Mrs. B Challenge 40 - 27 Complete a Penny challenge

Challenge number 9!

27. Complete a Penny challenge 

There are loads of these around this January and I say go for it!  This is mine from last year and ‘I completed it mate!’

I did it slightly differently than intended, I didn’t stick to the running order. If I had more money, I ticked off the bigger amount for that day, so my ticks through the year weren’t uniform but sporadic! But that’s ok! 

Here’s some more info on this particular Penny challenge - 

from Money Supermarket

Happy New Year to you all and hopefully this year I’ll keep ticking the challenges off 😊

TTFN, I’ll keep you posted!

Sammy xx

Mrs. Bs Challenge 40 - 30 - Go for a spa day

Challenge number 8 completed!

30. Go for a spa day

This was back in November and my best friend and I booked as a surprise for her mums 60th birthday. We booked Old Thorns for a weekend, it was a great dinner, bed and breakfast deal / perfect for what we were looking for! Covid made things a little old, we had to book swim and spa slots, but it didn’t take away from the magic of the weekend.

We also managed to upgrade to an apartment last minute, and it was the best thing ever. It meant after our evening meal, we were able to go back to our apartment, sit in our pjs and drink bubbles!

A brilliant weekend all round ❤️

Onto the next one!

I’ll keep you posted, TTFN.

Sammy xx 

Mrs. Bs Challenge 40 - 29 - Learn a new skill

Challenge number 7!

29. Learn a new skill

So in September, after meeting the wonderful Dawn in August when I birthed my drum, I went ahead and booked in to complete Reiki 1. I have always wanted to explore healing, I’ve been told many times I have the gift/skill/calling, but haven’t done a great deal with it, except ignore it! After meeting Dawn, and hearing all about her healing journey, her teaching, her life - I knew this was the time. I was so drawn to Dawn and knew I wanted her to teach me. 

I’ve had an odd relationship with reiki, I tried it a few times and just didn’t like it, it hurt me and the person doing it didn’t even lay his hands on me.  In the last year I’ve had distance healing which has been wonderful and also hands on reiki healing with my friend Hannah. These two experiences had restored my faith in healing! 

It was the most wonderful weekend, full of self care and self love. I absolutely loved every moment. I even got to practise on a real life body and the feedback was amazing! 

My plan is to go on and complete reiki 2 next year, so watch this space! 

I’ll keep you posted!

TTFN, Sammy x

Mrs. B Challenge 40 - 23 Complete a reading challenge

Challenge number 6!

23 - Complete a reading challenge. 

This year I set myself a goal of 35 books this year, this was my challenge and I’ve completed it!  

I have a ‘highlight’ on Instagram (the small dots on your profile) which contains each book and the score I gave it. I don’t score real life books, because you can’t score someone’s life story.

Now to decide if I ‘up’ my challenge for next year!

I’ll keep you posted! 

TTFN ❤️

Mrs. B Challenge 40 - 22 - Get a Tattoo

So here is Challenge number 5, albeit it was back in the summer! 

22. Get a moon/witch/triple goddess tattoo

For years I have followed Samo’s work, from his gallery to his tattooing and knew he was the one I wanted to complete this piece of art for me.  

This one was a bit of a whirlwind and a case of being in the right place at the right time. Samo posted on his instagram he had a rare space for a tattoo, I was off and the universe was on my side! This was designed within hours and in 24 hours time it was permanently on my body.  I love it!

You can find Samo here…. Instagram As well as the tattoos he’s a pretty awesome human and you can keep up with his art and other news here

Here’s some better pictures! I’m sorry my self portraits of my arm can leave a little to be desired!

Thank you Samo ❤️

and there’s another one ticked off the list!

TTFN, I’ll keep you posted xx

Mrs. B Challenge 40 - 8 - Skinny dip in the sea

I’ve been a busy bee this summer and haven’t really had time to write about it, so it feels like all these challenges have been completed at once!

 

So here we are at challenge number 4.

 

8. Skinny Dip in the Sea

 

I have skinny dipped in lots of places, and god only knows why but the sea has never been one of them!  I must admit, I haven’t really been much of a sea dweller and even on holiday would not really go in.  I love looking at the sea, being near it, hearing it – just not in it!  This last year has changed that and I have a new found appreciation of being in that salty water and being fully submerged!

 

I’m not worried about skinny dipping, or being naked in front of people.  We all have bodies, we all have skin, we all have bits we aren’t keen on and hopefully we all have bits we love!  I’ve never had an issue being naked, even at my heaviest weight, it really doesn’t bother me.  I come from a house hold where bodies and naked is normalised and it has definitely given me a head start with body positivity or body neutrality as I have grown up.  I’m also a firm believer that other people’s opinions are none of my business, and if people are talking about me they are giving someone else a rest!

 

Over the last year I have been meeting once a month on the beach with my moon sisters, and after our full moon ceremony/ritual we tend to go for a dip.  Until this year, it has been with swimsuits on, but this year has seen us getting more naked….

This summer, two of my friends have held public ceremonies on the beach for all to join and learn how to run their own circle.  I went along to the last one of the year and it was beautiful, my step daughter and best friend came along, as well as my usual moon sisters and some brand new friends I hadn’t met yet.  

At the end of the ceremony, once we had burnt all that no longer served us and spent some time drumming on the beach – off we went into the sea.  Skinny dipping was optional, so off I went in completely naked!  Some came and joined us naked, and those who came into the sea with their swimsuits on, soon removed them in the waves and we were a circle of women naked in the sea – perfect!  It was such a lovely evening and such a lovely experience.  

Thank you all and there’s another one ticked off the list!

TTFN, I’ll keep you posted xx

Mrs. B Challenge 40 - 34 - Make a drum

So here we are at challenge number 3 and I loved this one.

 

34. Make a drum

 

I have always wanted to own a drum, but never really knew why!  Having spent the last year on the beach at full moon, chanting online and learning more about my spiritual practise – it has become clearer!  I have been looking at drums online to purchase, I’ve exhausted etsy and seen some wonders let me tell you.  But earlier this year I saw a friend and her husband birthing their own shamanic drums in a river…. That is definitely what I wanted to do!

 

Having a bit of a rough time, my husband and friend made some magic and I found myself booked in with Pauline to birth my very own drum!  

You can find Pauline and her drumming Facebook page

here

I was excited and super nervous. I’m not very hands on creative and was worried what if I messed it up!  Well, my friend who was also booked in felt exactly the same, but Pauline put us at ease really quickly.

 

We met in Droxford and made our way to the River Meon to start our beautiful day.  There surrounded by nature, the water and some beautiful souls – we got to work and what an experience it was.  We set up an altar with objects from all of us; Pauline and the three of us birthing drums.  

We meditated, breathed, gave thanks and prepared!  Our drums are made from an Ash hoop and deer skin, so we set about preparing our hoops with oil.  

We then all got in the river with our deer skins to soak them, fill them with our intention and giving thanks to the deer.  

Then the hard work started!  We hand banged the holes for the leather thonging to threaded through.

We stretched the skin over the hoop to make the head of the drum and laced them up at the back to hold it in place. 

I have two pieces of rose quartz in the handle hold of mine and I can honestly say I love it!

I am now the proud owner of a drum I birthed myself, met some wonderful friends and had the best day for my soul ❤

On to the next challenge, I’ll keep you posted!

TTFN, Sammy x