Self-care has been a bit of a buzzword lately, but that doesn’t mean it’s just a passing trend. Taking care of your physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being is deeply important. Engaging in ritual and magical practice is an ideal way to honor ourselves each and every day. When life gets you down, witchy self-care  might be just the medicine you need. Find the practices that fill your cup and then sprinkle them with an extra dose of magic!

What am I reading?

https://bookshop.org/shop/witchywomanwalking

Blackbird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
Everyday Witchcraft: Making Time for Spirit in a Too-busy World by Deborah Blake

What’s for dinner?

First Night Pasta

Bow tie pasta
Chicken apple sausage
Sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil
Fresh spinach (3 handfuls)
Garlic powder
Red pepper flakes
Fresh Parmesan 

Cinnamon Vanilla Milk Tea

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water 
• 2 teaspoons loose black tea or one tea bag 
• 1 teaspoon honey, white sugar or brown sugar 
• 1/2 cup milk of your choice 
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 
• Dash of cinnamon plus more for sprinkling 

Instructions

1. Add loose tea to a teapot with strainer, or add teabag to mug.
2. Pour boiling water over tea and steep for 4-5 minutes if using loose tea, or 2 minutes for a tea bag. 
3. While tea steeps, add vanilla and cinnamon to the milk and heat on the stove or in the microwave. 
4. If using loose tea, strain and pour into a mug. If using tea bag, remove from mug.
5. Add sweetener to brewed tea and stir until dissolved.
6. Froth the warm spiced milk with a milk frother.
7. Add milk mixture to sweetened tea and sprinkle with a dash more cinnamon.

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