THE ART JOURNALIST

Happy New Year's Eve! Timing is everything! Taking out a minute to share a quick idea for the new year. Schedule extremely fun events for each month of the new year in your journal or planner...see more of how toon the video above...Download the planner below to plan y...

Uploading these Seasonal Self-Care videos for my website and blog was a little bit trying this year. Lots of technical difficulties...perseverance took over and I got them on finally. This video was shot on Christmas Eve and gives inspiration for the ups and downs of t...

Ending off with this section, we are going to talk about some final ideas to put in place for next autumn. Annual events and traditions make the season more meaningful and mindful. 

3 Ways To Savour Your Wins

During your own Autumn Wrap Up, it is especially beneficial to go through the months and reflect on your specific wins. Recently my son won his first Tae Kwon Doe tournament as a newer white belt student. He was up against many other students...

PUMPKIN ENERGY BITES

1 cup old fashioned rolled oats

1/4 natural peanut butter

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp ginger

Pinch pink salt

1 cup pumpkin puree

1/4 cup honey

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup chocolate chips

OPTIONAL: add chopped herbs like mint or thyme and or food grade...

We are starting off with some simple design lessons for the first Part 1 - Celebrate & Decorate of this self-care series. My goal for decorating for holidays and the seasons is to keep it simple. I have purposefully designed quick, creative and beautiful ways to decora...

 Welcome to our self-care blog series designed to help you wrap up the season. Before we get into creating for Christmas and New Year's Eve 2020, let's take a moment to harvest the best of Autumn 2019 by putting some mindful Annual Autumn Rituals into place so that nex...

Here are three to-dos for getting through the holidays to hold your center when faced with situations of social anxiety, judgment and other awkward conversations. Improve your Self-Care by using these super easy techniques to dispel negativity this year. (Note: this vi...

Last week I attended an event in Toronto at a lovely place called The Lulu Lounge. It is famed for it's colourful wide range of musical offerings. Friday & Saturday enjoy tropical dinner and cocktails, then join the dance lesson and try your steps with the live band &...