Saturday, June 2, 2012
The Little Ghost Boy at The Admiral Fell Inn - EVP
Thanks to Michael for finding this MP3 for me! I've been looking for it forever!
Here's the story:
I was doing a mediumship demonstration over the Halloween weekend at The Admiral Fell Inn in Fells Pt. MD. and was getting ready for the event in our room on the 4th floor. Brady had been playing with my little tape recorder, which irritated me because I didn't want him to drain the batteries. There were these deep window sills in the room and apparently he left the recorder on and put the recorder down inside the sill to hide it, and then closed the curtain… He was 6 at the time. You can hear the TV on in the background and Brady was playing in the middle of the room talking to me. Bren was only 4 but was on the floor putting a puzzle together. I THINK Brady was talking about playing or doing something, I can't remember and it's hard to hear him, but he's intent on something on the recording. Anyway, I guess Mike eventually found the recorder after I left, turned it off and put it away.
I didn't listen to any of the tape that night and had honestly forgotten about it and went to bed. I couldn't sleep and tossed and turned all night and just wasn't comfortable. I had my suitcase opened on the floor near the bed and woke up at 4am to see what I thought was Bren going through it. I sat up about to snap at him, "BREN! What are you doing in my suitcase at 4am???" The boy and I locked eyes and he looked as surprised that I could see him as I felt when I realized that it WASN'T Bren... and then he was gone. It was so real that I turned on the light to make sure Bren was in bed, and he was… both of my boys and my husband were all sound asleep.
I returned home the next day and on Monday, the Today Show was featuring the top 10 most haunted hotels. Guess which one was number 8? The Admiral Fell Inn, and guess who haunts it (one of many)… a little boy. :D The year before, we had stayed in another room and "someone" was playing with the extension cord inside my ceramic Halloween bowl on the floor… picking it up and dropping it over and over, so this wasn't the first time we'd experienced craziness there!
So, I thought the ghost boy was pretty cool, but soon after we unpacked, I found the recorder and listened to the tape. This little etheric boy's, "I don't think so" is so clear and right next to the recorder. He must have been responding to whatever Brady was saying. It's the clearest EVP I've ever gotten… and accidentally (thanks to Brady), at that!
Does it sound like "I don't think so" to you?
FELLS POINT EVP
Enjoy your evening!
Barb
Friday, April 13, 2012
Today's Unusual Spirit Communication
Anyone who knows me knows that once I'm "off" as a medium, I'm off. Period. End of story. I normally do not like to be nudged by a spirit during my off time and so I have made it "the deal" since I've been working as a professional medium (now about 14ish years).
Recently, I've relaxed this rule a bit - not sure why; maybe a little nudge by my guides that those on the other side need more opportunities? But this morning, I had a very unusual thing happen…
My son wasn't feeling well, so I allowed him to stay home for a few hours and told him I would drop him off a little late on my way to the office. Since I didn't have to get his lunch ready right away, I decided to take a small nap until it was time to get up and get ready for clients.
While I was slipping off to sleep, I was jolted by a male voice saying to me, "I died of lung cancer." Whaaaa? Who the heck was this? So, I start talking to him… "and?" He's sitting at the end of my bed - a lean or frail older man blowing cigarette smoke circles in the air. I also smelled a hint of cigar or pipe. He said that he was worried about his family because they "still grieve." I said that people tend to grieve for a very long time, sometimes all their life and he said, "no, they grieve not because of my passing, but because all that I went through during my illness… they dwell on how sick I was, how sorry they were, how they wish I hadn't had to go through that, how long it took… " "Oh" I said. He wanted me to tell the family that he was free of that illness and not to think of him that way - to think of him when he wasn't ill and that he's at peace now. He mentioned the name Charlie (not sure if it was his name or a connection) and I told him if I came across the person who needed to hear the message, I'd tell them.
I thought that was the end of it. Nope. Next I see a short round lady with dark hair and in a very LOUD and, ahem, obnoxious voice, said "IT'S SKY HIGH!" I jumped…. "what is?" "Blood pressure" she says. Then she was gone.
Again, another person made an appearance. This time it was a man who was killed in a war. He was in his 30's and was lean and good looking with a very charismatic demeanor. He had been in an explosion and had severe head trauma… he said it another way, which I won't say here. He said he had left his wife and kids at home - I believe there were two small children. He also said the name Ronald or Donald - not sure if that was his name or he was connected to that name somehow. He wanted to say hello to his family and reassure them he was ok, and, that he knew it was hard raising the kids alone. Again, I said I'd give the message if we found the person who needed to hear it.
Lastly, I heard this very sweet voice say, "Susan." I said, "ok, now who's this?" Suddenly it occurred to me that I KNEW this voice and I racked my brain trying to figure it out. She was sweet with a big smile, a little insecure but that voice… who was it? Suddenly I remembered the voice and it was exact. It was my daughter's aunt Sue who passed not long ago. She came into focus and looked MUCH different than the last time I saw her… she looked exactly as vibrant as she did when I first met my ex-husband back in the early 80's. She didn't say anything, but I knew this was how she was now and was a message in itself… she was happy, healthy and vibrant again.
I finally fell asleep and went into the office later. Again, the first man who had lung cancer came in before my clients had arrived. I wrote a few more details down (pocket watch, merry go round, popping his teeth out, lively, etc.), and called my clients in. Two other spirit people came through first, and then the man started pointing at the notes I'd written, so I knew he was back. It turned out that it was my clients' grandfather… she understood almost all of it and it turns out the rounder loud lady wasn't a spirit person, but was a person he was connected to still alive who has a myriad of health problems. He presented her that way - loud and obnoxious to identify her. My client laughed because it summed her up perfectly. I told them to make sure she was watching her blood pressure…
So those messages were passed on. The other client was fairly sure that the man who died in the war was from her father in law, Donald's family. He had many brothers and she thought there was a story of one who passed in a war. We shall see.
I posted this because even though most was validated, I still have this weird feeling it could also be for someone reading this…. sometimes more than one person will understand a message - spirit has a very cool way of working and getting their "hello" out to their loved ones here. Don't strive to make things fit, but if it makes sense, take it as a hello. Please let me know if you do understand anything by leaving a comment below! It was SUCH a unique occurrence, so I had to share.
Have a great weekend!
Barb
Recently, I've relaxed this rule a bit - not sure why; maybe a little nudge by my guides that those on the other side need more opportunities? But this morning, I had a very unusual thing happen…
My son wasn't feeling well, so I allowed him to stay home for a few hours and told him I would drop him off a little late on my way to the office. Since I didn't have to get his lunch ready right away, I decided to take a small nap until it was time to get up and get ready for clients.
While I was slipping off to sleep, I was jolted by a male voice saying to me, "I died of lung cancer." Whaaaa? Who the heck was this? So, I start talking to him… "and?" He's sitting at the end of my bed - a lean or frail older man blowing cigarette smoke circles in the air. I also smelled a hint of cigar or pipe. He said that he was worried about his family because they "still grieve." I said that people tend to grieve for a very long time, sometimes all their life and he said, "no, they grieve not because of my passing, but because all that I went through during my illness… they dwell on how sick I was, how sorry they were, how they wish I hadn't had to go through that, how long it took… " "Oh" I said. He wanted me to tell the family that he was free of that illness and not to think of him that way - to think of him when he wasn't ill and that he's at peace now. He mentioned the name Charlie (not sure if it was his name or a connection) and I told him if I came across the person who needed to hear the message, I'd tell them.
I thought that was the end of it. Nope. Next I see a short round lady with dark hair and in a very LOUD and, ahem, obnoxious voice, said "IT'S SKY HIGH!" I jumped…. "what is?" "Blood pressure" she says. Then she was gone.
Again, another person made an appearance. This time it was a man who was killed in a war. He was in his 30's and was lean and good looking with a very charismatic demeanor. He had been in an explosion and had severe head trauma… he said it another way, which I won't say here. He said he had left his wife and kids at home - I believe there were two small children. He also said the name Ronald or Donald - not sure if that was his name or he was connected to that name somehow. He wanted to say hello to his family and reassure them he was ok, and, that he knew it was hard raising the kids alone. Again, I said I'd give the message if we found the person who needed to hear it.
Lastly, I heard this very sweet voice say, "Susan." I said, "ok, now who's this?" Suddenly it occurred to me that I KNEW this voice and I racked my brain trying to figure it out. She was sweet with a big smile, a little insecure but that voice… who was it? Suddenly I remembered the voice and it was exact. It was my daughter's aunt Sue who passed not long ago. She came into focus and looked MUCH different than the last time I saw her… she looked exactly as vibrant as she did when I first met my ex-husband back in the early 80's. She didn't say anything, but I knew this was how she was now and was a message in itself… she was happy, healthy and vibrant again.
I finally fell asleep and went into the office later. Again, the first man who had lung cancer came in before my clients had arrived. I wrote a few more details down (pocket watch, merry go round, popping his teeth out, lively, etc.), and called my clients in. Two other spirit people came through first, and then the man started pointing at the notes I'd written, so I knew he was back. It turned out that it was my clients' grandfather… she understood almost all of it and it turns out the rounder loud lady wasn't a spirit person, but was a person he was connected to still alive who has a myriad of health problems. He presented her that way - loud and obnoxious to identify her. My client laughed because it summed her up perfectly. I told them to make sure she was watching her blood pressure…
So those messages were passed on. The other client was fairly sure that the man who died in the war was from her father in law, Donald's family. He had many brothers and she thought there was a story of one who passed in a war. We shall see.
I posted this because even though most was validated, I still have this weird feeling it could also be for someone reading this…. sometimes more than one person will understand a message - spirit has a very cool way of working and getting their "hello" out to their loved ones here. Don't strive to make things fit, but if it makes sense, take it as a hello. Please let me know if you do understand anything by leaving a comment below! It was SUCH a unique occurrence, so I had to share.
Have a great weekend!
Barb
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Boring Spring Break
It's Spring Break this week, and I am LOVING being off. I always take off this week because the kids are home from school and I guess it's just an excuse to take off! :) We never go anywhere, but always want to, and with the exception of my husband, we all get to sleep in and be a little lazy.
It's nearly impossible for us to travel, anyway, especially with a pet rat. I know that sounds ridiculous, but it's true. Rats are very sociable, and you can't just dump a bunch of seeds on the cage floor and leave for a few days like you can with mice or hamsters. Well, I suppose you could, but it'd be cruel. Rats really shouldn't even be in the rodent family; like dogs, they are incredibly social creatures and need to get out for "free roam" time at least an hour a day or they become very grumpy. :) They also require fresh food (veggies, meats, fruit) twice a day and lots of warm voices saying hello to them. They don't live very long, normally 3 years, and you tend to get incredibly attached to them, as they do to you in that very short amount of time. Currently, we have a little (well, now fat) white pink-eyed rat named Sadie. We bought her after our rat, Penny passed away in March of '11 because Penny's sister, Abbey was really depressed about losing her sister. Abbey was an older rat and very set in her ways and refused to get along with Sadie. So, we kept them separated and in November, we also lost Abbey. Getting back to my point, Sadie was neglected at the pet store, so she's very skiddish and would not be easy for someone to watch for a few days if we were to go away.
And then there's Maggie, our new lab/pit bull mix who loves to try to sneak out and prefers inhalers over chew toys. VERY high maintenance and cannot be left alone in the house without being crated. The only way to go away would be to put her in a kennel for a few days and she already howls when I leave her to go to the grocery store! HOW can I do that to her??? Oy. So, we've accepted the fact that we just can't travel much right now… at least not until little Sadie leaves us and then we can try for pet friendly hotels for Maggie… maybe. :)
So, no travel this week… and the week has gone by FAST. I spent Monday and Tuesday making silver jewelry (I am OBSESSED with making rings, lately!) and yesterday was all about catching up with emails, paying bills, etc. Today? It's already 1pm and I'm still in PJ's… :) I somehow hurt my toe and am contemplating seeing a doctor, but I think it's gradually getting better. It's a beautiful day, so I may take the dog for a walk if it doesn't hurt the toe… and maybe go out and clean up the back yard. My herbs are all coming back and looking beautiful. Need to check on the hastas… am I boring you yet? I'm boring myself with this post. zzzzzzzzz….
Anywhoooo, just a quick update! :) Have a great day!
Barb
It's nearly impossible for us to travel, anyway, especially with a pet rat. I know that sounds ridiculous, but it's true. Rats are very sociable, and you can't just dump a bunch of seeds on the cage floor and leave for a few days like you can with mice or hamsters. Well, I suppose you could, but it'd be cruel. Rats really shouldn't even be in the rodent family; like dogs, they are incredibly social creatures and need to get out for "free roam" time at least an hour a day or they become very grumpy. :) They also require fresh food (veggies, meats, fruit) twice a day and lots of warm voices saying hello to them. They don't live very long, normally 3 years, and you tend to get incredibly attached to them, as they do to you in that very short amount of time. Currently, we have a little (well, now fat) white pink-eyed rat named Sadie. We bought her after our rat, Penny passed away in March of '11 because Penny's sister, Abbey was really depressed about losing her sister. Abbey was an older rat and very set in her ways and refused to get along with Sadie. So, we kept them separated and in November, we also lost Abbey. Getting back to my point, Sadie was neglected at the pet store, so she's very skiddish and would not be easy for someone to watch for a few days if we were to go away.
And then there's Maggie, our new lab/pit bull mix who loves to try to sneak out and prefers inhalers over chew toys. VERY high maintenance and cannot be left alone in the house without being crated. The only way to go away would be to put her in a kennel for a few days and she already howls when I leave her to go to the grocery store! HOW can I do that to her??? Oy. So, we've accepted the fact that we just can't travel much right now… at least not until little Sadie leaves us and then we can try for pet friendly hotels for Maggie… maybe. :)
So, no travel this week… and the week has gone by FAST. I spent Monday and Tuesday making silver jewelry (I am OBSESSED with making rings, lately!) and yesterday was all about catching up with emails, paying bills, etc. Today? It's already 1pm and I'm still in PJ's… :) I somehow hurt my toe and am contemplating seeing a doctor, but I think it's gradually getting better. It's a beautiful day, so I may take the dog for a walk if it doesn't hurt the toe… and maybe go out and clean up the back yard. My herbs are all coming back and looking beautiful. Need to check on the hastas… am I boring you yet? I'm boring myself with this post. zzzzzzzzz….
Anywhoooo, just a quick update! :) Have a great day!
Barb
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Finally Getting My Act Together
Well, hi! Happy SPRING!
I LOVE this time of year, especially here in Virginia. It's so beautiful and bright green… you know, all that new growth on the shrubs, trees and grass, etc. If you look closely, you'll see all these pretty tiny white flowers in the woods. From far away, it looks like snow. We've been watching for new baby squirrels, and have already seen Rocky Raccoon and Mr. Possum make their return. CANNOT wait to clean up the grill and hang out on the back deck. Most of my herbs are re-emerging when I thought they were dead, so I'm just too happy. I love my herbies…. need to plant my basil, and will soon, yay!
So, I've finally started planning events for this year… only about 3 months late, but I'm getting there! I have my hotel dates booked for my two Psychic Development workshops, two mediumship demonstrations, and our FOURTH annual Halloween event. Still in planning mode and will be adding new events soon!
So far:
Mediumship Demonstration April 28 - 6 - 8pm
I am going to donate a percentage of the proceeds to a local animal rescue.
Mediumship Demonstration - May 12 - 6 - 8pm
This will be a fundraiser for Relay For Life. More details coming soon!
Psychic Development Workshop Series - May 5 and May 12
Fourth Annual Double Medium Halloween Event - Oct. 27 - 6 - 9:30 pm.
More details coming soon!
If you'd like more info on any of these events, you can go HERE.
Other than that, we saw The Hunger Games (LOVED! If you saw it, did you like it? Were you lucky enough to NOT see it with a theater full of rude-arse teens? Did you read the books? Loved the books more!). I've been fusing silver like crazy, drawing out some designs and watching for more wild animals in my back yard. :) ...cue Australian accent, "Barb's Back Yard" as my daughter, Sara jokes.
I'll have a WHOLE week off next week during spring break, so look for more jewelry. :) Anything you'd like me to make? :)
Have a lovely week!
Barb
I LOVE this time of year, especially here in Virginia. It's so beautiful and bright green… you know, all that new growth on the shrubs, trees and grass, etc. If you look closely, you'll see all these pretty tiny white flowers in the woods. From far away, it looks like snow. We've been watching for new baby squirrels, and have already seen Rocky Raccoon and Mr. Possum make their return. CANNOT wait to clean up the grill and hang out on the back deck. Most of my herbs are re-emerging when I thought they were dead, so I'm just too happy. I love my herbies…. need to plant my basil, and will soon, yay!
So, I've finally started planning events for this year… only about 3 months late, but I'm getting there! I have my hotel dates booked for my two Psychic Development workshops, two mediumship demonstrations, and our FOURTH annual Halloween event. Still in planning mode and will be adding new events soon!
So far:
Mediumship Demonstration April 28 - 6 - 8pm
I am going to donate a percentage of the proceeds to a local animal rescue.
Mediumship Demonstration - May 12 - 6 - 8pm
This will be a fundraiser for Relay For Life. More details coming soon!
Psychic Development Workshop Series - May 5 and May 12
Fourth Annual Double Medium Halloween Event - Oct. 27 - 6 - 9:30 pm.
More details coming soon!
If you'd like more info on any of these events, you can go HERE.
Other than that, we saw The Hunger Games (LOVED! If you saw it, did you like it? Were you lucky enough to NOT see it with a theater full of rude-arse teens? Did you read the books? Loved the books more!). I've been fusing silver like crazy, drawing out some designs and watching for more wild animals in my back yard. :) ...cue Australian accent, "Barb's Back Yard" as my daughter, Sara jokes.
I'll have a WHOLE week off next week during spring break, so look for more jewelry. :) Anything you'd like me to make? :)
Have a lovely week!
Barb
Friday, February 10, 2012
Catching Up...
Didn't I say I'd be blogging more? Hmmm. Well, today I don't have any excuses. I've pulled a "Barb" which means I did something ridiculously stupid and pulled a muscle. Usually, it's things like bending over to get water from the cooler, or sneezing, or moving out of the way from someone in the kitchen. This time, I rolled out of bed to get the kids ready, coughed and TWANG! Some muscle behind my right rib cage gave out and being that it's difficult to take a nice sized breath without pain, had to cancel clients for the day. Hoping all will be ok for tomorrows clients.
I'm also late on my newsletter, so since I'm trying to recoup, I guess I'll work on that next.
I've been in kind of a blah mood lately and haven't had much "oomph" to do much else besides hammering out jewelry, taking clients and trying to keep things together here. It's been a difficult and stressful month mentally and financially. We had a huge and unexpected vet bill of $2K after my sweet Maggie decided that my husband's inhaler was a chew toy. In a matter of seconds, she jumped up on a table, grabbed it, bit into it, where it exploded in her mouth. It scared her silly and we thought all was ok until she started vomiting and becoming lethargic. Mike called our vet who told him to rush her to the ER, which we did. It turns out she overdosed on albuteral and had to be sedated, given meds to slow her 200 heart rate down and constantly monitored. She stayed the night and came through everything beautifully, but it scared the hell out of me/us. Since then, I've become freakishly paranoid of anything she may be able to get into and I watch her 24/7 except when I crate her when I go into the office. It was also not a bill we were prepared to pay (looking into dog insurance after this blog), and while we scraped it together with the help of 4 credit cards and a surprise substantial donation to the vet from my dear friends, Rob and Tom, we covered it all. And another public "thank you" to those sweet guys for their random act of kindness - I swear, they're just pure hearts - you don't meet many like them in a lifetime. It's not just the financial surprise they gave, but they're always helping me in whatever way they can. I felt/feel somewhat guilty about their generosity but at the very same time immense gratefulness to them. It was the kindest thing I think anyone's ever done for us and we'll pay them back somehow, although they didn't ask for it. I guess the lack of "oomph" and the oogieness came from just not having that reserve of funds to take care of it and the way the vet made us feel. They didn't purposely make us feel the way we did, but it was "the look" of pity the she gave us. Our dog needed urgent medical care and we had to sign off on the bill or they couldn't treat her. It took an hour and a half of negotiating what credit cards I could use that night, what we had left on each one and what I'd need to work out with the office manager in the morning to finally be able to go home - and without our pup. I wonder what they would have done if we couldn't have come up with the funds… refused to treat her and send her home with us with instructions? I couldn't do that as a vet.
All that said, we still have our sweet, yet naughty Maggie, thank God, and that's all that matters. So, it's back to selling things on eBay and saving up cash in the money jar for my daughter's engagement party and upcoming nuptials. I think I'll collect it in a Mason jar and throw a couch in my front yard to go with how I feel lately. Where's the banjo and velvet Elvis painting?
On another note, I finished The Hunger Games series… all three - The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. I purchased them from iTunes and listened to each one while making jewelry and literally became obsessed with listening to them! Now I'm done and bummed. No more Katness or Peeta - boo, but I cannot wait for the movie! Bren is on book three and for a while there, we were competing trying to be the first one to finish. I only won because in having to cancel clients today, I was able to lay in bed all day and listen. :D I think I'm going to find another good audio book to listen to… it's really fun listening while I'm working in my studio.
Ok, time to look up doggie insurance and write my newsletter, finally. I hear it's supposed to be the coldest day of this winter tomorrow. :) Stay warm!
Blessings,
Barb … and naughty "just back from the vet" Maggie...
…and, yes, that's duct tape on the couch from a hole late rattie, Penny chewed. The tape is camouflage patterned, no less. See? Trashy. LOL.
I'm also late on my newsletter, so since I'm trying to recoup, I guess I'll work on that next.
I've been in kind of a blah mood lately and haven't had much "oomph" to do much else besides hammering out jewelry, taking clients and trying to keep things together here. It's been a difficult and stressful month mentally and financially. We had a huge and unexpected vet bill of $2K after my sweet Maggie decided that my husband's inhaler was a chew toy. In a matter of seconds, she jumped up on a table, grabbed it, bit into it, where it exploded in her mouth. It scared her silly and we thought all was ok until she started vomiting and becoming lethargic. Mike called our vet who told him to rush her to the ER, which we did. It turns out she overdosed on albuteral and had to be sedated, given meds to slow her 200 heart rate down and constantly monitored. She stayed the night and came through everything beautifully, but it scared the hell out of me/us. Since then, I've become freakishly paranoid of anything she may be able to get into and I watch her 24/7 except when I crate her when I go into the office. It was also not a bill we were prepared to pay (looking into dog insurance after this blog), and while we scraped it together with the help of 4 credit cards and a surprise substantial donation to the vet from my dear friends, Rob and Tom, we covered it all. And another public "thank you" to those sweet guys for their random act of kindness - I swear, they're just pure hearts - you don't meet many like them in a lifetime. It's not just the financial surprise they gave, but they're always helping me in whatever way they can. I felt/feel somewhat guilty about their generosity but at the very same time immense gratefulness to them. It was the kindest thing I think anyone's ever done for us and we'll pay them back somehow, although they didn't ask for it. I guess the lack of "oomph" and the oogieness came from just not having that reserve of funds to take care of it and the way the vet made us feel. They didn't purposely make us feel the way we did, but it was "the look" of pity the she gave us. Our dog needed urgent medical care and we had to sign off on the bill or they couldn't treat her. It took an hour and a half of negotiating what credit cards I could use that night, what we had left on each one and what I'd need to work out with the office manager in the morning to finally be able to go home - and without our pup. I wonder what they would have done if we couldn't have come up with the funds… refused to treat her and send her home with us with instructions? I couldn't do that as a vet.
All that said, we still have our sweet, yet naughty Maggie, thank God, and that's all that matters. So, it's back to selling things on eBay and saving up cash in the money jar for my daughter's engagement party and upcoming nuptials. I think I'll collect it in a Mason jar and throw a couch in my front yard to go with how I feel lately. Where's the banjo and velvet Elvis painting?
On another note, I finished The Hunger Games series… all three - The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. I purchased them from iTunes and listened to each one while making jewelry and literally became obsessed with listening to them! Now I'm done and bummed. No more Katness or Peeta - boo, but I cannot wait for the movie! Bren is on book three and for a while there, we were competing trying to be the first one to finish. I only won because in having to cancel clients today, I was able to lay in bed all day and listen. :D I think I'm going to find another good audio book to listen to… it's really fun listening while I'm working in my studio.
Ok, time to look up doggie insurance and write my newsletter, finally. I hear it's supposed to be the coldest day of this winter tomorrow. :) Stay warm!
PS: I wanted to post about Maggie's overdose because at first, my husband and I had NO idea she had any of the medicine hit her blood stream. She dropped it immediately and bolted out the door, terrified at the sound it made when it exploded. We should have taken her directly to the ER and if we had read the below link, we would have. If you have pets, please bookmark the link and keep it close by - also, check out what's poisonous to your pet. I was surprised at what I found to be poisonous.
Valentine Gift Warnings - Xylitol surprised me!
Blessings,
Barb … and naughty "just back from the vet" Maggie...
…and, yes, that's duct tape on the couch from a hole late rattie, Penny chewed. The tape is camouflage patterned, no less. See? Trashy. LOL.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Holidays, a New Year and Changes :)
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope this holiday season has been a beautiful one for you!
We had a really nice holiday; it wasn't really as stressful at all. I saved up and just bought everything online, so the presents came to me, rather than me running out grabbing presents. This year was almost weird… on Amazon you can create "wish lists" and everyone in my family created their own, so basically I just went through, clicked, bought, received and wrapped. It felt a little cold and so I decided to find something I thought each person would like, just to put a little more thought into it!
My daughter, Sara came up with her fiance', Brad and brought her Christmas present with her - a Corgi pup. I've never seen anything cuter in my life. His name is Hayworth and he's 10 weeks old. Looks just like a stuffed animal, truly! Here's Hayworth:
I know, right? And I can't leave out my first grand-dog, Sophie who came up with them, too. Sophie did NOT like our Maggie and I was afraid Maggie would smoosh Hayworth, so Maggie had to sit in her crate for a bit. Poor baby!
So, it was a lovely Christmas!
Now for the changes.
During my time off, I realized that I really need to change some things regarding my work as a medium and my other new love/work silversmithing/jewelry. Last year felt so unorganized, draining and chaotic. (Me thinks that's the case for many people, though). I realized I needed to change things a bit when speaking with a close friend of mine telling her I had spent ALL day in my workshop making this one ring and it was labor intensive. She asked me if I had enjoyed myself in doing so, and I immediately said, "every single minute of it!" Soooo….
1. My services.
I've decided to take off "channeled guidance" from my services. For one, guidance normally comes in anyway during sessions - both from my guides and also from your spirit people. My sessions are usually a mix, but I'm finding more and more that clients who choose the channeled guidance option are expecting me to foretell their future, or tell them what IS going to happen, or IF they are GOING to get this job or that job, etc. Basically, they want me to get ANSWERS from the guides and truthfully, it doesn't work that way. It's incredibly draining to explain over and over and over that this isn't what they do or what I do. I didn't feel guided into this work to be a "fortune teller" nor a counselor, which is what I feel like much of the time, now. That said, I know it's been hard in the last few years for so many, and I've tried to help as much as I can, but I'd really like to get back to what I originally loved so much - pure mediumship - connecting to your wonderful people in spirit for evidence and any messages THEY wish to convey.
2. My hours.
I'm noticing the older I get, the more drained I am after sessions. It may be because of the above scenario, but I also notice that I can only manage 2 full sessions a day, or 3 half hour sessions and not every day anymore. I also want to work-in more workshop/studio time to learn and work on more silversmithing techniques, etc., so I'll be on a more limited schedule. This being said, I'm always willing to work in a client according to their schedule if I can.
3. My in-person sessions.
I've decided (at least for now) not to renew my lease at my Manassas office in September, which means I won't be taking in person appointments, or at least not as often as I am now. I may set up a Saturday once or twice a month at a local hotel to see clients in-person, but I'm not sure yet. I may also change my mind, LOL, but as nice as it is, I'm not comfortable in my office space and really don't want to renew my lease with them again. I also don't want to move again… gah… this is probably my 9th office in 14 years…. seriously. LOL. So, I will let you know!
4. My clients.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all of my clients, but I've realized that there are some that just don't need another reading from me… OR, I know too much about them/their people in spirit, etc. So, if you call for a session and I say that I really don't think I'm the medium for you any longer, PLEASE don't be offended. I have a few friends who are awesome mediums that I'd be happy to refer you to, but again, please don't feel like I don't want to read for you, not at all…. it's just time. :)
So, overall, I'm cutting back, or should I say streamlining my work… and on that note, hopefully my waistline… haha. Yep, you'll notice some changes, but I am not planning to quit my work as a medium any time soon, I just want to get back to my roots as I really do love helping people and spirit people! I hope you understand!
Many Blessings to you for 2012,
With love,
Barb
We had a really nice holiday; it wasn't really as stressful at all. I saved up and just bought everything online, so the presents came to me, rather than me running out grabbing presents. This year was almost weird… on Amazon you can create "wish lists" and everyone in my family created their own, so basically I just went through, clicked, bought, received and wrapped. It felt a little cold and so I decided to find something I thought each person would like, just to put a little more thought into it!
My daughter, Sara came up with her fiance', Brad and brought her Christmas present with her - a Corgi pup. I've never seen anything cuter in my life. His name is Hayworth and he's 10 weeks old. Looks just like a stuffed animal, truly! Here's Hayworth:
I know, right? And I can't leave out my first grand-dog, Sophie who came up with them, too. Sophie did NOT like our Maggie and I was afraid Maggie would smoosh Hayworth, so Maggie had to sit in her crate for a bit. Poor baby!
So, it was a lovely Christmas!
Now for the changes.
During my time off, I realized that I really need to change some things regarding my work as a medium and my other new love/work silversmithing/jewelry. Last year felt so unorganized, draining and chaotic. (Me thinks that's the case for many people, though). I realized I needed to change things a bit when speaking with a close friend of mine telling her I had spent ALL day in my workshop making this one ring and it was labor intensive. She asked me if I had enjoyed myself in doing so, and I immediately said, "every single minute of it!" Soooo….
1. My services.
I've decided to take off "channeled guidance" from my services. For one, guidance normally comes in anyway during sessions - both from my guides and also from your spirit people. My sessions are usually a mix, but I'm finding more and more that clients who choose the channeled guidance option are expecting me to foretell their future, or tell them what IS going to happen, or IF they are GOING to get this job or that job, etc. Basically, they want me to get ANSWERS from the guides and truthfully, it doesn't work that way. It's incredibly draining to explain over and over and over that this isn't what they do or what I do. I didn't feel guided into this work to be a "fortune teller" nor a counselor, which is what I feel like much of the time, now. That said, I know it's been hard in the last few years for so many, and I've tried to help as much as I can, but I'd really like to get back to what I originally loved so much - pure mediumship - connecting to your wonderful people in spirit for evidence and any messages THEY wish to convey.
2. My hours.
I'm noticing the older I get, the more drained I am after sessions. It may be because of the above scenario, but I also notice that I can only manage 2 full sessions a day, or 3 half hour sessions and not every day anymore. I also want to work-in more workshop/studio time to learn and work on more silversmithing techniques, etc., so I'll be on a more limited schedule. This being said, I'm always willing to work in a client according to their schedule if I can.
3. My in-person sessions.
I've decided (at least for now) not to renew my lease at my Manassas office in September, which means I won't be taking in person appointments, or at least not as often as I am now. I may set up a Saturday once or twice a month at a local hotel to see clients in-person, but I'm not sure yet. I may also change my mind, LOL, but as nice as it is, I'm not comfortable in my office space and really don't want to renew my lease with them again. I also don't want to move again… gah… this is probably my 9th office in 14 years…. seriously. LOL. So, I will let you know!
4. My clients.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all of my clients, but I've realized that there are some that just don't need another reading from me… OR, I know too much about them/their people in spirit, etc. So, if you call for a session and I say that I really don't think I'm the medium for you any longer, PLEASE don't be offended. I have a few friends who are awesome mediums that I'd be happy to refer you to, but again, please don't feel like I don't want to read for you, not at all…. it's just time. :)
So, overall, I'm cutting back, or should I say streamlining my work… and on that note, hopefully my waistline… haha. Yep, you'll notice some changes, but I am not planning to quit my work as a medium any time soon, I just want to get back to my roots as I really do love helping people and spirit people! I hope you understand!
Many Blessings to you for 2012,
With love,
Barb
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Third Annual Halloween Double Medium Event
Phew… what a whirlwind October!!
I have been so busy in the last few weeks that I just haven't had the chance to blog.
My event with medium, Charles A. Filius… our "Third Annual Halloween Double Medium Event" was so much fun and was a great success - EVEN WITH A… SNOWSTORM! What?????? Crazy October weather, but luckily it was big fat wet snow, so it wasn't too bad. We sold out at 55, and then was granted permission from the hotel to move our food out to the lobby which gave us room for 15 more seats. We sold out at 70!
This year, to change things up a bit, we decided to bring on-board a certified tarot consultant to do mini readings for the audience during Part II of our three part event. I started first and gave messages from spirit for 45 minutes, then Tim Boyd conducted 30 minutes of mini tarot readings, and then Charles finished up the evening with Part III of more messages from spirit. It was great to see the different styles and techniques in reading for the audience.
What I'm about to write is a lesson for us all… trust your intuition. My first instinct was to call Tim, a Certified Tarot Consultant with 20 years experience, but knowing he's always so very busy around Halloween, I decided to call another person. My mistake, as less than two weeks before the event, she chose a better gig and pulled herself from the event. She kept citing it as a "once in a lifetime opportunity" but it was disheartening and disappointing after a verbal agreement was made and she was highly marketed as part of the event. Lesson learned to have written contracts!! She recommended Tim, but he was already the first person I was going to call anyway, and I did so as soon as I got off the phone with her. Tim came through beautifully, and even delayed his trip out of town for a day just to step in. Not only did THAT impress me, but this man knows how to work a room, and he was amazing. EVERYONE loved him, so much so that I've invited Tim back for next year's event and I do hope he accepts. What a wonderful soul, so it worked out as it should!!!
This year seemed to run much more smoothly than last year. I took off three days prior to the event, chilled, focused, organized and prepared. :) I got to the hotel early and decorated alone in my thoughts by myself and I felt calm and collected. Finished everything at 5pm and got ready and came out of my room surprised to see a HUGE line at 6:05 forming in the hallway already! I even had two excited folks who arrived at 4:45 and sat waiting near the tables to get good seats!
A few folks to thank:
Will Stewart, as always, stepped in and checked everyone in. Will is a great friend of mine, a student and a budding medium… he also collected all of the charity money after the event and helped in anyway he could. Will gave messages afterwards that he received during the event to two separate people who were happy to hear them and who understood the messages.
Rob Gutro (oops, I mean "Superboy"), another great friend of mine, emceed and did so beautifully and with humor. He is also a budding medium and gave messages to the audience afterwards that he, too, received during the event. One of which was meaningful and poignant to a firefighter in the audience.
My husband, Mike and my boys, Brady and Bren stepped up with catering all the food, delivery, set up, clean up and even checking folks out who wanted to purchase my jewelry.
Thank you to all… we couldn't have done it without you!!!
Afterwards, we had food in the lobby, book signings, jewelry and meeting and greeting. It truly was a wonderful event and such a success…. can't wait until next year!
OH!!!! I MEANT TO MENTION…
During our event we conducted a silent auction to raise money for Bully Paws Pit Patriots a rescue group saving Pit Bulls from shelters and euthanasia. Thanks to the very generous bidders, we raised $458.00!!! Thank you, everyone!!!
I have been so busy in the last few weeks that I just haven't had the chance to blog.
My event with medium, Charles A. Filius… our "Third Annual Halloween Double Medium Event" was so much fun and was a great success - EVEN WITH A… SNOWSTORM! What?????? Crazy October weather, but luckily it was big fat wet snow, so it wasn't too bad. We sold out at 55, and then was granted permission from the hotel to move our food out to the lobby which gave us room for 15 more seats. We sold out at 70!
This year, to change things up a bit, we decided to bring on-board a certified tarot consultant to do mini readings for the audience during Part II of our three part event. I started first and gave messages from spirit for 45 minutes, then Tim Boyd conducted 30 minutes of mini tarot readings, and then Charles finished up the evening with Part III of more messages from spirit. It was great to see the different styles and techniques in reading for the audience.
What I'm about to write is a lesson for us all… trust your intuition. My first instinct was to call Tim, a Certified Tarot Consultant with 20 years experience, but knowing he's always so very busy around Halloween, I decided to call another person. My mistake, as less than two weeks before the event, she chose a better gig and pulled herself from the event. She kept citing it as a "once in a lifetime opportunity" but it was disheartening and disappointing after a verbal agreement was made and she was highly marketed as part of the event. Lesson learned to have written contracts!! She recommended Tim, but he was already the first person I was going to call anyway, and I did so as soon as I got off the phone with her. Tim came through beautifully, and even delayed his trip out of town for a day just to step in. Not only did THAT impress me, but this man knows how to work a room, and he was amazing. EVERYONE loved him, so much so that I've invited Tim back for next year's event and I do hope he accepts. What a wonderful soul, so it worked out as it should!!!
This year seemed to run much more smoothly than last year. I took off three days prior to the event, chilled, focused, organized and prepared. :) I got to the hotel early and decorated alone in my thoughts by myself and I felt calm and collected. Finished everything at 5pm and got ready and came out of my room surprised to see a HUGE line at 6:05 forming in the hallway already! I even had two excited folks who arrived at 4:45 and sat waiting near the tables to get good seats!
A few folks to thank:
Will Stewart, as always, stepped in and checked everyone in. Will is a great friend of mine, a student and a budding medium… he also collected all of the charity money after the event and helped in anyway he could. Will gave messages afterwards that he received during the event to two separate people who were happy to hear them and who understood the messages.
Rob Gutro (oops, I mean "Superboy"), another great friend of mine, emceed and did so beautifully and with humor. He is also a budding medium and gave messages to the audience afterwards that he, too, received during the event. One of which was meaningful and poignant to a firefighter in the audience.
My husband, Mike and my boys, Brady and Bren stepped up with catering all the food, delivery, set up, clean up and even checking folks out who wanted to purchase my jewelry.
Thank you to all… we couldn't have done it without you!!!
Afterwards, we had food in the lobby, book signings, jewelry and meeting and greeting. It truly was a wonderful event and such a success…. can't wait until next year!
OH!!!! I MEANT TO MENTION…
During our event we conducted a silent auction to raise money for Bully Paws Pit Patriots a rescue group saving Pit Bulls from shelters and euthanasia. Thanks to the very generous bidders, we raised $458.00!!! Thank you, everyone!!!
Charlie Brown, Anubis, Cleopatra, Gypsy Fortune Teller Barb
Gypsy Barb and Charlie Brown :)
Charles A. Filus
Tim Boyd
Tim Boyd Reading
Our Sold Out Audience!
Rob emceeing!
Gypsy Barb
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