Category Archives: Life

The Heart Grows Bigger

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Karyn Climans

When your life is full and it feels as if you couldn’t possibly fit another responsibility in to your day, it’s amazing how the heart expands and suddenly you find time for more. Of course, I’m talking about my new … Continue reading →

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A Bit of Boredom is Better

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Karyn Climans

A little bit of boredom never hurt anyone. In fact, in moderation, it’s actually good for us.  Downtime gives us a chance to re-focus our thoughts and allows the creative juices to start flowing again. When we’re constantly on the … Continue reading →

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This Woman is Unstoppable!

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Karyn Climans

Connie Dunwoody is a friend. I haven’t actually met her in person (although we’re getting together for lunch when she’s in Toronto in August and I’m in Vancouver in December) but I can tell you with 100% certainty that I … Continue reading →

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The Traveling Artist

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Karyn Climans

Set-up, sell, tear-down, move to the next show and repeat all over again. In between, creating your work. It’s not easy being a traveling artist but there are literally 100’s of individuals doing it every year. Why? It’s not because … Continue reading →

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What I Learned This Weekend

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Karyn Climans

It was girls weekend in Collingwood this past weekend and we had a BLAST! 5 of my closest friends that I’ve known since the early 1980’s and I laughed, hiked up the mountain, partied, ate/drank too much, and significantly boosted … Continue reading →

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Heaven on Earth

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Karyn Climans

My version of heaven: 80’ below the surface of the ocean. For those of you who have never scuba dived before, I hope you’ll give it a try after reading this blog because it’s a wonderful underwater world that’s just … Continue reading →

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Teenage Suicide

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Karyn Climans

I am a Queen’s University graduate and my eldest son is currently studying at Queen’s. We were shocked and saddened to hear of the recent deaths last week of two Queen’s students; in fact, there have been 6 deaths on … Continue reading →

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Is Change As Good As A Rest?

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Karyn Climans

I am sure you have all heard the following expression: A change is as good as a rest This expression does apply when you are plodding along with the same old same old. You start to feel lethargic because there … Continue reading →

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Balance: Difficult to Achieve

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Karyn Climans

Recently, I was asked how I’ve managed to achieve balance in my life and do you know what my answer was … Balance? What balance? It’s almost 8:00 pm and I am finally responding to the numerous business emails that … Continue reading →

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Please Don’t Judge Me

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Karyn Climans

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Author: Carl Gustav Jung Julie Cole, co-founder of Mabel Labels, wrote a blog this week that really struck a chord within me; she was at the … Continue reading →

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