how I {don’t} fit it all in, part 3

This is the third part of a blog post on how I don’t fit it all in. The first one can be found here. The second here.     *** Ha ha! So I set out to write a post on how I try to fit art and blogging into my daily life… and both kids […]

how I {don’t} fit it all in, part 2

This is the second part of a blog post on how I don’t fit it all in. The first one can be found here, the third here. *** Hello my dears! Me again! I had so many thought on that last post I decided to divide it into three parts. It’s something I’m constantly working […]

how I {don’t} fit it all in

Let’s chat. It’s been a while since I last sat down with you and had a proper chat, not just rushed through here like a whirling dervish. So I have had a few questions lately on how I fit it all in; art, blogging, mindful parenting, doing up our home, housework, reading… It cracks me […]

simplifying journals {an aha- moment}

  If you’ve been around a while you know I love to clean and organize and that I have been on this major simplifying ride for the past few years. So this morning I was thinking about how to simplify the craft room when I do it up. And that’s when it hit me. I […]

Writing as healing

At the end of March, I had a medical emergency. I was set to go back to blogging after having Kirby, instead I ended up in hospital for a week with a badly inflamed and severely ruptured appendix. Not nice, let me tell you. I have never known pain like it. I have spent the […]

Everyday creativity

I love seeing the surprise and happiness in someone’s eyes when they realise they are creative beings after all. Creativity isn’t limited to a chosen few. We all have creative gifts whether we are aware of them or not. As artists or crafters we often put so much emphasis on studio time that we forget […]

Learning to appreciate the process of creativity

I believe one of my greatest lessons in life is patience. I have always lived with a constant sense of urgency, a need to get things done now, RIGHT THIS MINUTE, and pretty perfectly at that. While I may now finally understand the reasons why, I can’t say it has made my creative path particularly smooth. […]