Walking Fern

Enchanted Forest | Alex Saberi

DSC_0359-Bearbeitet-1 by Cornelia Schubert on Flickr.

Buck Fight by Roeselien Raimond on Flickr.

fox jumper.

photo via peter

by ~lisans

We should ask it what cavemen were like.

So this is my sensory kit in its proto form. I chose a soft, fuzzy pencil case which cost me about a dollar. I had to make sure it had a pleasant texture on the outside, or, for me, all of the contents inside would be moot. Inside I have an olfactory object- some essential oil made of pine and balsam fir, called A Walk in the Woods. I love the forest and for me it’s an incredibly soothing stim to have that kind of sensory experience, so I will carry it with me wherever I go. I have a gustatory object- a teabag of my favourite tea. Something is very soothing about drinking English breakfast(well it’s my second favourite. Dimbula is my favourite but I didn’t have any). The rest of the objects are tactile stims- a wooden comb I brush my hair with, a beanbag I made of white turtle beans and a drawstring bag made of velvet, and some lipchap. One of my hugest stims is applying obscene amounts of lipchap- but it has to be burt’s bees regular peppermint. I can’t do petroleum products.

A forest bathing trip involves visiting a forest for relaxation and recreation while breathing in volatile substances, called phytoncides(wood essential oils), which are antimicrobial volatile organic compounds derived from trees, such as a-pinene and limonene. Incorporating forest bathing trips into a good lifestyle was first proposed in 1982 by the Forest Agency of Japan. It has now become a recognized relaxation and/or stress management activity in Japan.

I got both colours because I couldn’t decide! (ó㉨ò)

so it has been months since I last did my nails. yikes! SO I decided for the first day of the new year, I might as well start painting ‘em again! So here we have a random assortment of forest animals. deer, fox, squirrel, bird and rabbit. hmmmmhm.

In the Howling Forest

Basic basket weaving from recycled materials.

My socks are awesome btdubs. My best friend gave them to me for my birthday.