Last June, Sarah and I travelled off to the mountains for a glorious (and hard-working!) mini-retreat weekend away. We knew that we wanted to do it again, so by last fall, we had a date nailed down and started inviting creative business friends to join us. Nicola and Billi were in right away! And off we were, planning our retreat. Or not really. I booked our accommodations a … [Read more...] about mini-retreat, part deux
Profiting From What You Love: On Whims & Money-Making
Nearly a year ago, I came back from Spark Retreat zinging with ideas. I was inspired by Dyana Valentine and Jessika here at Oh My! and, really, each of the women who I met and connected with. As I earn my living working with words, though, I was transfixed by Alexandra Franzen. She had found a way to play with words: to really have fun, while inviting all of us along … [Read more...] about Profiting From What You Love: On Whims & Money-Making
now we are forty
In honour of Jessika's big birthday this year, I reflect on my own. I turned forty this year. I was looking forward to it like nothing else. Turning forty would solve everything! My discontentment in my day job, my stalling out of my handmade goodness. . . I would have a booming freelance biz on the side, and my house would always be clean! I’d have dinner on the table at six … [Read more...] about now we are forty
impermanence + a breath of love
Image credit: Breathe by Michelle at aCoCC on Etsy Several years ago, I was nearing the end of my rope. I had been knee-deep in a job that wasn’t my dream and lifting my feet up merely pulled them out of the boots and back down into the surrounding muck. There was other gunk. I got sick. I didn’t know how to get better. My version of tying a knot and hanging on was to register … [Read more...] about impermanence + a breath of love
Editing as Art: A Before & After
I get it. People are shy to have their work edited by others. There’s a deep-seated deer-in-headlights moment when we know that our work is going to be looked at by someone else; someone who might have a critique for us! It sends us directly back to grade school and red pens and “writing lines” exactly perfectly, row by row. However, sometimes an informed second opinion can … [Read more...] about Editing as Art: A Before & After
