I remember the dread that would come over me on Sunday nights when dusk would fall and I would be driving home from mass. There was the sinking feeling in my tummy, the anxiety, the knowledge that another week of sleepless nights was here yet again. As an entrepreneur, I don’t feel the dread as […]
Be grateful for you
Filling up waybills. Printing. Cutting and hand-stamping gift cards. Wrapping. Ribbon tying. Nope, I haven’t even started on Christmas gifts. This is currently my process for shipping The Sunday Night Journal. There was a point in the process where it stopped being thrilling and started becoming overwhelming. The tedious cutting-and-pasting of addresses into the courier’s […]
Five lovely things: November 2017
1. The joy of not wearing a bra …We’re at risk of being called dangerous with bras off, and at risk of being called dangerous with bras on. But we give objects their symbolic power. We decide whether the things we wear or leave behind represent repression or liberation or nothing much in particular.That nothing […]
11 other ways to practice gratitude aside from journaling
My favorite gratitude practice is writing down five things I’m grateful for everyday in my journal. But I know that not everyone likes to write so here are 11 other ways to say thank you regularly: 1. Post a photo a day of one thing you’re grateful for on Instagram or on Instagram stories. 2. […]
7 things a regular gratitude practice can do for you
Why bother with a regular gratitude practice which consists of writing down five very specific things you’re grateful for EVERY DAY? Well, here are seven excellent reasons why you should start today: 1. It allows you to notice what’s going on in your life so that you’re not just going through the motions of living. […]
November gratitude challenge
As you read this post, I would like to invite you to get your journal, planner or even just the Notes app on your phone and join me in writing down five things you’re grateful for in the month that was. October was an extraordinary month for me and there are so many things I’m […]