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My name is Bambi Watson aka: Mystic Mama.

I live in the Highland Park area of St. Paul, Minnesota with my hubby Scott, a 12 year old Pit-bull named Koko and the infamous Maine Coon Cat Mr. Kitty Wompuss.

I'm a creative artist and writer. An ICNHA certified Henna

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Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Budget Would you wear a pre-owned wedding gown?: 1 of 40
I bought my wedding dress at a garage sale for $25.00, and including the dress my entire wedding cost less than $100.00.Not that my husband and I are cheap or anything, we just had better things to spend our money on, like buying a house. Our wedding was just as beautiful and special as any of the other five weddings we atten... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: A gentle touch: 15 of 198
A gentle touch is all it takes...To once again feel my heart breakI see you standing at the door...As you've done so many times beforeAsking me to let you in...To forgive your thoughtless sins...I know that I should be strong...That loving you is somehow wrong...I know that I should make you leave...As tears fall from my chee... More..
Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) Older, wiser, and absolutely stunning: Why this is the woman of the future, and how to be her: 6 of 77
Why do women over 40 always look so calm, happy and have a special sparkle in their eyes that makes you think they have a secret that only other women over 40 are allowed to know?Young women today have more responsibility and stress than ever before in history. Women today work full-time jobs while taking care of their childr... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: A day at the beach: 27 of 201
Remember when Mom would say..."Let's go to the beach today"We'd swim and laugh and run and play...It felt just like a holiday.Remember when your friend would say..."let's skip school and go to the beach today"We'd smoke and drink and flirt with boys...too mature for childish toys.Remember when the kids would say..."please Mom... More..
Pets & Animals > Cat Breeds Cat breed facts: Maine Coon: 2 of 11
Maine Coons: The Gentle GiantsMaine Coon Cats are one of the most beautiful and friendly breeds of cats in the world. They are also the longest bredd of Domestic Cat in the world. The World Record for Longest Cat belongs to a Maine Coon named Leo who is 48 inches long from nose to tail and weighs a whopping 35 pounds.Maine Co... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Is racial profiling used for identification or discrimination?: 1 of 5
Racial Profiling is illegal because it is a form of discrimination. That should be the end of this debate right there, sadly it isn't. As the mother of black sons, I witness racial profiling often. My middle son, who is the darkest of my 3 boys, has been stopped by local police for DWB (driving while black) sometimes as often... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Creative cheap meals for busy parents: 6 of 26
Kids love pizza!They would eat it everyday if we let them. From the time my boys were little, until they graduated high school, their favorite meal was always tortilla pizzas.Tortilla pizzas are very inexpensive, easy and fun for the whole family. All you really need is a package of large tortillas, some sauce and some cheese... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Handle with care: 32 of 126
Left broken and bleeding...alone in the dark,A heart barely beating...pale, weak and stark.Fragile and seeming beyond all repair,Oh please be gentle and handle with care.Afraid of the future, due to past wrongs...You softly sing it alive with sweet songs.Tenderly mending wounds that once were deep,Nourishing hungers, giving s... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) What's a sure-fire dish to bring to a potluck?: 4 of 13
I come from a very large family, so potlucks are a way of life for us. With over 300 people at our last family reunion, we do potluck for everything from baby showers, weddings and birthdays, to holidays, wakes and funerals. By the time I was 12 I already had a small recipe collection put together just for potlucks.Potluck Ti... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: My painful past: 61 of 185
Pain...Oh how well I know you...With you each child is born...Into this world of suffering...Innocent and unadorned.And, as I grew with childlike ease...Still I felt your name...As innocence was stripped from me...With the sharp nails of pain.And as my tears etch lines of age...Upon my woman face...I think of all the things I... More..