Cluttered desk, cluttered mind. Or is it empty desk, empty mind? Tour a cubicle-filled office and you’ll probably see a moderate amount of stuff on the desks, a few resources on the wall, maybe some personal effects, but occasionally you’ll run into two extremes: Let me tell you, I have…
The physical space we give ourselves speaks volumes about the figurative space we give ourselves. In this series, your friendly neighbourhood bean counter explores the spaces in which our fellow creatives work and play, from office to home, paper to digital.
Happy International Women’s Day! This year’s theme is “Inspire Inclusion”. I’ve spent some time pondering what exactly this means to me, and I would love to share my thoughts and a personal story. Borrowing from the International Women’s Day publication: To inspire inclusion means to celebrate diversity and empowerment on…
Woohoo, a bonus day! Or is that just to our employers? Deviating from my usual content, I thought it’d be fitting to hop on today and talk about this question, because I think there’s more to it than meets the eye and it might be worth discussing! So, allow me…
Showing up to the blank page is hard. Does your day job have anything to say about it? In this post I share my three favourite quotes from my studies in business valuations and explore the parallels between this profession and art.
Many of us struggle with trying to enjoy a prolific creative life while holding down a 9-to-5, and so we just... Don't! We resolve that we'll pick up our hobbies again upon retirement, and until then we go on trudging through our day jobs. That can't be right, can it?…
Is it just me who thinks that sometimes authenticity is a bit… Tricky? Maybe it’s my accountant’s mind, but I keep looking for the “rules of authenticity”, and I can’t find them. There may not be a rulebook, but we cover three guiding pillars in: How To Embrace Authenticity In…
My intention word for the year: "Authenticity." In this post we explore how to cultivate authenticity and we delve into the challenges of maintaining authenticity in various areas of life including our comfort zones, creativity, and workplaces.
As the new year approaches, take a moment to reflect on the past year and envision the future! In this post we talk about appreciating where we've been and charting the course for a creative New Year with goals, intentions, vision boards, and the trusty calendar.
Whether it's cold and flu season, a ballooning workload, or unforeseen life events, disruption to our routines can push us right out of our creative practices. In this post we talk about how to deal with a period of "creative hibernation", when all we want to do is make stuff!