Getting Back on Top of Your Goals
It's Not too Late The first quarter of 2018 is almost over. So, I’m going to ask that ominous question, the one that sounds like the monster that’s been hiding in your closet all these years, whose presence you keep denying
Returning to Grad School After 13 Years: What I’ve Learned So Far
Considering grad school? I did. For over 10 years, actually, after I’d completed a Masters and two years of a PhD. Now I have a husband, two kids, a freelancing business, and my sanity. So I added a part-time PhD
Mixing Work and Kids = Inspiring Your Creativity
I don’t know about you, but I sometimes have a hard time balancing work and kids. Next week, we celebrate Family Day in Ontario, and I realized I’ve book the day full of work duties! But the upcoming holiday has
Guilt Getting in the Way of Your Creativity? These Suggestions Might Help
Guilt is never a nice feeling. At its worst, it reminds us we've hurt someone (which is what I think its original purpose was for), and many live with that feeling for the rest of their lives. But, like many negative
Do You “Risk It All” for Your Dreams?
I’ve been reading self-help books on and off for years, and I wonder how they can promise that you can “have it all.” However, I also find these inspiring, and they often get me to think about my life in
Juggling Too Much? How I’m Starting to Focus
This week, I watched a video on lynda.com called “Getting Things Done,” by David Allen. This is Allen’s organization system, and he has a book about it and coaches about it, etc. Being an admin assistant, part of me actually
What’s the Point of the Arts?
I do believe the arts are a spiritual endeavour, one that’s not always easily put into words. But when I read about cuts to the arts in schools, or run into someone who asks what the point is of studying
Writing With Young Kids in the Home
Trying to write with little humans traipsing around your home and causing havoc can be challenging to say the least. They drool everywhere, put everything in their mouths, drag their bums on your dirty kitchen floor and then over onto
How Writers Fit in Exercise
The downside to writing, as with many seated jobs, is the lack of movement. Having grown up a dancer, I was constantly moving. Getting into adult life wasn’t too bad - I walked a lot. But getting into family life,
Vivian Hicks Doesn’t Let Bullying Ruin Her Dreams
Vivian Hicks at an American Idol Audition My first assignment for just dance! magazine this year was to interview a 13-year-old phenom, Vivian Hicks. This young woman has accomplished a lot: Not only is she a Mini-Pop, something I so wanted