Are you a flower in the snow? ~ inspiration for hard times

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Hello friends! Today’s post isn’t a new one. I ran this piece about the same time last year. While I admit to hesitating hitting publish because of how direct some of my opinions came across, I went for it. What I didn’t expect was how many it seemed to help. Why again? The ‘stressful’ time […]

31 Days Blog to Biz / day 9 – be original

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(short video above.. subscribers, you may have to visit the blog direct to activate it) Pretty powerful message, isn’t it?ย And here’s why I think it works. I had a visit from my neighbour Janette last week. I opened the door to her knock, noticing she had scissors in hand and asked to …. would you […]

31 Days / day 3 – take time to RESET

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Today was Sunday. And that means one thing in our home… it’s reset day. So what does this have to do with blogging and business? In a word… lots. Setting at least one day a week aside where you can leave all thoughts of work and deadlines (and blogging) as we know it behind is […]

How a non builder learns to build

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I’m not a pro builder. So when I vision something in my head, especially out of pallet wood, I’m often stumped on how to go about it. First understanding the framework of a given build is key. But it has to work with your finished vision as well. You want the frame to be there, […]

Are you listening… for your calling?

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Whenever I see a camera around someones neck, my gut instinct is to grab it and start clicking. source Photographer types understand. It isn’t enough to capture something with your eyes. There’s this incessant need to see what it looks like through a camera lens. But it goes beyond a simple photo for me. I […]