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.
While there are so many great gifts you can buy, those that nurture the soul and help the recipient preserve or improve their health are some of my favourites. They’re often indulgences they wouldn’t treat themselves to, and they can improve their life in many ways. In today’s post, I’ll be sharing some of my favourite self care gift ideas. These are a range of products that are sure to delight the women on your list! The Best Self Care Gift Ideas for Her 1. Comfy Pyjamas Slipping into a cute and comfortable set of pyjamas after a long day…
Finding ways to save time, money and be more efficient is something we can all get behind. Even if you’re only cooking for yourself or you and a partner or roommate, cooking and meal prep can be really time consuming. From planning your meals to grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning up, and packaging your food, the time can add up, and it seems to be a never-ending cycle. I do most of the meal planning and cooking in our house, and even though it’s just two of us (for now!), it takes up a lot of time. That can make the whole process feel less…
If you’re a small business owner, chances are you’ve heard how important it is to build your email list. Relying solely on social media to reach existing and prospective customers has its limitations, whereas your email list is an asset you actually own. The key lies in how to grow your list. How do you encourage people to sign up for your updates? One of the best ways is to make your own online quiz and encourage respondents to provide their email address at the end. In today’s post, I’ll share how to do that using Interact, a fantastic tool. What…
When you’re feeling down, doing much of anything to boost your spirits can feel daunting. Sure, you want to get out of your rut, but you don’t always feel like you have the energy or stamina to really do much of anything. I’ve felt that way myself many times, especially this Winter. Whether it was the pregnancy hormones, depressing weather, or after-holidays lull, I’m not really sure. But I often felt down and wanted to find easy, creative ways to start feeling like myself again. (Major disclaimer: There’s something to be said for practicing emotional self care and truly feeling your feelings,…
Call them cheesy or cliché, but “follow your passion” quotes can be incredibly inspiring. They remind us of what’s possible, challenge us to dream big, and can push us to go outside our comfort zone. In fact, I love them so much that I’ve even created a Pinterest board with my favourite inspirational quotes! So in today’s post, I wanted to share five such quotes in hopes they inspire you. 5 Follow Your Passion Quotes That Will Inspire You #1. Mia Hamm If you don’t love what you do, you won’t do it with much conviction or passion. – Mia Hamm This…
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…