Weekly Inspiration – Nov 23rd. Happy Blogsgiving
Happy Blogsgiving! This week I’m inspired by two of my bloggy pals who have cooked up a creative way to blog-hop in honor of Thanksgiving.  Seeing as I’m Canadian, and our thanksgiving was back in October I thought I’d participate as a way to celebrate turkey day with my US friends.  I hope you’ll join me! Because this is my weekly inspiration post, how can I not m

The stars have spoken
I felt my horoscope was apropos and interesting today so I thought I’d share    I have to agree with it, sometimes, being productive IS more important than being clever…although, I tend to think I can do it all, all of the time.  It’s was fun to see this today because I spent most of my time editing images for a job at work.  Definitely didn’t require flair…just the ability to make it look decent and get through some volume. Virgo By

Book Tour & Giveaway – The Power of Thinking Differently by Javy Wong Galindo
Counter Intuitive Tips to Ignite Your Creative Spark a guest post by Javy Wong Galindo Sometimes the creative river just dries up. Maybe you feel stuck, unable to find new business ideas. Or perhaps you’re struggling to find some creative insights to help decorate your child’s birthday party. We can stare at a project or a problem we’re trying to solve and feel heavy, weighed down by creative blocks. These blocks form dams, blocking the flow of ideas that may have flooded our heads just a second earlier. What to do? As part of the research for my recent book,

Weekly Inspiration – Nov 16th
Last week I wrote about a book I’d finished and how it left me wanting more.  This week, I found a novel that leaves me wanting nothing but time to gorge myself on it’s exquisite prose.  I’m already about halfway through The Gathering by Anne Enright and can eas

The Humor of Motherhood
There’s a special kind of shock, disgust and humor that all occurs together in the grey matter of the average mom.    This mental potpourri has occurred randomly throughout motherhood and is typically reserved for situations that involve poop. Poop on the wall?  Oh My Gawd, that’s Shocking!  And Gross!  But you gotta just laugh and clean it up otherwise the shock and disgust never goes away.  Your expression of eyes wide open and nose crinkled shut would remain.  Your face could STAY like that! Humor is the most important piece of this emotional trifecta.  It’s the minds defense mechanism, a barrier to what’s really taking place.  Without th