This was not the plan. This was not at all how I thought life would look when I looked ahead five years ago. There is very little that has met the expectations for that five year plan. Where do you see yourself in five years? What a weird question that feels like now. Five yearsContinue reading “Reinventing Yourself”
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Unslumping Yourself
Unslumping yourself is not easily done
Low Energy Days
Something I have learned to embrace during the journey of healing I have been on is that some days are low energy days. I never, in my previous life, allowed myself low energy days. The concept of “fake it until you make it” or “acting changes everything” powered me through any day that I mightContinue reading “Low Energy Days”
Dance!
In my pre-cancer life, I danced all the time…in our kitchen, at WERQ classes, going to early morning Jazzercise, in the car, or on tables at The Hangout in Gulf Shores with my team cheering me on. In my office on campus, I would shut the door and jam out while dancing the stress awayContinue reading “Dance!”
Mindful Minute: Go Slow
A slow computer drives me nuts! When a browser doesn’t open quickly or an update takes forever to run, I can feel my jaw clench and shoulders tighten up. Today when my computer felt like it was moving backwards, I thought about what it would be like to move in super slow motion (like myContinue reading “Mindful Minute: Go Slow”
New Adventure
I am excited to embark on this new adventure and rebrand my creative business. This has been an exciting time to look at what I want to accomplish and the direction I want to go as I reenter the waters. The analogy of a boat going into water works so well because I like theContinue reading “New Adventure”
Live for Livi
Have you ever met a person able to literally light up any room she enters? Livi was like that. Her laughter came from her entire body and filled others completely. The world was so bright with her in it. Which is why everything felt so dark when we lost her in a car accident inContinue reading “Live for Livi”
Hello World!
In my blog posts, get a look inside the studio and creative process used to mindfully make art that shares love from my soul. Honoring the small things in life that bring me joy are shared weekly in “Mandy’s Mindful Minutes.”
mindful art by mw 