To Market We Go! I walked into the gym this morning, got in line to wait for the doors to open and overheard a conversation between two members in line behind me. One was bemoaning the change in the air, clearly summer is giving way to fall and there is a noticeable chill in the …
Memorable Ports and Ocean Voyages Creating requires inspiration. Inspiration requires experiences. It’s been a tough year for experiences. I think it’s safe to say that most of us are short on experiences and adventure lately. Having summer to adventure and fill that creative well is a luxury that I truly feel blessed to have in …
Memories and Inspiration I woke from a vivid dream a few nights ago and the feeling of it is still palpable days later. You know the sort of dream, the one where you can actually smell what was cooking or feel the breeze on your skin, even after waking. In this dream I was with …
Journaling and the Importance of Clearing Your Mind As I previously blogged, meditation is one of the key morning routines to set up creative success for me. I practice daily and always as soon as I open my eyes. However, it is only 11 minutes of my morning routine. The other 15 minutes of my …
Get out that Image bank! I’ve been feeling so uninspired and bereft of creativity lately. It’s the worst place to be for me. It makes me so blue and pessimistic. It colours everything in my life and nothing feels good in any aspect of my life. I’m just not myself if I’m not making things. …
Lately there has been a lot of time for thinking, really thinking, mulling over things in my head and getting philosophical about them. For some reason, over the Winter Break from school, I had an afternoon of considering the wisdom of the Golden Rule and realizing that it really has to be considered from the …
With a Little Fear and Trepidation…Here I Go! This afternoon’s post begins with a little story… Three years ago, to the day, I came home, tired and worn out, having just finished my last day of summer school. As a single person, in the big city, making ends meet on a teacher’s salary isn’t easy …
In the Kitchen with Jennifer I am lucky to be surrounded by creative people every day. My friend Jennifer is no exception. Jenn is a talented, diverse Home Economics educator that I have had the pleasure of calling friend for the past 15 plus years. We bonded over a mutual love of food and fine …
This weekend was the official holiday that signals the halfway point of summer holidays for a teacher, The B.C. Day Long Weekend. Depending on who you are you are either excited that you still have almost a month left of your hard earned freedom or you may be feeling the ennui of the summer slipping …