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Rainy Day Strategies

October 6, 2010

A very good friend of mine recently sent me a note to tell me about a little revelation she had.  After waking up to another day of rain, she initially felt blue but then thought of the new rainboots she could wear that day.   Suddenly her outlook turned around.   She realized that if [...]

Get Excited and Make Things: 10 Fun Ideas

September 29, 2010

I don't know about you, but I am tired of the over-used, over-commercialized phrase, Keep Calm and Carry On.  Although it is a lovely sentence that is often appropriate, it is not the message I want on my wall, mug, or notebook.   Get Excited and Make Things is much more fun and inspiring! I [...]

What to Do when You Feel a Sense of Lack

September 23, 2010

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I'm not where I should be in my career, I thought I would be making more money by now, things didn't turn out as I planned, I still don't know what I want to do with my life,  I haven't met the right person yet, I should have gone left not [...]

Five Reasons to Love Fall

September 15, 2010

I love Summer.  I also love Fall.  However, I do not love Winter which is what makes fall so bittersweet.  To emphasize the sweet rather than the bitter, I am making a short list of all the wonderful things that go along with the upcoming crisp, fresh season. Just like a trip away makes us [...]

Phone a Friend

August 25, 2010

How do you handle challenging times in your life?  Do you hide, retreat from the world, or reach out and confide in those around you? My response in the past has definitely been the former.  Recently though, I've pushed myself to reach out and open up and I've found that I always finish the conversation [...]

Five Domestic Goddess Goodies

August 17, 2010

As the wife of a creative cook and all-round whiz in the kitchen, I'm often relegated to dish duty.  Recently, as I stood elbows deep in dishwater and lamented my inevitable dish-pan hands, I thought to myself, there has got to be a better way!  And there is!  As I began to research the antidote [...]

Back to Blogging

August 9, 2010

Hopefully some of you noticed that my latest post was almost six weeks after the previous one.  Well, it has been a busy six weeks of husband's hospitalization, subsequent triathalon (beaming with pride!) and move to a new apartment along with exciting things happening at work.  Although I went on hiatus, know that I will [...]

Defining Your Style with a Style Board

May 25, 2010

Style or inspiration boards are used as a tool by designers as they plan a new collection for a line.  They include inspirational images, fabric swatches and photographs of inspiring people.  All of these images together create a mood, or a feeling that the designer then uses as a guide while working on a future [...]

How to Overcome Choice Overload

May 5, 2010

Two of my favourite bloggers/writers, Seth Godin and Leo Balbuta recently wrote about the consequences of having too many choices.  We are in an age where we are priviledged to have endless options.  We can do anything, be anyone, and go anywhere we want.  Yet research shows that having too many options actually decreases our level [...]

Dear Diary: Why You Should Write in a Journal

April 10, 2010

When I was a kid, I wrote in a journal pretty regularly.  I still have one from when I was five or six and entries are literally: "I had a fight with Jenna and Jennifer on the bus today because they wouldn't share their My Little Pony's".  The last time I read my journals from [...]

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