Park Lake Provincial Park - A Picturesque Camping Experience

Park Lake Provincial Park - A Picturesque Camping Experience

Back when I still worked admin in the oil and gas industry, I used to spend a perhaps an unsurprising amount of time fantasizing about being elsewhere. One of my favourite websites to zone out on was Reserve Alberta Parks. I would look at different campgrounds, seeking out the best campsites to book for an upcoming weekend. The website has photos of almost every campsite, so obsessing about which had the best view or the most privacy was easy to do. Probably the campground I obsessed about most was Park Lake. But for some reason or another I would not camp there for almost a decade. This past summer I camped there twice…

Top Books for Artists & Creatives!

Top Books for Artists & Creatives!

As someone who has worked in a creative field for most of my life, I have seen my share of ups and downs. Things like trying to balance passion vs. income, fighting insecurities around capabilities, and finding your niche are just a few of the tough struggles us creative types go through. Over the years I’ve read a lot of helpful books on how to get through these battles and not give up on my biggest dreams. Here’s my top 5!

You Are Enough

You Are Enough

In a world where we are inundated by idealized perfection perpetuated by social media, TV, advertising, etc. sometimes it’s hard not to hold ourselves up to some unrealistic standard and ask ourselves the question: “Am I Enough?”. I myself have had a bad habit of measuring my self worth by what I accomplish and the level of success of those things. Its taken a lot of work to get comfortable with who I am and recognize that I am not what I do. But I still have days where I can’t help but compare myself to others, especially those who are doing the things I want to be doing, successfully…