very damp. 

Yesterday's WOSOTD:  Blood and Judgement So Well Commeddled.  A lot more almondy than leathery from what I remembered.  My son and I took our dog for a little hike, about 40 minutes, in a local park. 

Today:  checked the date and am wearing the 13 from October 2017, one of my favorite 13s, with spices and coffee.  I walked to the post office (again, I'm writing dozens of GOTV postcards) and did a little extra turn around a small park in that neighborhood.  And I'll try to do at least 10 minutes of yoga this evening. 

Good luck with the grandkid, @Amazonia!  I hope things are working out, @VetchVesper.

@VetchVesper All the love in your direction!!!  I'm sorry things are hard right now.

Hi, witchy workout friends!  Yesterday I wore In Templum Dei, one of the Only Lovers Left Alive scents that I find autumnal.  It's a wonderful lightly spicy resin.  I walked around Green Lake.  The weather was blustery but dry, then it poured all night.  But I managed to find some non-raining times today.  This morning I put on Canis Major and did a jog to the postbox about a half mile from my house when I realized our mail had already come.  I read somewhere that jogging 5 minutes a day adds time to your life.  I did about 7.  But my knees are not happy about it.  Later in the day Canis Major had faded, so I applied some Bogle and took a 45 minute walk.  I used to love Bogle, but it's a little sweet for my current tastes.  This evening I did a 10 minute yoga from a YouTube video. 

I too have always had a thing for Jeff Goldblum.  I'm so glad you don't find that weird. 

Canis Major is a lovely, cozy scent.  There's an initial sharp coolness, the star-speckled qualities, but it doesn't last long on my skin.  Soft brown musk dominates with soft dry hay, not the aggressively lemony note that hay sometimes turns into.  This reminds me a lot of Coyote without the buckskin -- I wonder if there is some amber in here as well. 

Hi, witchy friends!!!  Today I put on In the Forest and took my dog for a hike at Carkeek Park. Less than an hour but it was a lovely day and wonderful to be out in the autumn woods. 
 

@Madame Mew, no, I don’t recommend Fitbit. My original and very expensive one was a gift from my best friend. I liked it a lot — it even counted heart rate and stairs. But it went blank shortly before the one year warranty expired, and they sent a replacement, which only lasted a couple months. I replaced that with the cheapest possible Fitbit just so I’d stay with the platform for my friend’s sake, and now I’m having the overcounting issue, which apparently is really common. My dad has had his Garmin fitness tracker for three or four years without problems. And if you have a phone with you all the time, most of them have pretty good step counters.

Love to all of you, and sorry for being MIA -- I was in California visiting family.  And kind of a tough trip.  Yesterday I got up early to walk my sister to work since I was leaving a couple hours later, so I got a nice AM walk in but forgot to wear any perfume (too early for my brain to be online).  I put on Alice afterwards because my mom likes it and I knew the comfort would be good in the airport and airplane.  

Today's WOSOTD was October!  Perfect for this morning, nice crisp early autumn day.  I had to go to the hardware store, which google said was a 29 minute walk each way, and I had exactly an hour to do it, but it ended up only taking 40 minutes, even with time finding and buying the item I needed.  My fitbit has gone off the rails.  It gave me a bunch of steps for washing my hands.  I'm really annoyed at this.  

I need to break out some Death Adder!

Edgar Miche, Mysterious Explorer.  Leather!  Not too active today but walked my sister's dog for about 20 minutes this morning.  

Edgar Miche is a dusty leather scent on me, and like thekittenkat I get that slight chemical tang leather scents sometimes impart on my skin.  I get no cardamom (which is okay because it sometimes gives me a skin reaction), clove or galangal.  Eventually the leather softens, the chemical smell fades, and I can smell the sandalwood. It ends up as soft dusty leather and sandalwood.  Nice, but there are other leather scents more easily available (Marquis de Carabas) that I like better.  

Today was a travel day. Lots of errands to run this morning — groceries, bank, pet food — but no structured workout time until I got to the airport and passed security. Then I had about half an hour to take a walk.  Dragging my luggage. I think my fitness tracker has gone off the rails, though. It thinks I’ve walked over 6 miles today which I find hard to believe. Though I did have to walk back to the bank because I left my ATM card there... I knew it was going to be stressful so I put on Water of Notre Dame before leaving for the airport. I’d say it was neutral — more of a meditation than a workout scent.

 Hi, @Kelthara!  118 days is amazing! I’m glad you’re back on track.  Awesome work, everyone!

Welcome, @Supertrooper Omni! And I’m too lazy to tag the rest of y’all, but good workouts, everyone! Today I got inspired by @Amazonia’s long walks and put on some Startled Toad (which I thought I had a low partial of and it turns out it’s a whole bottle, woo hoo!). It was my last day to make a return at TJ Maxx, about 2.5 miles away, lots of hills, so I walked instead of driving. From there I met my son at the vet for Abby’s annual physical, a good ploy for making my son get a little outdoor exercise. He walked home while Abby  was being seen, and I walked her home when she was done. 13,500 steps up to now per my fitness tracker! And Startled Toad was great.

@Seajewel Welcome!  Any progress is good progress!

I missed Hay Moon and am sorry.  It seems to be very popular.  The champaca kept me from trying You Get a Lifetime; it rarely agrees with me.  But I LOVE Startled Toad.  Maybe I'll wear that tomorrow.  Good workouts, everyone!  And @Amazonia, frankly I wouldn't want to encounter Klaus under a bridge.  

Today I had a busy day and knew I had to grab a workout this morning before my lecture.  I managed to get in a 20-minute half walk, half jog.  And halfway through I realized -- I forgot step 1!  I didn't have any perfume on.    I went home and applied Cat Event Exorcist.