~* Official Launch of Midnight Gothic Website *~

To all my Blogger friends, I can finally announce the launch of our new business...

Please support local business by pressing "like" on the Midnight Gothic facebook page (if you haven't already done so)!

Also bookmark the official homepage at http://www.midnightgothic.com.au/

Take a look at the introductory post at http://www.midnightgothic.com.au/archives/642.

Thank you in advance for all your support! I really appreciate everyone I have met here on Blogger.

Everything that is focused on the business will be at the new website etc!
(I am not sure if I will use this Blogger in the future - we will see.)

~* Obituary Challenge *~

I was tagged by Dani Death Biscuit for the challenge to write your own obituary! Thanks Dani, and sorry for my delay in posting this! Also I was wondering if my lovely followers out there could please, please "like" my Facebook page The Stardust Castle so that I can choose a username - I would really appreciate your help! Thanks in advance. ♥ 

The Rules:

• Link back to whoever tagged you. Done ^
• Put these rules in your tag
• Write an obituary about yourself.
• Write a paragraph or two (or more if necessary) in length.
• Have fun, because creative writing is one of the greatest joys in life!

Quite a recent photo of me at ♥ A romantic evening out for Valentine's Day at Soda Rock Diner 2012... ♥ I tried to wear a Gothabilly/Rockabilly outfit - I am also wearing my new black velvet waist cincher with a black rose lacey cardigan on top, my top hat with a black flower in it, my skull lady cameo necklace etc...

My Fictional Obituary:

Mrs Stardust Castle passed away peacefully on Wednesday the 18th of June, 2112 while in deep slumber.

She lived a long, delightful and fruitful life with many spendid moments. Well-known for her New Age, Gothic, Jewitchy eccentricities; she also relished her roles as dedicated and devoted mother, wife and grandmother...

Stardust achieved all her main objectives in life which included:

To share true love with her children, husband, grandchildren and other relatives

To share true friendship with her special comrades

To learn and grow in various different ways - mentally. physically and spiritually

To weave her own brand of new age, gothic, jewitchery into the world in order to create positive changes and help people

To write, edit, publish and design media that will help and change the world positively

She was a successful and professional Advertising / Publicity Coordinator, Writer, Editor, Publisher and Designer and she continued to work on different projects as well as volunteer pursuits until her departure from this realm.

The Echanted Forest Funeral Service, has been entrusted with arrangements.

~* Someone Special Theme *~

Well, today is Father's Day where I live and I thought, what better day to take part in Sophistique Noir's Someone Special Monthly Theme post?

This is the second Father's Day that The Husband is celebrating (our daughter is almost 2 years old already) so it is definitely something special... There is a surreal, mystical feeling today since there was a full and blue moon recently and there are some big changes happening in our life at the moment (I'll tell you more in future posts). So I am viewing this as a sign of New Beginnings and a fresh start, the end of an era and the start of a new chapter in our lives...

Here are a couple of photos of us on our wedding day in 2006 in honour of Victorian Gothic Romanticism. We have been together since 2003! We met at a mutual friends house party and we were friends for a few months before officially going out! He is the love of my life, my soul mate... We connect mentally, physically and spiritually and we undertand each other which is what's most significant to me...

~* Introducting Myself to the Interwebs... *~

Greetings and Salutations, interwebs! I suppose I should really introduce myself since I have already posted two entries without any sort of introduction. So here we go. I’m an Advertising / Publicity Coordinator, Writer, Editor, Publisher and Designer. I have worked in (and continue to work in) various industries including public relations, the web and the media.

My philosophies of life are a combination of New Age, Gothic, and Jewitch (that is, I am a Jewish Witch). I’m interested in various aspects of kabala, magick, yoga, meditation, astrology, tarot, aromatherapy, naturopathy, affirmations, visualizations, candles, crystals and the general concept of balancing mind, body and spirit and all aspects of my life.

I live with my husband and daughter in an endearing 1970’s-style house which we continue to decorate and renovate into an olde-worlde Gothic style (this is indeed an on-going project). I call our home The Stardust Castle (the name of this blog) or the Enchanted Gothic Cottage. We were married in 2006 in a Victorian Gothic Romance themed-wedding with a traditional Jewish ceremony followed by a Celtic hand-fasting.

Here are a couple of photos from my wedding day including a full length view of the dress and the veil:

With an addiction to buying old, recycled, secondhand, pre-loved and vintage items: I purchase anything that takes my fancy from clothes, books and collectibles. I am almost fanatical about this pastime and am interested in creating my own outfits, putting together costumes and décor while even researching historical periods and antique aspects of the items I unearth. I have an insatiable longing for the romantic times of the past such as Elizabethan, Edwardian, Renaissance and Victorian.

I am a dedicated Doors fan and Jim Morrison enthusiast and at one point, even started a fan club and website for the band. When I was 19, I made the pilgrimage to Jim’s grave in Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris which was a truly spiritual experience I will never forget.

I love attending masquerade balls, festivals, concerts, Goth clubs and any event that gives me the excuse to “dress up”. Despite this, I am also a bit of a hermit and require my solitary time! I must admit I'm very shy – but I’m attempting to come out of my shell which is one of the reasons I started this blog!