Teacher. Curriculum Consultant. Curriculum Coordinator. On Tuesday, January 9th, 2019 Lainie Beth Holmes finally hit submit on her resignation e-form. The date of Tuesday, January 15th, 2019 was chosen as her last day. To some, the decision felt like a surprise. To Lainie, it was 10 years in the making. This is where it all …
the story of Joy.
Tucked in my wallet I have: a ticket stub for a movie. a dime. and a picture of Gram and I. I kept them to remember how I felt that night, so I would have the courage to keep going. I was eight or nine months pregnant with Thatcher. Mom and Dad were in Toronto …
my creative hibernation.
I so badly need to go into hibernation. I've been filling my head with ideas and images for the last 3 years; collecting pieces I love on my phone, in notebooks, in Google docs... I've been squirreling away stuff. I keep telling myself that I'll need it later. Now it's time. I'm ready to do …
my makeup story.
I recently decided to become a grown up... my makeup bag as a 38 year old woman. it's pretty embarrassing.I have a make up bag that was a Christmas gift from a friend. Tweezers. Mascara my Mom bought me last Christmas. I have eye shadow with a brush that has fallen apart. I don't remember …
my word for 2019.
Why this word?these two lines stood out to me... "the heart is regarded as the center of a person's thoughts and emotions""the central or innermost part of something." I've had something on my mind for over a year now and I haven't made it happen. It's something that is close to my heart which is …
the art of creative hibernation.
I wrote a book because I need to go into hibernation. The Art of Creative Hibernation was my way of thinking through what hibernation might look like for me. I need some solid time to sort through all of the stuff I have been squirreling away in notebooks, Google docs, on my phone... time to …
my enneagram numbers.
I look an enneagram test and these were my results: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 5 6 7 4 3 4 1 3 The enneagram numbers are across the top column, from type 1 to 9. The numbers beneath were my scores based on the survey I filled out. My …
enneagram.
I drew this in my notebook the other night. I will admit that I had a moment of... this looks like witch craft. It looks like one of those pentacle symbols. It's also kind of cool. Maybe witches were on to something... I had never heard of the word enneagram until I went to the …
my 2018 Christmas Wish List.
a drop-in six pack at theworkaround.ca (Thank you, Mom! She gave me an early Christmas present.) a lighting kit (ask Eric) a tarot set Pentel pens bath bombs from anywhere a desk lamp from IKEA (this or this) (*update Nov. 12th - I bought myself one of these lamps last week. Sorry, Mom 🙂 She …
we belong.
This blog post about community has sat open on my computer, unpublished for a week. I felt like it was missing something. I found it today - while sitting at my desk, putting together 6 paper hexagons. I know it's weird, but I'll show you. I'll share the story in three pieces. I love triptychs …
