This year’s theme comes with a statistic: At the current rate of progress, it will take until 2158, which is roughly five generations from now, to reach full gender parity, according to data from the World Economic Forum. Focusing on the need to Accelerate Action emphasizes the importance of taking…
Look how cute! I just love making watercolour greeting cards. They’re a little tradition that gets me in the holiday spirit, and being handmade, they’re filled with loving gratitude for their recipients, plus the joy that lies in the making. I like to choose a theme and try to incorporate…
My last post was largely about the struggle to write concisely, specifically in blogging. As I wrote that, I was examining my motivation and realized that while the skill of brevity and the end goal of “being useful” to a reader is important, what I was really interested in was…
So, you know what’s holding your writing back. What will you do about it? Personally, one of my biggest challenges is writing more concisely. (Why is it so hard? I have some theories.) At work, writing more (and more) concisely has been a decade-long process. I try to be mindful…
Here I'm musing on the struggle to write concisely, what I hope to achieve, and four ideas to start writing more concisely and with focus.
A very happy Accountants’ Holiday to you, Canadian number crunchers! We made it another year! I hope all my accountant friends are enjoying the day off (or at least recovering peacefully from their respective tax parties). If you know a public accountant (or you are one), you know we all…
Running is one of my favourite ways to break through a creative block, but it wasn't always! In this post I share my journey to the joy of running and explore the valuable lessons in life and creativity that it offers.
There’s something about Billie Eilish that pulls me in and makes me want to make things. Can anyone else relate? I was watching the Billie Eilish episode of Carpool Karaoke with James Corden, and I was immediately transported back to my own teenage years, just messing around making music and…
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!
If you’ve ever slumped back in your chair and thought gosh, I’d really love to chat with my accountant about embracing the creative life… My friend, you’ve come to the right place! (Kidding, kidding...) This is the first post of a new venture: a blog in which one accountant balances…