Interior Design
WIN a Room Design!
A Free Room Design is up for Grabs! Are you planning on updating a room in your home, and would welcome the help of an interior designer? I’m running a competition over on Facebook and Read more…
Self Care
Spring is Coming: Why you Should Set your New Year Intentions Now.
At the beginning of January, the world is awash with new year intentions and resolutions—and before the month is out, most of them have fallen by the wayside. There are many reasons for this, and Read more…
Interior Design
How to Attract Quality, Long-Term Tenants.
As a long-time renter I notice a significant difference between the quality of long-term and short-term rental properties. Essentially, properties targeted at tourists tend to be better presented and generally more inviting places to spend Read more…
Selling your Home
9 Things to Do Before You Put Your Home on the Market.
When selling your home, unless it’s an undeniable fixer-upper, then most people will benefit from making some upgrades to their property before it goes on the market. Even if your home is in good condition, Read more…
Meditation
Create an Altar in your Home to Bring the Sacred into your Everyday Life.
An altar is a sacred place. Sacred in the sense of displaying items that are meaningful and symbolic to us. Not necessarily sacred in a religious sense, although it can be if we so wish. Read more…
Sacred Space
Get Ready to Hygge your Way to Health & Wellbeing.
The Danish concept of Hygge (pronounced hue-guh) became something of a global phenomenon a couple of years back with the publication of a number of books on the subject. This lead it to become a leading trend Read more…
Meditation
The Most Important Thing to Know and Remember when Learning to Meditate.
Meditation is a process of quieting the mind. But—for most people—the mind will not be perfectly still during meditation. In fact—for most people—the mind will be quite active throughout. There will be moments of stillness Read more…
Meditation
Demystifying Meditation: A Skeptic’s Guide.
Although I’m a certified meditation teacher, I grew up a skeptic and I understand where the skeptics are coming from. I respect their wariness of various spiritual practices, especially if it falls into the “new Read more…
Self Care
The Flaw with Positive Thinking & What to Do About it.
As a reformed, natural-born pessimist, I am keenly aware of the power of positive thinking. How we think and how we feel are inextricably linked. For most people—unless dealing with hormonal imbalances in the body, Read more…
Self Care
A Simple Breathing Exercise to Counteract Exam Stress.
When we’re stressed and anxious our breathing tends to become shallow. We may even unconsciously hold our breath. A simple way to restore a sense of calm in our bodies and minds is to deliberately Read more…