Author: Kate
Kate
Blogger and creative entrepreneur, former marketer and strategist. I’m devoted to helping women boost their impact, master their money, and better themselves so that they can unlock their most meaningful lives. Proud Canadian hailing from Toronto, ON.
Ever since I left my corporate job to work for myself, I’ve started cooking WAY more. I’m home during the day, making it easy to meal prep, start on recipes early, and defrost or marinate food as needed. I cook at least 4 times a week, and try to find recipes that yield lots of tasty leftovers so that we’re set for lunches without extra work. Not every recipe is a winner, but I’ve found some trusty sources for meals that are both healthy AND delicious, and that are pretty hard to mess up. (Which is always key!) Since I’m often asked…
If you’ve been following my blog or Instagram account for any time now, you probably know that my husband and I LOVE truLOCAL. It’s a Canadian monthly meat subscription that delivers high quality, locally-sourced meat products to our door, saving us time and connecting us with local farmers. truLOCAL currently ships across Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia and you can learn more about them here. Since many of you are new to truLOCAL, I put together a screencast of the sign up process. It walks you through, step-by-step, how to start a new subscription including box size and frequency options, their unique “points” system to building…
Self care is a topic that seems to be getting more mainstream, and for good reason. Taking proper care of ourselves and making a deliberate effort to prioritize our wellbeing is not only essential for our health, but it allows us to show up better every day. Over the past few months, I’ve shared a few blog posts about practicing self care, including the different types. So for today’s post, we’re going to focus on spiritual self care or you can say spiritual self help, one of the dimensions many of us don’t know much about. What is Spiritual Self…
When it comes to self care, the old standbys come to mind: taking a long bath, going for a walk, snuggling on the couch to watch a movie, and so on. But what about emotional self care? Are there different strategies we should look at when it comes to managing our emotions? Emotional self care is an area I’ve always been a bit confused by, and I thought others may be too. So for today’s post, we’ll be diving into some key ways to begin practicing emotional self care. What is Emotional Self Care? Emotional self care is about simply…
If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you probably know that I’m a HUGE fan of working with a life coach. Over the past 4 or so years, I’ve worked off and on with Tammy Faulds of Inner Travel Coaching. It’s been a transformative experience that helped me tune into my core values, get clear on what’s important to me, and even guided me to make a big decision in my life: leaving my corporate job to pursue self employment full-time. For today’s post, I thought I’d share some of the biggest benefits of coaching – the key lessons…
If you’re in the first trimester of your pregnancy, there’s a pretty good chance you’re experiencing some morning sickness. About 80-90% of women have these types of symptoms, some of which can be severe and last beyond the morning hours. I count myself lucky, because while I had nausea relatively consistently, it never escalated into vomiting and was generally contained to 5-20 minute episodes. It also didn’t really start until I was 6 weeks pregnant and stopped when I was about 14 weeks along. All in all, it definitely impacted my life but could have been way worse and I’m grateful for…
What is Physical Self Care? Let’s start by defining this type of self care. Physical self care is about catering to our physical body and its health. Some ways to practice this form of self care involve eating and sleeping well, getting some exercise, drinking plenty of water, and taking care of any ailments. Here are some simple, specific things you can start doing today to build a physical self care practice. How to Start Practicing Physical Self Care #1. Get more (and better!) sleep. Ah, sleep. Most of us don’t get enough of it! In fact, according to the Mayo…
Confidence. As women, most of us want it, some of us lack it, and it can feel hard to hang on to for any substantial length of time. Don’t believe me? Here are some startling statistics: A woman’s leadership study from KPMG revealed that of women surveyed: 73% feel they lack the confidence to pursue a job opportunity beyond their experience; 65% believe lack the confidence to ask for a promotion; 61% do not feel confident enough to request a raise; and 56% feel they lack the confidence to request a new role or position. It also found that over two thirds…
Whether you’re a total morning person or can’t get out of bed, how you start your day can have a big impact on how the rest of it flows. Here are ten of the best morning habits to start things on the right track. 10 of the Best Morning Habits for a Better Day 1. Make your bed When I still worked in the corporate world, I never made my bed. The morning was such a scramble to get out the door, and it’s not like I saw my bed again until it was time to go to sleep at…
A 2008 psychological study found that emotional pain hurts more and lasts longer than physical pain. And that doesn’t come as a big surprise. Strong negative emotions like disappointment, dread, grief, and rejection can be incredibly painful and feel hard to escape. And the sadness that comes when someone hurts your feelings can be hard to shake. Thankfully, there are several things that are in our control to do when these negative feelings strike. Here are 5 ways to deal with hurt feelings. 5 Things to Do When Someone Hurts Your Feelings 1. Recognize that the only person who can hurt…