As far as small spaces go, my studio is the perfect solution for holding and housing my art ‘things.’ Paintbrushes, watercolour pads, palettes, drawing implements, journaling notebooks and some other painting odds and ends like tape and masking fluid. I have been feeling a bit unmotivated lately with painting. Sometimes the small space is discouraging … Continue reading Studio
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May Madness
“The tournament next weekend in Nanaimo, is that hockey or Lacrosse?” Me, asking my husband Jay, who ‘manages’ our younger son’s sports schedule. I was asking as there are 4 weekends in a row of tournaments. Vancouver for hockey, then Vancouver for Lacrosse, then Nanaimo for Hockey, then Vancouver for hockey. it’s enough to make … Continue reading May Madness
Mood
In the past week, I not only myself, felt my emotions go quite up and down: stress, worry, and joy and optimism; but I had two others in my circle express anxiousness and fear emotions as well and wondered if something was ‘in the air.’ A few weeks ago, I wrote about being anxious and … Continue reading Mood
Anxious
When I was 13, I was in grade 8 and we had to take ‘Drama’ class at school. I hated it. I hated talking in front of people, I hated a group of people looking at me, I hated attention directed at me. And I think when something makes us uncomfortable or anxious, it manifests … Continue reading Anxious
Eighty
I recently heard of something called the eighty / twenty trap. I was watching Regan Hillyer speak - she is known for her manifestation advice and expertise. She explained that the eighty / twenty trap was explained to her by a coach she was working with years ago. The ideas is that you ‘should’ be … Continue reading Eighty