Last week flew by. My friend Dayana took of off for the whole summer, so we grabbed lunch to catch up and say bye for a while… Or ‘until next time’ that is…
Fancied myself up as best as I could and did my thing…
Then Mistress Rose came over and we had some more fun 🙂
And Hunter is on a training schedule now since we’ll be flying in the end of the month. Practising going outside in the stroller and made it halfway out in the harness. He’s airplane bag arrives this week too so I’ll have time to get him accustomed to it 🙂
He needs his rest after his training which apparently he finds tiring… He lives a hard life (not)!
Getting rid of all my furniture and junk I’ve collected here the past three years. It’s a lot. My reasoning often goes: ‘this could be good to save just in case’… Like 3 year old airline tickets. Think I could use them again? People came over on Friday and pretty much bought everything. Luckily I and Hunter still have one couch to sit and sleep on hahahaaa…
This weekend I had a little pop up store for Psychonaut Explorer jackets at my friends cafe Sonāmbulo here. Very popular and people rocked them 🙂
I have amazing fans. This guy came by the cafe and said he knows I like mushrooms. He grows them and gifted me this gummy shroomie 🙂
Sometimes I feel overwhelmed with all the stuff I need to do before moving and the best thing is hitting the gym and exhaust myself!
This week I’m going to sort out more stuff and give away a lot, dinner with friends visiting Mexico, touch up of Botox, shooting and training. Leftover pics from the past week. Like coming home and finding Hunter holding on to a pair of panties 🙂
A mix of a little bit of everything this week. One thing that I never miss is shooting. It involved me being a pervy life coach and a bit of a disco queen…
Threw in some clothed stuff too…
Took some pics at the gym when I was feeling strong, but I saw my saggy knee-skin in the pics and got self-conscious… I went to the vein-doctor or whatever they are called. He injected some foam in some spider-veins that were getting a bit too spidery…
Also did a two hour interview for a local Finnish newspaper. The paper comes out in the northern parts of Finland that my family is from. Fun to get to talk about my Finnish upbringing and memories from Finland.
On Friday on very short notice I decided to participate at a weekend bazaar here in the city. Of course everyone loved the Psychonaut Explorer stuff 🙂 , and it was nice meeting some cool people.
And no, I didn’t forget about Hunter. He is fabulous like always. Since he gets what he wants, the other day I made him a bed on the kitchen table so he could nap close by while I worked away…
That’s it. Now I’m going to look up a Psychic’s number that I have seen before. She is in LA and is amazing. Just got the urge to hear what she’s got to say 🙂
Soooo, on Wednesday it was my birthday 🙂 Decided I wanted to go to one of my favorite spots here in Mexico City: Boxque Teva. It’s only about 45 min from the city and in the woods. I’ve written about this place before, and if you come to the city and need to clear your head, come here!
Before leaving, I’m always making sure Hunter is taken care of. Julieta is Hunter’s extra mom and she knows only the best is good enough for Hunter. Ancestral ground beef mixed with liver and other healthy stuff. Cat food is below him. Or at least he thinks so and looks offended when I feed a can to him hahahaaa…
Here are some pics from Boxque Teva… Went with a friend and we had the whole place to ourselves.
I wanted to take some time and reflect on the year that has been and reset for the one to come. What better way than to have nature’s own medicine to help you – magical mushrooms. I like the image in the window too, it’s like the photo is saying “Mushrooms, please show me the way…”
Settled in at a clearing and let my mind go wherever it needed to go…
It got a bit cold later and moved in to the main room with a fire pit…
The people that worked then prepped dinner. Ate, listened to music and later rain and thunder…
Slept like a baby. Had a relaxing morning and then breakfast in the sun…
Found these cards with wisdom and this one is so accurate for me…
Took some picture because the Psychonaut Explorer clothes just fit perfectly here 🙂
Got some presents from my second home here in Mexico, Bold & Bowl the hair salon. Angel also thought I deserved getting my hair done with some wine 🙂
I’ve really gotten into baking. Well, pizza might not be strictly baking. I also attempted Paleo bagels. You can see how they look in the book. Mine look like torn up b*ttholes! But they tasted decent 🙂
Hunter, always close by and sometimes we’re holding hands…
In case you need more of me…
Had a coffee with my fellow Finn, Milla, here in Mexico and she had her birthday yesterday. She got me these beautiful flowers 🙂
Remember, enough is enough! Until next week friends 🙂
particular amazingness from this past week. Just feels like I did the same sh*t as always, the week passed, and now we’re in September 🙂 Which reminds me that my birthday is coming up September 13th wohoooo! I’ve already made plans to be in the woods and shroom hahahaa…
Gym business got taken care of. A necessity for me to feel good in my head even more so than in my body. Excess energy needs to be drained…
The usual stuff…
And siestas with Hunter because that’s just how we roll 🙂
Got a bit creative yesterday and asked to borrow my friends pool to test some stuff out. Will see how it turns out. A couple of behind the scenes pics…
Tried a new microdose and really liked it…
Also an article was published about me and Psychonaut Explorer on Canvas Rebel. Here’s the link if you want to read more – https://canvasrebel.com/meet-puma-swede/
I think that pretty much covers the week. Got a Paleo baking recipe book so I plan to bake some later today. Also planning a trip to Colombia in October, but otherwise just hanging out locally. How cool are my coffee mugs?
I did a lot of fun things 🙂 Last weekend we went to W Hotel to celebrate Dyana’s birthday. They have drag queen shows on Saturdays and they are super popular. It was really fun, especially when they rocked out with some Abba songs so I could pretend to sing along 🙂
Got inspired by a hairstyle and went to the salon to have them copy it on me 🙂
Lasted for about 4 days of shooting and workouts…
I managed to control my sugar intake for 2 weeks now. I haven’t had any refined sugars and have not eaten bread, pasta or chips. Secretly hoping there would be a huge difference on my body, but can’t say I’ve noticed any 😦 But one can hope that I’m healthier on the inside at least…
I do get cravings so I tried baking some paleo stuff. Kind of failed by the looks of it, but it tasted really good. The blueberry muffins look black and it was supposed to be cookies, but I ended up scraping it all off the pan and it became like a crumble. I have now ordered a paleo recipe book for baking!
Don’t remember if I shared that I switched up my hair color? I get bored of my hair and the color so trying a bit of orange now 🙂
Photo shoots of the new color. I like it lot! Feels like I’m ready for fall…
I’ve been following this cool Swedish chick Maxinne on Instagram forever. About a month ago she wrote that she’s coming to Mexico City. Wrote her about meeting up. Long story short, we now have done 2 photo shoots with some other awesome chicas for a project she is doing. I love meeting new interesting people.
We also went wig shopping Downtown with her friend Vania. I wanted to buy this pink bowl that I think looked awesome, but they wouldn’t sell it to me 😦
This past weekend my Finnish superwoman Milla was competing in a Crossfit competition here in town. Obviously put on my Suomi hockey jersey that I got from Milla and went to support. She is awesome and you could hurt yourself on her six pack!
At the drag queen show, I met this talented girl Abee La Sensacion. She sings, but she also has a cool store with shiny clothes. She had an event this weekend and me and Angel went…
And speaking of clothes, I saw some of my Psychonaut Explorer clothes on display in the store here wohoooo…
What else? I’ve been going for some physiotherapy weekly. I usually go when I have pain, but trying to go and prevent that tightness that builds up and then results in pain.
Hunter is doing great 🙂 Our favorite thing to do is napping together. I might be like 10% cat as much as I love napping…
Oh, and since he caught that bird, he’s on constant surveillance mode to catch more… So far, no success!
Then just the random pics of me and a couple of cute pets I’ve spotted when out 🙂
Got a Spanish lesson today and the gym opens late because of the competition so I’m going to work on some clothing I think 🙂 I hope you are superb and have an amazeballs week!
Wow, what a trip. Oaxaca City is truly as amazing as everyone says. I visited Puerto Escondido earlier this year which is part of the Oaxaca state that I also loved. The best part is that it is only about an hour flight from Mexico City.
Arrived and checked in at Pug Seal Hotel that a friend had recommended. Very cool design, artsy and it’s in the middle of everything…
No time to waste and being hungry, I picked a restaurant from a list that another friend of mine had compiled with recommendations for Oaxaca. Went to Casa Oaxaca and yum yum yum, everything was delicious. Especially the lobster 🙂 I also like that they prepare the guacamole and salsa in front of you and ask how picante you want your salsa to be.
Also necessary to get the caffeine fix. Kiyo Cafe was my spot and they also had a little store with locally made stuff…
The town is beautiful and colorful. Little specialty shops, cafes, and lots of bars and restaurants.
I love mezcal and tried some drinks at Sabina Sabe. Muy bueno!
Called it a night after that…
Next day I had breakfast at the hotel. Oh, and since I’m a bit restless at times and can’t just sit and do nothing, I thought – why not swing a little before breakfast arrives…
Next door to the hotel they had this supercool shop called Peyote People. They have art inspired by peyote and made by locals. I have tried a bit of peyote and I will hopefully get to participate in a full ceremony with it soon…
Then picked up a rental car and the destination was the mushroom town San Jose del Pacifico. The town is known for magic mushrooms and I think Vice made a show about this town once…
Checked in at Casa Elba. Supercute place with different style cabanas surrounded by nature.
It was walking distance to town which is very small and charming.
Decided on an early dinner at an Asian restaurant called Tatsu. It was a bit further up from town and the view and sunset from there was beautiful! Spicy and good food too.
Breakfast at the hotel with the company of these 2 pugs that lived there 🙂
Needed more coffee and walked to town. It’s pretty cool because pretty much all of the time you are above the clouds.
The best coffee shop is Oaxacid. People are very friendly here and like to talk about the town, magic mushrooms and anything else you want. Met an interesting guy while drinking coffee. He said he’s been a ‘wanted’ person and came to San Jose del Pacifico and hid here. During Covid he made some controversial video and people with machetes were looking for him in town. Luckily it started raining and that was apparently a sign from the gods that he should not be harmed. Luckily everything had cooled down now and he could roam free. Very interesting conversation…
Decided to check out the next town over called San Mateo Rio Hondo. The road kept getting smaller and narrower until it pretty much was a dirt track. Arrived in town and it was pretty much one lane streets so decided to park, walk, and see what I could find…
I was looking for a bakery, but Google maps was not very accurate here. Saw some smoke coming from a house and though there might be a bakery located there. I was right, but apparently not the bakery I was looking for. But I got to meet this great lady and her husband that baked and sold bread to stores in nearby towns/villages. They had a clay oven with a fire where they baked it all.
Headed back after about an hour and half. Found a restaurant on the way back and since I didn’t find the bakery I decided I might as well fill up with proper food instead of sugar 🙂 This guy had just picked these chanterelles and I love them. Ordered all my food with chanterelles and my favorite was this cheese with the mushrooms on top – wow!
This restaurant was by a hotel called ‘Hotel Boutique y Cabanas Alto La Sierra’. It looked nice and they were just adding more cabanas and of course they were decorated with mushroom art 🙂
When I walked into the town I spotted this sign about magic mushrooms. I decided to hike up the short little path to a small house. There was a lady hanging up laundry and I asked if she was the one selling shrooms. Yes it was and she showed me what she had…
I did a magic mushroom ceremony the next day. I will make a different post about it because it was an amazing and a very insightful trip!
At night I ate at an italian place called La Taberna Los Duendes. Like everywhere, there were designs inspired by mushrooms. The entrance, cheese plate, napkin holder etc. Food was really good and you got huge portions. I ate here after my mushroom trip as well. How cute is my mushroom hat that I bought?
The day after my shroom trip I had a relaxed morning and shopped for some mini knitted mushrooms from this lady to put on a Psychonaut Explorer jacket I’m planning to make 🙂
Then headed back to the city. It’s about an 2.5 hour drive depending on the traffic. Stopped at one of the road side markets as well. They all sell mushroom artifacts. Or actual mushrooms 🙂
One tip, if you decide to head out to San Jose del Pacifico, bring cash! Not all places accept card payments and there are no ATM’s.
Checked in at my airbnb which had a private little pool. Of course I made the most of it while there 🙂
Next up was a food tour to taste some local flavours and mezcal. Very tasty and almost drunk when finishing up hahahaaa….
Next day I met up with a group to go visit Hierve el Agua. It’s about an 1,5h drive away and it is a set of natural travertine rock formation. I thought it was hot springs, but learned it’s not. These are mineral springs and I thing the guide said the only other one exists in Turkey. Very cool!
I had spotted this awesome pottery store the day before and went there after the tour was done. I could’ve bought half the store because the stuff was amazing. It was pretty expensive and I settled for 2 mugs. This one with mushrooms and another one with a mouth and pill on the tongue. I wish it would’ve been an acid tab instead 😉
Also found this guy and he had a screenprint that reminded me of my mushroom trip so I bought it…
Changed up and went to have a semi private tasting experience at Crudo. Wow! It was sushi, but with added Oaxacan flavors. If you have to pick one place in town to eat, eat here! We were only 6 people, but they also have a restaurant where you can eat.
That pretty much concluded my Oaxaca & San Jose del Pacifico trip. I’m pretty sure I will go back as I had the best time. I can really recommend visiting here! I will write about my mushroom journey too 🙂 Here are some left over pics…
Hope you are doing great. Anyone still on vacation? Me? I’m off to ship a pair of heels someone won in an auction and then working out. Also did an interview for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet this morning 🙂 Oh, and I’m trying to manage my 3rd day without sugar, bread, pasta and chips. Very hard but I’m determined to make it at least a week!
First get the work done, and if work includes skimpy outfits, even better 🙂
Hard to get there, but always a rewarding feeling when done at the gym!
I also felt that I’ve had a tight back, so I went to see the physical therapist. It was so painful to be massaged on some spots, so he suggested dry needling. Never done it and I don’t like needles. Not very pleasant, but damn it felt good afterwards! Going back for more next week 🙂 Look at the video if you have a needle fetish 😉
My hair required some deep treatment so like always, Angel took care of it.
Right before I took off to Sweden, I went to a store close to where I live. I’ve never been there because I thought they only sold lamps. One day I decided to go in and check it out since I pass it a lot. Started to talk with the owner and she’s selling all kinds of fun stuff there. Also clothing. Long story short, I showed her my stuff and she asked me if she can have some items in her store. I gave her some jackets, tops and pants. When I got back from Sweden she texted and said she almost sold everything I gave her. Wohoooo, that’s so cool. So now I’m working on some Mexican themed jackets among other things to give her 🙂
And Hunter felt it was necessary for him to be present and ‘help’ out…
Some friends have been visiting Mexico city too. A really fun couple and their kids from Puerto Rico. On Friday us girls dressed up and went to see the ‘Barbie’ movie. So much fun 🙂
Afterwards we ended up at Chucky Cheese. I love playing their games! Apparently I don’t fit into child seats/chair or whatever they’re called anymore…
Then a late night dinner and the orange wig gave up…
And there’s always coffee and selfies…
Had dinner with Sabrina and her husband too. We are planning some fun things together 🙂 To be revealed soon…
And leftovers…
This about concludes it. Oh, microdosed a couple of times too. Will write a separate post about it because I got some interesting thoughts from it 🙂 OK, let’s see what next week brings on 🙂
It was a busy week where I got good work done, exercised, shot content, and tried to take time off to read and create. Someone sent this to me and it was a good reminder that it is important to have a day or at least some time off…
One day I managed to do one booty/leg class at Commando and then hit the Crossfit gym with Dyana. My poor legs felt like overcooked spaghetti after 🙂
Hopped in some skimpy outfits and got some content done…
I love these two vintage tops that I finished for Psychonaut Explorer. I love clothing from the 60’s and 70’s 🙂 And mushrooms LOL…
Yesterday I went with Angel to Cinderella’s house for some pizza. I’m impressed that I managed a whole night speaking Spanish with them. Sure, there was some Spanglish and Google translator app used, but I would have understood nada a year ago 🙂
Hunter thought my dress made the perfect ‘tent’ for him to chill under before I left.
And if (more like when) I take a nap this is his spot…
Not sure what the rest of the day will bring, but I hope to finish a book, try some new fabric paint, and maybe microdose 🙂 I feel excited about the upcoming weeks. Got a lot of interesting stuff in the works and I have a great feeling about it 🙂
I now keep track of what happens at the Mycelia Retreat https://www.myceliajm.com/ in Jamaica, and I saw they have an upcoming retreat in July with a discount. Look at our amazing group shot in the middle 🙂
OK, need one more Cappuccino now 🙂 Enjoy your day and remember to chill!
Naah, just kidding. Don’t think I’ll ever marry. Never felt the urge or had a wish to walk down the altar. But it was fun pretending for my shoot. And here’s a couple of other sets we shot…
Also finished a custom made Psychonaut Explorer jacket and made Rocio model it. What do you think?
Hit the gym this week and today I did yoga. I realized I need to get more yoga in my life. It’s like trying to make an iron rod bend when I attempt yoga. And it’s not like we get more flexible the older we get…
I’ve started researching places that offer courses in becoming a Psilocybin Service Facilitator. There are a lot of rules on how to practice and go about this. The courses I looked at are only for Oregon and to practice there you have to live there, among other things. I’ve lived all over the place so who knows, I might end up in Oregon 🙂 Also there is a Psychedelic convention in Portland next weekend. Thinking about going…
Also got some more pics from my shoot with Fernando. And a couple of pool pics with me trying to recreate scenes from the movie ‘Splash’ with Daryl Hannah. I was so jelly of her as a kid after I saw the movie, but just look at me now 🙂
I started watching the show ‘Catastrophe’ and it’s super funny so far. Probably going to join Hunter on the couch now and watch a couple of episodes 🙂
I’m the type of person who likes to have a future trip planned. A bit restless 🙂 So this week I booked my flight to Jamaica for the end of this month. Going to a special retreat there, and I think it will be amazing. Then my sister and I did a video call and booked our hike for this summer. It will be a 6 day, 5 nights hike on Kungsleden/Kings Trail up in the northern part of Sweden. Takes a bit of planning with trains, busses, flights and making sure you book each overnight hut for the right date. Really looking forward to it, and it’s our 3rd summer we’re doing this 🙂
Apart from booking these trips, it was a pretty mellow week. For some reason going to the gym this week was very hard. Felt lethargic and the work-outs felt hard. But as always, was so good after finishing! See how happy I look hahahaaa…
Then the weekly content producing. I always share the edited pics, but here’s a pic of us checking the light on the spot where we want to shoot. Almost too hot to handle LOL…
And the light was good so it ended up looking like this…
And some more shots… I love my sugar daddy t-shirt I found in a thrift store 🙂
Also a couple of pics from the shoot I did in Puerto Escondido. Made me miss the beach…
I’m not the only model in this family. Just look at Hunter’s pose!
Sorry Hunter. Here’s a couple of more of him. Also my friend came over to help me with some computer stuff, but Hunter thought it was enough work for one night and just planted himself on his computer 🙂
Sunday-funday, you up to something? I think I’m going to paint on a Psychonaut Explorer jacket I’m working on and then go to a cafe and read. Right now I’m reading the 2nd book of Joe Abercombie’s ‘The Age of Madness’ series. I read the previous trilogy before this one too and liked it a lot. It’s nice when reading a series you know the characters and can keep plowing through.
Sooo, whatever you’re up to, I wish you a happy Sunday and a great upcoming week!
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