We just got back from a little family adventure downtown to check out some of the free festive set ups! We started with an early dinner (our first choice was Spaghetti Factory, but the wait was wayyyy too long) at a long time favourite with the kids Jack Astors. Unfortunately didn’t get any shots of enjoying the time there, but we had a corner booth and the food was just amazing!
We immediately headed out to see the Fairmount Hotel windows – which were surprisingly cute!
While we made our way to Yorkville, S needed to drop off some of her meal bags (she’s working on a badge for girl guides) so we drove around in circles but could only find 1 person to drop them off at (we ended up leaving them in front of a church).
At Yorkville the kids were more amused by the big mountain 😆 which left me tons of time to enjoy the light display!
I don’t know what I’ll do if they ever make it a full subscription model for free learning mediums like podcasts and youtube! But grateful I get access to virtual mentors world wide through podcasts!
I am really into personal success stories, biographies & female empowerment when it comes to my taste in podcasts. Read below to learn more about the podcasts I’m into these days (in no particular order):
Diary of a CEO:is hosted by Steve Barlett (an investor from Dragon’s Den) who is able to get the most comprehensive and value add stories from his guests. I really love that given all of his experience he still breaks it down so anyone listening can gain the knowledge that he already knows to be true. My only qualm is that each episode is over an hour.
CEO School: is hosted by Suneera Madhani. A brown girl unicorn founder and CEO. She shares her own lived experienced lessons that are so relatable. She also talks about smart topics such as how to level up in business and in life. I really love wine-down Wednesdays, episodes are not over 25 min
*are we seeing a pattern here*
Goal Digger: is hosted by Jenna Kutcher (who’s amazing success story had me hooked from day 1: she was a SAHM, bought a DSLR and built a 7 figure biz). She talks about EVERYTHING from crypto, to side hustles, to daily finances to biohacking. I recently found her and so glad I did!
Affirmation Babe: hosted by Ashley Diana (what a beautiful name!). Her episodes are affirmations on important topics for most women. The episodes are less than 20 minutes and serve the dose of positivity and optimism you need to fill your mind with to change your story. One word of caution: some episodes contain explicit words so read the titles before playing on speaker!
The Daily Motivation: Is hosted by Lewis Howes. You might know him as a lifestyle entrepreneur or best selling author – annnddd he was actually a footballer player. I really enjoy this podcast because each episode is less than 10 min and include the real impact & actionable steps of his longer episodes
I was listening to a podcast the other day, and the speaker was talking about a morning ritual she did for several years and found that it elevated her mental well being consistently, filled her cup and she personally attested that this process created more abundance in her life. Essentially is all about speaking to yourself with love, kindness & grace – like one would a plant.
How it works:
Stand in front of the mirror & look yourself deep in the eyes.
Say your full name and celebrate you! This means you need to say 7 things that you did yesterday, last year or within your entire life that you are proud of.
Next, say your full name again and release the shackles. You want to say 7 things you forgive about yourself. They may be the same things everyday but the need here is to free yourself of shame, blame, regret, guild and anger.
Finally, say your full name and commit to yourself. Again here, before you make promises to other people, you need to make promises to yourself!
I need to raise a glass! A cocktail glass full of a strong espresso martini!
Today is the day that I finally launched the digital planner that I first realized I needed to create 5 years ago!
And I realized that I needed to say something about ideas. All the ideas that ever was and every is have already been ideated. The only thing left is for us to uniquely execute the idea. The uniqueness comes when we put our own spin on an idea – that’s the easy part! But execution is where perfection and fear can get in the way! And it’s the fear and perfection that prevented me from executing!
Suffice to say – we should keep practicing the execution. Because success comes from 10% of an idea and 90% of execution!
I think feeling your emotions is an important part of the human experience. But in certain contexts it’s great if you get yourself out of the mood you are in.
Sharing a few hacks on how to change your mood – quick!
Today’s post is a quickly, but I wanted to just share that today was a great day. I was very intentional and it manifested in productivity, professionalism and amazing time with friends.
I’ve noticed recently this cute party with friends idea which is a take on the classic potluck!
Instead of having your friends bring a slow cooked or oven baked meal, have them bring a board.
Some board ideas include:
S’mores
Fries and dips (sweet potatoes, waffle fries, tater tots)
Donuts
Build your own tacos
French toast, pancakes and waffle + toppings
Cheese fondue
Movie snacks (think popcorn, concession candy, pretzels)
Tea & biscuits
Sharing a beginner charcuterie board that I made for a get together recently. Super easy to put together and the best part of finding a creatively aesthetic of putting it all together 🎀
