This was our last week of summer holidays and we decided to finish them with a bang! Our very good friends (my hubby’s BF, D., since grade school) have 2 adorable little boys. By a kooky twist of fate, N.(D’s wife) and I were both pregnant at the same time for both of our last 2 kids, and we lived… Read more →
My name is Jodi and I’m an Art-Supply-aholic. There, I said it. Don’t judge me, I know that if you follow my blog, there’s a good chance you are too. This picture is of my encaustic art supplies. I bought them weeks ago after going to a demo at Curry’s for Encaustic Art. I fell in love instantly and needed… Read more →
I don’t even know where to start! I’m still on Cloud Nine. Last nite I went to Susannah Conway‘s Book Signing/Tour in Toronto and it was nothing short of magical. As a family, we spent the day in downtown Toronto shopping and people gawking and then we headed back to Markham, to the hotel, so that I could ready. Yes,… Read more →
We are on holidays this week and we have managed to get a new kitchen floor down, drive to Toronto to drop our teen at the airport so she could go back to Timmins for her BF’s Sweet 16, buy the paint for my soon-to-be studio and make some plans for the Fall. It is another beautiful day here so… Read more →
First of all, I offer a big thank you to Jodi for inviting me to post on her blog today. Jodi wandered into my life by sending me a Facebook message asking about creativity and yoga, passions that we share. Since then, she has inspired me to get my Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching™ certification, to participate in her fabulous Spirited Reiki… Read more →
On Saturday the 16th I took part in Whitney Ferre’s 24 Hour Creativity Challenge. Well, I did for 12 hours anyway. I really wanted to do the full 24 hours but being my first crack at it – I wanted to make sure that I could take part and still take care of family business around it. I started at… Read more →
Repeat after me: ‘Deep, profound serenity is expanding my life!’ Do what matters and release the rest to find peace, grace and stillness. Clear internal and external clutter. ~excerpted from Soul Whispers II Have a joy-filled weekend! You deserve it.
She Stood Solid (prints available here) I’m Stephanie Guimond, artist, visionary and avid left-brainer. I believe that through the power of stillness, possibility and action we can create the life we want to live. After studying entrepreneurship and the concept of multiple income streams for several years I finally decided to take the leap and leave my government job of… Read more →
My last art assignment for the ‘Meet Your Artist Within’program was to create a ‘Torn Paper Face’ collage. It is another exercise to strengthen your connection to your right brain. Boy, did it do that! I let my imagination take over while I ripped out images that caught my eye. When I was all done gluing it together one… Read more →
I am in the 3rd week of my training with Whitney Ferre and the Creatively Fit Coaching Certification. Our training includes personally working our way through her programs in order to be able to teach them having had firsthand experience. There are videos to watch, audios to listen, art projects to complete and more self-reflection that you can imagine. There… Read more →
Without getting too personal, I needed to paint today. Needed. Our almost 14 year old son has had ADHD since birth and to say it’s been a struggle is a colossal understatement. And now we are dealing with puberty. Up and down. Side to side. This is our life right now while we try and get through this stage. For… Read more →
We moved in our new house almost 5 weeks ago and we are just loving it! We’ve already re-painted the 2 kids bedrooms (bright blue and pink be gone!) and Jim is putting new flooring and paint in the basement so that I have a nice, bright studio/office and the kids have a rec room beside me. Our living room… Read more →
With Earth Day coming up soon and our new house not having Recycle bins, we trotted off to Home Depot today to pick up a few blue bins. I want a Composter also, but they were $63 at Home Depot and the City sells them for $30, so, guess where I’m headed tomorrow… While at Home Depot I couldn’t resist… Read more →
I had an amazing day! We spent the morning at the Farmer’s Market shopping for maple butter, bumbleberry crumble, hot paprika linguine, hot pepperoni and fresh potatoes, beans and asparagus. I also got a herb drying rack (which I’ve wanted forever!) for $20. I’ll post pics once I have some herbs to dry…We then spent the afternoon wrestling the other… Read more →
Here are a few of my favorite shots from our drive this morning. London and the surrounding areas are just gorgeous. We’ll be exploring for years to come! Tomorrow we are headed over to one of the biggest Farmer’s Markets (St. Jacob’s) in the area in hopes of getting our Easter dinner from local farmers…very cool.
SERENITY Serenity is yours. When chaos looms seek the sweet Surrender of simplicity. Gaze above at the glassy sky, Feel each blade of green Beneath your feet, Listen to the sound of faith Like a reed flute playing Inside your chest. Breath. Stand in witness of Your true nature. Remember the compassion Of the lover’s eyes, The calm wisdom of… Read more →
A Prayer Refuse to fall down If you cannot refuse to fall down, refuse to stay down. If you cannot refuse to stay down, lift your heart toward heaven, and like a hungry beggar, ask that it be filled. You may be pushed down. You may be kept from rising. But no one can keep you from lifting your heart… Read more →
