Blog

Loves, Happy Summer ♥ I’m on a roll with my creative writing workshops. Whoop whoop! I have dipped my pen in many ink pots and have come up with so many fabulous ideas. Community Writing Workshops  I’ve been hosting the Creative Writing Studio for the past two years at the Mission Youth Centre. It’s so… Continue reading My Creative Writing Workshops

Loves, I am going on my eighth year of writing a monthly blog post! That is quite an astonishing feat for this Aries who likes to flit, flutter, and dart from one project to another. It all started January 1, 2019. I was deep into writing my memoir, and I decided that I’d create a… Continue reading Why I Started Writing a Monthly Blog Post

Loves, Happy Beltane! I’m off on an adventure to the Vancouver Art Gallery. What is Beltane? Beltane is a Celtic fire festival (insert fire emojis here) acknowledging spring at its pinnacle and melding into summer. We celebrate growth! Behold the flowering trees, the busy bees, the bulbs bursting fourth, the planting of seeds – physically… Continue reading My Beltane Adventure to the Vancouver Art Gallery

  Loves, Was I ever surprised when I received an email from the City of Mission, my hometown, stating that I (and my amazing wife) had been nominated for a Community Service Award! “The award is presented to an individual for outstanding volunteerism in the fields of arts and culture”. In The Beginning Years ago,… Continue reading Winning A Community Service Award

Loves, Recently I’ve been having some BIG skirmishes in life. I’ve been dealing with home disruptions, legal challenges, book edits, poor sleep, injury, lack of movement, questioning friendships, boredom, and an overall feeling of blah. Luckily, I’m a seasoned learner at Earth School. When I realized that I’d gone down Pity Party Lane, I most… Continue reading My Daily Commitment to My Book of Kindness

Loves, I get asked a lot about the beginnings of my spiritual Instagram account @lealovewriter. How It All Started I actually started my account . . . for me. I needed to be uplifted. I added my close friends, and posted photos I took around my neighborhood out in the countryside – walks with my… Continue reading The Beginnings of My Spiritual Instagram Account

*TRIGGER WARNING* Cause – What happened? Me and my ex were together for over three years. When we got together, we were both addicts. We fed off each others pain and lived in a very negative mind set. I got pregnant a year into us being together. He was really sweet to me in the… Continue reading Mom – Chilliwack, British Columbia Canada

Hello Loves, December was a fast moving sleigh ride! I got to see Billie Eilish in concert, celebrated loved ones birthdays, received a homemade apple pie, got to socialize with other writers, met a friend for lunch and then others for dinner, had a group of pals over for brunch, was invited to two turkey… Continue reading December Reflections

Hello Loves, My favorite part of November? Teaching a youth writing workshop. How marvelous and fun it is to inspire teenagers! For the first month, I set up a table and chairs and decorated the top with all manner of creative outlets – poster board and magazines and scissors and glue and glitter for vision… Continue reading November Reflections

Hello Loves, October has been happily busy. Today I write this blog on Samhain. Samhain is the Gaelic holy day celebrating and honoring our ancestors. I built an elaborate altar for my relatives who have passed on. I placed together photos and mementos and candles. I like to sit by it and remember all of… Continue reading October Reflections

Hello Loves, I went on my dream honeymoon. Two days after the wedding we flew to Iceland! I’ve longed to experience this country for years. My wife was unsure about where the heck we were going – not the Bahamas, or the Turks and Caicos, or Fiji – but she wholeheartedly agreed. Thanks babe! The… Continue reading September Reflections

Hello Loves, I got married! My wife and I planned our entire wedding by ourselves. We kept the traditions that we loved, and threw away the ones that made us feel uncomfortable – no aisle to walk down, no photos during the ceremony, no clinking glasses for more kisses. It was super empowering to make… Continue reading August Reflections