Favourite YouTube Channels

In this post I am going to tell you a few of my favourite YouTube channels that I really like. These channels are my choice and may not be yours. But I suggest to possibly look into them because they can be of use from one time or another.

The first channel that I am mentioning is Kelly-Ann Maddox. Many of you have likely already watched at least one of her videos or already subscribed. So you guys know what I mean. She has many videos of tarot, but also videos that may help you in other ways. She has information about doing business, shadow work, self love and other topics. She is very informative and her energy is amazing. Some of her videos can get past thirty minutes but are worth it.

Next choice would be to look into DragonFeather369. There is a focus on wicca, witchcraft and dragons. She does go onto other topics as well and you can see the passion she has due to the fact she does it for her viewers. Some of the topics she does comes out of polls she does on her amnio app (The Hatchling Clan). Though she may be in her early twenties (right now of writing this post) but she has a lot to offer.

Cutewitch772 is another great YouTuber. She shows different aspects of her life/experiences and talks of different topics. She is part of the collaboration channel: the pagan perspective.

Samantha Valens is the YouTuber that did the final push to have me post my first video. But when I did so, she still had her ontherocks channel, and due to anothers actions – she does not have it. Yet she still came back and is amazing and really authentic.

This one is different then the ones above – doitonadime. Here she helps you with organization and finds from Dollar Tree. At time you will find she uploads recipes and other videos. Her videos, for the majority are not long, but not super short. She does have helpful hints, and you could modify to your situation. For anyone who likes dollar store and budget type videos her channel is one to look into.

Other Channels:

joey morris https://www.youtube.com/user/starryeyedlillady

Soothing Relaxation: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjzHeG1KWoonmf9d5KBvSiw

Muchelleb: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0sA4gvlWFHfdwaPlBDqnGg

Owlvine Green: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCplwVPXFf_LPuFXQyVrys5g

Ruelle: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Jo3qUcaJPx7fyUJXOjMyw

Molly Roberts – herspeak: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB5TC9LC8GOsDtpF0FT3JJA

Brands I Like

So this is a list of the brands that I like. It is not much but it is what I like, and may grow once I try out more brands.

One brand that I like is the Now Foods brand – and the sub brands like Now Solutions. Their cocoa butter and essential oils are really great. The Now Foods company has a lot to offer and a few different areas to offer something in food, supplements, pets and personal beauty. If you are looking for an eco/green choice, this is a brand to look into. But if you are living in Canada you may not find much selection and slight higher prices if you go into a store. More selection online through luckyvitamin.com, but if you could end up paying a lot for shipping. But don't let that discourage you because it is a good brand.

The Method brand has good all-purpose cleaner. This is just one of their products and can be found in both grocery stores and some health food stores. The products are under six dollars and some variety. It is something to have a look at.

Dr Bronner is also another brand like Method and Now that is green/eco friendly. It prides itself on it. I really love it. Their castile soap is so useful and smells amazing. This brand is more on the the personal use side – but the soap can be used for more.

Another is the Recollections Creative Year items. Like their planner, books and other items I can get organized. There is a variety of these planners/books, which can be helpful if you like a slightly larger version or have one to zipper up. I have the planner one where there is that clasp. Even with a small selection, it is a good selection. The binder portions are under thirty dollars and accessories are going to be under twenty dollars. Some of the set ups may not be for those who like to deck out there planner, but it great for if you just need a quick thing to bring along with you and can hold a number of pages.

Yarn wise I like the Bernat Handicrafter Cotton. The colours are really nice and the thickness is just right for me (it is a four thickness). For what I create (Gods Eyes) it is the right size, and while I learn how to crochet it is again the right size. For this brand I like the feeling and the tightness, yet some looseness to it. The colours are great, for me a variety of solid colours and ombres – even a few scented ones.

Three things are stationary items that I find useful. Papermate pens, I find are the better pens that I have used. It is smooth ink and writing. The pen is easy to hold and the ink just comes out easily. Sharpie highlighters, the thinner selections, and Bic highlighters are good ones to have if you are a person who like to have things highlighted. Post it notes, the ones small and thin enough to mark pages. These are just quick enough to post to a page for me to have a look at later.

US Games Inc and Llewellyn are good publications to get tarot cards from. There is a variety of cards from each of them. For example, the hobbit/Tolkien, Waite, crystals, historical, fairy and more. Also, Llewellyn is a great company to get books, calenders and other products from (cards, journals, etc).

Dear Canada List

Here is a list of the Dear Canada books:

• Orphan at My Door: The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope, Guelph, Ontario, 1897 by Jean Little (2001)
• A Prairie as Wide as the Sea: The Immigrant Diary of Ivy Weatherall, Milorie, Saskatchewan, 1926 by Sarah Ellis (2001)
• With Nothing But Our Courage: The Loyalist Diary of Mary MacDonald, Johnstown, Quebec, 1783 by Karleen Bradford (2002)
• Footsteps in the Snow: The Red River Diary of Isobel Scott, Rupert's Land, 1815 by Carol Matas (2002)
• A Ribbon of Shining Steel: The Railway Diary of Kate Cameron, Yale, British Columbia, 1882 by Julie Lawson (2002)
• Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Meritt, Niagara, Upper Canada, 1812 by Kit Pearson (2002)
• Alone in an Untamed Land: The Filles du Roi Diary of Helene St. Onge, Montreal, New France, 1666 by Maxine Trottier (2003)
• Brothers Far from Home: The World War I Diary of Eliza Bates, Uxbridge, Ontario, 1916 by Jean Little (2003)
• An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-ling, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1922 by Gillian Chan (2004)
• A Trail of Broken Dreams: The Gold Rush Diary of Harriet Palmer, Overland to the Cariboo, 1862 by Barbara Haworth-Attard (2004)
• Banished from Our Home: The Acadian Diary of Angelique Richard, Grand-Pre, Acadia, 1755 by Sharon Stewart (2004)
• Winter of Peril: The Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge, Mairie's Cove, New-Found-Land, 1721 by Jan Andrews (2005)
• Turned Away: The World War II Diary of Devorah Bernstein, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1941 by Carol Matas (2005)
• The Death of My Country: The Plains of Abraham Diary of Genevieve Aubuchon, Quebec, New France, 1759 by Maxine Trottier (2005)
• No Safe Harbour: The Halifax Explosion Diary of Charlotte Blackburn, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1917 by Julie Lawson (2006)
• A Rebel's Daughter: The 1837 Rebellion Diary of Arabella Stevenson, Toronto, Upper Canada, 1837 by Janet Lunn (2006)
• A Season for Miracles: Twelve Tales of Christmas by Jean Little, Janet Lunn, Sarah Ellis, Kit Pearson, Gillian Chan, Carol Matas, Maxine Trottier, Julie Lawson, Sharon Stewart, Barbara Haworth-Attard, Jan Andrews & Karleen Bradford (2006)
• If I Die Before I Wake: The Flu Epidemic Diary of Fiona Macgregor, Toronto, Ontario, 1918 by Jean Little (2007)
• Not a Nickel to Spare: The Great Depression Diary of Sally Cohen, Toronto, Ontario, 1932 by Perry Nodelman (2007)
• Prisoners in the Promised Land: The Ukrainian Internment Diary of Anya Soloniuk, Spirit Lake, Quebec, 1914 by Marsha Skrypuch (2007)
• Days of Toil and Tears: The Child Labour Diary of Flora Rutherford, Almonte, Ontario, 1887 by Sarah Ellis (2008)
• Where the River Takes Me: The Hudson's Bay Company Diary of Jenna Sinclair, Fort Victoria, Vancouver's Island, 1849 by Julie Lawson (2008)
• Blood Upon Our Land: The North West Resistance Diary of Josephine Bouvier, Batoche, District of Saskatchewan, 1885 by Maxine Trottier (2009)
• A Desperate Road to Freedom: The Underground Railroad Diary of Julia May Jackson, Virginia to Canada West, 1863-1864 by Karleen Bradford (2009)
• A Christmas to Remember: Tales of Comfort and Joy (2009)
• Exiles from the War: The War Guests Diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss, Guelph, Ontario, 1940 by Jean Little (2010)
• To Stand on My Own: The Polio Epidemic Diary of Noreen Robertson, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1937 by Barbara Haworth-Attard (2010)
• Hoping for Home: Stories of Arrival by Jean Little, Kit Pearson, Brian Doyle, Paul Yee, Irene N. Watts, Ruby Slipperjack, Afua Cooper, Rukhsana Khan, Marie-Andrée Clermont, Lillian Boraks-Nemetz and Shelley Tanaka (2011)
• That Fatal Night: The Titanic Diary of Dorothy Wilton, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1912 by Sarah Ellis (2011)
• Torn Apart: The Internment Diary of Mary Kobayashi, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1941 by Susan Aihoshi (2012)
• A Sea of Sorrows: The Typhus Epidemic Diary of Johanna Leary, Ireland to Canada East, 1847 by Norah McClintock (2012)
• Pieces of the Past: The Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1948 by Carol Matas (2013)
• A Country of Our Own: The Confederation Diary of Rosie Dunn, Ottawa, Province of Canada, 1866 by Karleen Bradford (2013)
• All Fall Down: The Landslide Diary of Abby Roberts, Frank, District of Alberta, 1902 by Jean Little (2014)
• Flame and Ashes: The Great Fire Diary of Triffie Winsor, St. John's, Newfoundland, 1892 by Janet McNaughton (2014)
• A Time for Giving: Ten Tales of Christmas by Jean Little, Barbara Haworth-Attard, Sarah Ellis, Susan Aihoshi, Norah McClintock, Carol Matas, Karleen Bradford and Ruby Slipperjack (2015)
• These Are My Words: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens, Northern Ontario, 1966 by Ruby Slipperjack (2016)

keeping organized

Here I am going to write about the things that keep me organized. I like being organized and on top of things.

One thing is the recollections creative year planner from Michaels'. I like how there are different books and stickers to put your information and ideas. The dividers that come with the binder and premade sets are cool but I would like to have more than the top three sections. I have three of these binders – the smaller one, but they came out with a larger size and one with a zipper case/enclosure.

Photo boxes have come in really handy, the ones that I have gotten were only two dollars and fifty cents. These boxes are sturdy and hold more than just photos, like the clasp plastic envelopes from Dollar Tree or Dollarama. Which are also good for sorting and organizing.

Planners keep me organized, I have two on the go and I also do to do lists. Sticky notes are a good thing. At times I can go overboard with them but used well it is fantastic.

Having items organized in binders and written down are great for me. For others it is on their phone and other gadgets. It is somewhat helpful to me but I need that pen to paper.

Certain dividers – whether dollar store, diy or more expensive are a good way to divide and section drawers and desks.

Goals for the Rest of the Year

As I am writing this, it is June and half of 2017 has gone. On YouTube, I have gained about three new subscribers – which I am thankful for, almost 70 people in about five years of YouTube. I have switched over to blogger and gained a few more follows on Instagram. And this is just on my social media pages.

Now, I am going to tell you what my goals for the rest of the year is. Hopefully get as much and more done before this year comes to an end. So my first goals relate to my YouTube channel. By the end of this month I hope to get seventy to seventy five subscribers. And on Instagram sixty to sixty five. So by December I hope that I reach my goal of one hundred subscribers, if not more. I hope to write more blog posts in back up so I upload them to you to read. The same goes for my videos for my channel – which is well on its way. There is a goal to get a better camera and have a better place to record. The weather is getting better in Canada, so hopefully I can do a few outside.

Non-social media related goals is to make plans and a timeline to go to Australia. I will go with my younger sister to work and travel for up to two years. We are working on making more money and saving so we can travel a lot in the future. Also I have complete two thirds of a goal – giving blood three times this year. So far I have done it twice, and I can do my third in August around the time I booked a week of vacation.

I am continuing the goal to read four books every month to get to my thirty book goal for the year – which I will soon reach and surpass. Every month so far but May I have done so. I am doing well because in the first two months I read more than enough to cover up that month. Also I am working on writing a book about King Ludwig II of Bavaria and participating or participate in the three Nanowrimo sessions. Which happen in April, July and the official one in November. You can check them out at www.nanowrimo.org if you want to kick start your writing.

Top Films, Television, and Books

So this is another list post, it is of my top films, television shows and books.

 

Films:

Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot the Musical Live (2014)

Bryan Adams live recorded concerts

Cats

Grease

How to Train Your Dragon 1 & 2

A Little Princess (1995, Warner Brothers)

Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

My Sister's Keeper

Snow White

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

A Walk To Remember

 

Television:

Bobs Burgers

Charmed

Criminal Minds

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

That 70s Show

 

Books:

A Walk To Remember - Nicholas Sparks

Books relating to: King Ludwig II of Bavaria

                              Goddess Brigid

The Dark Artifices – Cassandra Clare

The Infernal Devices – Cassandra Clare

The Mortal Instruments – Cassandra Clare

Sweep (series) – Cate Tiernan

The Wicked Years – Gregory Maguire

Witch Season (series) – Jeff Mariotte

Velveteen Rabbit

Jodi Picoult: My Sister's Keeper

                        The Pact

                        Change of Heart

                        Salem Falls

                        Nineteen Minutes

                        Plain Truth

                        Lone Wolf

                        Keeping Faith

when do you feel most creative?

This post is going to be a quick post, a lot like my other posts.

So what makes me feel most creative? When do I feel it? What about you? When do you feel most creative?

I feel most creative more into the evening and night. I feel more energized to do my posts, gods eyes and so on. To me I feel I can get a lot done in this period of time. I do most of video recording during the day – more natural light. But at times I do record at night. I also read at night so I can finish books, some to record for you and those who just watch my channel.

To get me creative it is helpful ideas, good music and a lit candle and maybe the diffuser going to. Also watching other YouTube videos are helpful as well. Looking into articles of stuff that come to my mind can be helpful into ideas. It can also lead to other ideas to write or talk about. Going to the library and reading books can be helpful to read and record videos. Or to just add information into a writing.