Curious about what this whole bullet journaling thing is, and whether it’s really worth your time? Then you’ve come to the right place! This post is a (growing) collection of bullet journaling bits for beginners. We’ll go through everything you need to know about this mindfulness-meets-productivity system that helps you…
Another brand new year is upon us! I love picking an intention word as part of my my tradition of reflection and direction while looking toward the year ahead. In this post I’ll share: What is an Intention Word? I’m pretty sure I picked up this idea from a Mel…
Hi. Are you lost? Are you feeling trapped in an endless cycle? Do you feel as though your daily life revolves around your work? And when you come home from work, you have just enough energy to fulfill the rest of your non-work responsibilities? On the days that you don’t…
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.
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?…
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!
There are plenty of barriers to creativity, and you can absolutely blast through them. In order to do that, you need to deal with the first two: finding time, and making space. These will be your springboard as you reconnect with your creativity.
Elizabeth Gilbert said, "Possessing a creative mind, after all, is something like having a border collie for a pet; it needs to work, or else it will cause you an outrageous amount of trouble." I immediately identified with this statement when I recognized this pent-up creative energy in myself. Here…
Lost your creative spark? This post explores how career and burnout quietly disconnect you from your creativity, how to recognize it, and how to start creating for yourself again. Does my story resonate? Let's set out on our journey back to our creativity!