My first attempt at working with this medium. Pastel chalks are a new art medium for me and I think I am in love! I love how the picture comes alive with every stroke of the chalk pencil, this is a picture of my daughters cat, its my first attempt and rough around the edges,Continue reading “Pastel Chalk Fun!”
Category Archives: Self Care
It’s been a while… Crocodile
Sometimes you just gotta take a break…. I have been AWOL for a while, I needed to take some time for me and that’s a good thing. Sometimes we have to take a step back and time out and I won’t ever apologise for putting my own needs first not in real life or blogContinue reading “It’s been a while… Crocodile”
Let’s get Physical…
What’s physical self-care? I haven’t forgotten that I said I was doing a self-care series, I just got busy taking care of me. So here is my third post in my self-care series and I thought I would focus on physical self- care. If you remember in my first post there was an image of aContinue reading “Let’s get Physical…”
A Wedding and a Funeral…
Don’t stop believin’ “ It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank, half pack of cigarettes, it’s dark out, and we’re wearing sunglasses. Hit it.” As I mentioned in my last post, I have been away for a little while (well, from posting here at least). Life happened and I just couldn’t put myContinue reading “A Wedding and a Funeral…”
What is Psychological self-care?
My Self Care Series… What is Psychological self-care? For me I think of psychological self-care as learning to love and accept the self, whilst nurturing one’s soul. As I look at the self-care wheel from my previous self-care post I see many things listed in the psychological section, such as self-reflection, therapy, self-awareness and sensoryContinue reading “What is Psychological self-care?”
Why Self-care?
What is self-care and why is it important? Self-care is often misunderstood. Many people confuse self-care with self-improvement. Self-care is caring for oneself in the moment, right now and every day. Its looking after yourself emotionally, spiritually, physically, professionally and personally. Over the next little while I will be taking some time to blog about each element ofContinue reading “Why Self-care?”
Gratitude.
Living life with a grateful heart. As I sit here in my living room watching the snow flakes flutter in the breeze, I snuggle deeper into my chair sipping my morning coffee whilst contemplating the day ahead. Then I remember that we only really have this moment. I close my eyes and hear the whirrContinue reading “Gratitude.”