March

Making room for new things.  March is roaring in like a lion!  Write up in local publication; Organized desk; spring colors; clean for now calendar.

Crafting a Business

I've finally gotten down to business.  Ready to work on my #shininglife #leoniedawson Biz workbook.  I was waiting for Mercury to get out of retrograde and for me to calm down from the end of year holiday chaotic energy.  I have on my flute music in the background and my pink slippers on, still in my pj's.  I've been working with Leonie's workbooks since 2008.  Last year I didn't want to mess up my bound workbook (it was soo pretty). I worked on my wall calendar though.  This year I'm ready to dive in and bling it all out!  Dream Big! No more being small.  Love Leonie's work and her Shining Academy.

I also decided to go with the Erin Condron notebook system, I added a calendar and could personalize my dividers.  I also used various scrapbooking stickers and planner embellishments.  So much fun to create a colorful and fun life and biz.  It was fun to set up my space with my inspirational items, yarn, pottery, candles, crystals, music and my 'Goddess on the Go' cards.  I enjoyed the process and feel like I am preparing for a successful year.

Creative planners

There is a new craze for 2016.  Everyone has developed a planner.  There are crafty planners, serious planners, spiritual planner, artful planners, business, life, coaching, wellness, weight loss and on and on and on!! I designed and developed my own custom planner around 2000.  I used planners and diaries since I was a kid.  They just were functional not fun.  During the 90's I was on my yearly quest to buy a fun planner.  I called manufacturers and office box stores to see if they would be getting feminine planners in that year. Around mid 2000's I began to find them and start a massive collection of fun feminine unusable planners.  They were so pretty that I didn't want to mess them up.  Then when I got sick I didn't need a planner.  I didn't know what day it was half the time.  Now that I'm alert and functioning in society again.  The planners have come out in full force.  Along with all of the accessories and stamps, stickers, tape, markers etc.  The coloring book craze for adults has also started.  That's a topic for another post.  As most of you know I teach creative journaling workshops and vision board workshops.  I think this year I'm going to cut up all my unused planners and inspirational materials and staple, glue, tape, spiral bind all of this together and see what I can create for 2016.  Stayed tuned! #planners #2016creativeplanners #plannersofInstagram