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Xanthia

@xanthia.bsky.social
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Boring cat mom in the Bay Area. I sell shoes, game, read, hike, bake occasionally, and like to smell nice. I'm dually 🇨🇦🇺🇸. Keep Bsky weird & inclusive, kthx.

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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Been traveling & sick so have been forgetting to post. #sotd is Alkemia Queen of the Night (Alchemy) that I spent up to get. It’s soft and floral, I’m not used to gardenias but it’s different so I’m happy to have it in rotation. It doesn’t last long to my nose which is a bummer.
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tyrone wants to play, but not actually exercise 😂
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I was in a really weird mood when I blind bought my #sotd Bees on the Bayou by Nui Cobalt. The honeysuckle and praline really stick out through the honey. It’s pretty and not offensive. Not regretting it at all.
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Foggy hike in SF. I was supervised so no falling down cliffs 😅
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our father… it’s been 20 days since my last boot acquisition 😅
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
You can never be confident of the weather on the coast. It was bright and sunny today as I hung out at Abbotts Lagoon for a hike before the birders. Still not 💯 but I went out and sat my ass on the sand for a bit.
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I’ve been sick so avoiding scents but damn my #sotd punched me in the face today. Lorenzo Pazzaglia Incenso Notturno smells like you got hot boxed in a Catholic church on Good Friday. Wow, it’s a lot. However, the pepper or cedar is throwing it off for me. Thought it was full bottle worthy for a min
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Tandy wants to feed the crows but she ain’t got no thumbs! #caturday
Tandy cat
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
#sotd is so OG that I don’t even put it in tracking spreadsheets. 35? years of wearing Spiritual Sky Dragons Blood oil, & it’s a signature. While my friends dragged me to hippy shops, I found something I loved. Even based my soap company around it. Wore it yesterday & got my first compliment at work
Dragons blood oil
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Went to Half Moon Bay to meet up and hike with strangers. It was nice and had great conversation, and less photos.
Half moon bay
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I get the best gifts. Thanks for the boots @bitterseeds.bsky.social ! 💙
Steady combat boots
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Pride cake from the weekend! I love coffee cake (no, I didn’t bake this one).
Coffee cake
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Why do I look so pissed off on my hike today? Maybe because I was tired and over the week. Oh well, went out, and that’s most important.
Roy’s redwoods
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I jumped right into Alkemia and bought a few sampler packs but randomly chose Irresistible as a full size to get the monthly Alchemy. Worried, it was straight almond extract until it dried down & then I really appreciated it. The vanilla & caramel are nice & not sad about this blind buy. #sotd
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Everyone, meet Jesus. This lemon tree died a pretty brutal death last year, was chopped down to the stump & now lives again 🙏. Don’t worry about it not producing fruit yet, my neighbours tree is living mostly in my garden. When life kills your tree… nah, psych!
Jesus the lemon treeLemons
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I WFH on Fridays and someone wants my lap. She’s always busting in on my meetings.
Tandy cat
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Hiking along the water in Pt Reyes today. Heavy mist was awesome and started to burn off at the end.
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Wore Lorenzo Pazzaglia Qué Chimba! For my #sotd today. I was hoping for peach but really get guava (which is fine) however something is making me second guess this: ambergris or my ick of cedar wood? hrm. Maybe the star anise is throwing me off. Whatever it is makes it dimensional, but weird.
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Up to the watersheds today, and damn my back hurts. At least I went and I can always hike longer next weekend.
Bon Tempe lakeBon Tempe lake
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I need to pick up my sample review #sotd game since I order a bunch last night! I thought I loved Heretic Dirty Peach and I like it but it turns really grapefruity on dry down. I’d buy it, just lower priority.
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Last weekend I wasn’t feeling amazing but knew this weekend I had to get out for a hike. Friendly trails in Novato, and bribed myself with an apple fritter on the way home.
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
You know a book's storyline might be a little bit too generic when in the first few chapters you are thinking "I swear I have read this... why didn't I mark it read on Goodreads?". (re: Shield of Sparrows)
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It’s #caturday and Tandy & I are discussing string theory 😂
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Tyrone looking regal sitting behind me as I work.
Cat
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
#sotd is Fôm by Lorenzo Pazzaglia. I don’t remember actually smelling this one at scent fest so I went in blind. It’s very leathery with a bit of smoke. I’ll have to wear it a few more times, I like it, but unsure if I want to add it to the collection.
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Drove down to Palo Alto for a populated hike today. It felt warmer than 70! Also, traffic sucked coming back, almost 2 hours, wtf?
stanford dish
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The original release sold out in pretty much a minute, so I had to preorder for the next release. The packaging on this Dungeon Crawler Carl tea by Friday Afternoon Tea is so great. Looking forward to a sip & read. I even got a freebie!
#dcc book tea
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Hike close to work actually in Novato. Der Camp Fire Road has some cool trails that branch off of it.
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
New hair, bottom stripe is chill and the top will mellow out over washes.
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I didn’t get many samples at scent fest but I did find Lorenzo Pazzaglina & found a few happy scents. They gave me a bunch of samples and Ficus in Fabula is the first I picked. Fine wearing it, the marine notes and ozone are pretty strong for me. Maybe I’m just not tuned in enough for the fig. #sotd
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Oura ring 5! I also got a new Apple Watch this week, I feel tricked out 😂
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Happy #28 @bitterseeds.bsky.social ! Didn’t even alpine divorce you in AZ! Go us 😂
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Happy Canada Day from a quick early morning redwood hike! 🇨🇦
Roy’s redwoods
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Happy Pride weekend & Sunday. Went to Bear Valley Trail that has a ton of parking & always has a lots of deer early in the am. They pay no attention to us and this cutie didn’t even get spooked out of the way. Lil baby bunnies which are all over Pt Reyes as well.
Pt Reyes deerBaby bunny
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
It’s #caturday and my lap is full of sleeping cats 😍 I don’t know what I would do without a chaise.
Tyrone & Tandy
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
THAT was overwhelming. 😅 My nose is so confused as to what I like now.
Perfume convention
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Cobra chickens! Nice and far away.
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Tandy helping taking my hair down last night. That girl is addicted to strings (tried to autocorrect to “stripping” should I be worried?).
Tandy cat
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Pride at a shoe company! 🏳️‍🌈
Pride shirt
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Yesterday I still went on a flatish walk/hike to start my day. It was beautiful out and the fog was starting to lift.
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Most challenging hike in a long time. Up to Muir Woods for Juneteenth free parks day and Muir wasn’t free this year 🤷‍♀️. Did 584ft in elevation gain, I had to stop a bit. Got there early so the top half of the trail only had a few people but damn was it packed on the boardwalk!
Muir WoodsMuir Woods
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
#sotd is Vampfangs No. 1 Immortal. Amber and musky, doesn’t last long but totally my vibe. I’m going to Scentfest in SF at the end of month, kinda intimidated about the volume of exhibitors, I don’t even know where to start or prioritize 😩
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Thou shall not pass! Cut my hike short today since Steve (the name I gave one of the resident great blue herons) was ON the bridge today instead of beside. Love him, but didn’t get any beach time. There were cars already there so people stuck on the other side. 😅
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Beautiful night on the water.
Golden Gate Bridge
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Trying to eat better. Prepping bran muffins, making guy be the only one under 65 that loves them 😂
Bran muffins
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Went to SF for a cold windy hike. It was a nice change!
For funstonSf beach
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Souvenirs! The Prickly Pear is nice!
Tea
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Ah, that’s better. Cool damp hike for a Sunday reset.
Roy’s redwoods
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Happy Birthday and Happy #caturday to Tyrone & Tandy! Extra treats today 🎉
Tyrone & Tandy Cats
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Xanthia @xanthia.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Leaving the desert & elevation today. It’s beautiful here but damn is my body more accustomed to fog & ocean.
Wupatki National Park
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