Real Life Stories
This is where I get a bit vulnerable and share my own real-life stories about mental health, healing and striving to live a creative, slow-paced life. You’ll also find writing tips that I find particularly useful, strategies to start a practice of writing and tutorials for creative techniques.
Welcome to my very imperfect and joyous life.
6 Quick and Easy Writing and Creative Activities
We've all been there – longing to dive into writing and creative projects, but the hours slip away in the whirlwind of daily life. Sound familiar? Keep reading! I’ve created six quick and easy activities that can fit into even the busiest schedule. Whether you have...
Letter Writing Made Easy
When is the last time you wrote a letter - on paper - and sent it in the mail? There is something luxurious about taking the time handwrite a note, address an envelope and make your way to the post office. I love the feeling of pushing it through the mail slot without...
Happy 5th Birthday Open Sky Stories
Today is my 5th birthday. (insert bells, whistles, and party horns) I’ve been thinking a lot about how I want to show up in this world, both as a business and a human. These two worlds often blur since I am my business. I’ve experimented with many different ways to...
A Sunday Morning in December
It’s Sunday, December 3rd at 6:46am. I’m curled up in front of my little electric heater that looks like a fireplace. I’m surrounded by notebooks, pens, and The Artist’s Way book. I’ve written my morning pages and had coffee with my eldest son and now I’m prepping for...
Give your deadline the death sentence: for creative brains
We Did It: $670 raised for Peterborough Youth Services
Throughout May 2023, I pledged to donate 50% of every Pixie and the Bees book sale to support mental heath services for youth at Peterborough Youth Services (PYS)
My goal was to match my donation to CMHA last year – …
Fundraiser for Mental Health Month
Local author will donate 50% of all book proceeds to Peterborough Youth Services throughout the month of May for Mental Health Month. Peterborough author, Erica Richmond published her first book, Pixie and the Bees in November 2020. It’s a fable about her experience...
Inspiration: Trust and Stardust
September Journaling Prompts
