Be grateful for you

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

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 […]

7 things a regular gratitude practice can do for you

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

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 […]

The magic of Write Away

The magic of Write Away

A week ago, we stepped inside two wooden doors that led to Casa Luminaria. It would be our home for the next four days. Photo by @emotionalnomad.   We didn’t realize the magic and inspiration that was waiting for us then. Fifteen women, mostly strangers, came with the intention to write, get away from the […]