Find your color inspiration

We are all emotional creatures and life constantly inspires emotions within us. Taking a hike in nature can make you feel so serene and peaceful, where a bright orange cafe might stimulate some creativity!

Color can invoke a very strong emotional response to your senses and before you decorate, take some time to figure out how you want to feel. Spend some time in that space and try to really get a feel for it.

Some basic principles to remember when trying to choose your color palette:

Yellow is welcoming and sunny
Orange can stimulate creativity and are warm and cozy
Reds are passionate, daring and intimate
Pinks are fun, positive, feminine and lively
Green represents nature and are both invigorating as well as restful and serene
Blue is connected to the sky and water so they are associated with calmness and clear thinking
Violets can be sexy while blue violets can be very spiritual

Take inspiration from around you. Take note of how colors you see really make you feel inside before selecting the best palette that will work for you!!!

6 ways to update your space NOW!

Ever feel like your home is bringing you down and you just don't have the time or money to even think about a renovation? Well, here are 6 ways to update your space NOW, so you can feel more at home in your own house.

1. De-clutter!!!!!!
Don't be afraid of chucking stuff, if it doesn't serve you, turf it.

2. Update your accessories
Head to home sense where you can find so much great stuff, on such an incredible budget

3. Paint!
Updating your colors will revitalize your senses and bring some more life into your home

4. Change your hardware
Update your hardware to something more modern and see what a difference something so small can make

5. Windows
Don't leave your windows naked. Dress them up a bit and add more of a finishing touch to each room

6. Update your Lighting
Lighting is like jewelry for the home, and you know how women love diamonds!!! 

The look and feel of your home plays a major role in the sale of the property

Yes it may be true that not so long ago you could just tidy up your home, clean the yard and pop a for sale sign on the front lawn. But let's face it the markets have changed and we are competing with brand new housing construction while you are trying to sell your house. You want to impact the equity of the house and have the highest emotional impact on the buyer. You want your home to stand out and be the next home for the buyer. You don't want them to walk away wanting to shop around.

How do you stand out you say?

Getting your home staged! Let's face it, not everyone has the eye to envision the space to work out for them and their needs. So if you are trying to sell your house empty, or so over loaded with stuff that isn't going to be so appealing to Mr. Buyer, the guy/girl you want to buy your place and for as much money as you can get!!! Your money is important to you, you work hard for it, so why not get the most back from your investment that you can??

Helping potential buyers to feel that the space can work for them does work, and get's you moving forward a lot sooner to your next destination!!!

Enlighten your potential buyers so that they don't over look your home. Stand out and let them hear that your house is the next home for them and their family. Let them jump for joy so they can finally stop shopping around for a new home because when they walked into your place, they knew they couldn't leave without buying it.

The look and feel of your home plays a major roll in the sale of the property.

Journal anyone???

As much as I know I need to journal more (as its benefits are indescribable) I have always found an excuse to not keep up with it. I didn't know what to write and I didn't want to just always complain when I wrote (as that is what I found myself writing). So it just wasn't happening.

Well my mom bought me this journal and I am hooked! It tells you a small stores and a few quotes and scriptures to help open your heart and help you to write about being grateful no matter what mountain you seem to be climbing. You can always find the greatness in yourself if you just open your eyes.

I read a story the other day about carrying a sack on your back with all your negative thoughts and your past. On your front carry all that you are grateful for! Cut a hole in the sack so the past gets left behind and your greatness leads your front and keeps pushing you forward on your path!

The more you let go and accept what is coming your way the more empowered you will start to feel. I really believe that we all have the power to be great we just have to find the strength and courage in ourselves to love ourselves that much!

Busy working moms!

Hey all you busy mompreneurs!!! I found these at a little store in Invermere this weekend and I absolutely LOVE them!!! On days that I just don't have the time for a work out, I can pull a card and do a pose or mediation that my body and mind is thirsting for! I'm telling you it's so amazing and gives you a nice new boost of energy to continue on with your day! There has to be a way you can spare 10 minutes for yourself! And when you find more time to go to a yoga class then I highly recommend The Amaryllis center for Hot Yoga!!! If you don't take time for you and your health you are only hurting yourself. Work hard, play hard and Live your Life, cause you only have 1 shot at it.
Love and dream big

Black Tie Bingo 2012!!!!

Well, this year's Black Tie Bingo's 20th Anniversary fundraiser was a fabulous night! We had the 20's theme, and I was so impressed to see how many people dressed up for this great event!!!! I had the privilege of decorating this year's event, with the theme I knew it was going to be fabulous!!!!

I had so much fun with this plan, it really was so beautiful to see it all come together. When you have the vision in your mind, and then to see it for real life when it is complete is such an empowering feeling.

The car was a fabulous hit. We had a photo center where you could get your pictures taken and printed right there for you in black and white!!!

Once again thank you Red Deer for all your support. All the live and silent auction items that were donated were a real hit, and helped this event raise the funds it needed to put back into our great community. The committee was such a fabulous group of people to work with, they all worked so hard to make this event the huge success that it was! Thank you RED DEER!!!