I have learned so much this year; it would be impossible to put it all in one blog post, so I’m just going to quote some quotes that sum it all up. If I’ve not listed the source, it’s because I don’t know it. Here goes: Accept personal responsibility. Achieve personal freedom. (The Recovery College) […]
I’ve had a think about this, and have come up with the following goals for 2018. My aim is: to maintain my physical and mental wellness habits, and add new ones as appropriate, to spend time in prayer and meditation every day, and to love the Lord my God with all my heart and with […]
I didn’t think there would be a Brusho Part III just yet, but I’ve been playing around with one of the techniques listed on the product information sheet and have decided it’s definitely going to become part of my artful journaling arsenal. It’s just so pretty! You will need: Brusho a small, very […]
2018 will feel successful if I have managed to keep doing all the things that contribute to my wellness: meditating being mindful, present-minded praying planning learning creating reading singing writing walking eating well hydrating sleeping spending time with loved ones I’ll be keeping track of it all in my bullet journal.
I’m new to digital stamps; in fact, this is the first one I’ve ever owned, but I can already tell that I’m going to enjoy incorporating them into my journal. (See Sad Cat Makes Me Happy for more about this particular stamp.) Below are all the ways I’ve used it so far: I […]
I currently have no desire to have a career, and I can’t remember ever having a career plan. I’ve really just floated in whichever direction the wind has blown me. I remember wanting to be an archaeologist once, but that was only because Indiana Jones made it look cool. After that I wanted to be […]
As promised, here is my second post on how to use Brusho to create beautiful backgrounds for your journaling. For those who haven’t read my first post, it tells you what Brusho is, and shows you one way to use it. Now, without further ado, I’ll tell you about this one. You’ll need: Brusho a […]
My mum has been known to refer to me as a perpetual student because I’m always taking a course of one kind or another. This year, I’ve been a student at my local Recovery College, where I’ve learned an incredible amount about mental health, recovery, wellness, resilience, hope, agency and opportunity. I’ve learned a lot […]
So, today we were supposed to be visiting my mum who lives 75 miles away, but this morning we woke up to snow – the first of the year. Mr Bowers is poorly, so I was going to take the kids, and leave him at home to recuperate. This would have been my longest drive […]
Hello and welcome to this post on creating beautiful backgrounds for your journal using Brusho, highly pigmented watercolour crystals made in the UK by COLOURCRAFT. Brusho comes in little pots containing 15g of powdered pigment. You can buy them individually, or in sets. I have the set of 12 which costs about £20 depending on […]