everything you can imagine is real

A few weeks ago I got to experience something really amazing! I got to attend The Atelier conference here in Toronto at Evergreen Brickworks, and it was *magical*

My wonderful friend Ericka from work and I attended together and it was such a special, inspiring day that I felt I really needed. The past three months of work have been non stop as I was planning my biggest event of the year, a charity event in support of SickKids. The event was a huge hit and after a last minute date change (due to the crazy rainy weather we'd be having) this conference ended up taking place the day before!

Thankfully, I was still able to enjoy the event regardless of everything else that was going on during that time. Since getting pregnant, I really wasn't feeling myself and letting my usual creative juices flow to the extent they usually do. Now that I am into the second trimester and HALF way there (omg!) I have more energy to focus on these things.

I find that going to events like these, where people you admire talk about their struggles and successes is always good for the soul. Hearing from so many wonderful people really made me excited for some things to come!

I have so many special moments to highlight but the main two for me would be:
1) Meeting and getting to chat with Sarah Nicole of The Birds Papaya (omg, I can't even)
+ 2) When Jillian Harris WAVED TO ME and said MY DRESS WAS CUTE (!!!) zero chill.

The theme of the event was LIMITLESS which I loved.

lim·it·less

/ˈlimitləs/

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adjective

1. without end, limit, or boundary.

Honestly, the conference was so well done. Everything was beautiful, just perfect. The food and drinks were awesome, you could get your hair and makeup done, there were flowers everywhere, everyone who was attending looked soooo pretty (and lots of other moms to be) there were amazing brands and small businesses there. I would definitely recommend this conference, it was just lovely. ♥

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1. I took lots of notes during the conference, a lot of which were things I probably already knew but loved hearing again. Lots of amazing quotes and words of affirmation from great people. I thought it would be fun to share these with you all!
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3. + All that is possible is possible for you
4. + Have continuous quality time with yourself // self check-ins
5. + Everyone deserves to feel - loved - respected - heard
6. + Own who you are, live authentically
7. + Come as you are
8. +Your body is the least interesting part about you
9. + Every single day you make decisions for yourself
10. + Strength is getting back up
11. + Know who your people are
12. + Comparison is the thief of joy
13. + Everyones success looks different than yours
14. + Honour each other, be happy for one another
15. + BLESS EM AND BLOCK EM
16. + Lead with love (cc: Coach Carey, who is so amazing!)
    + Find success in your failures
17. + Just ask, you've got nothing to lose
18. + Spend time with people who are uplifting
19. + Happy people make people happy
20. + No one can be you
    + No ones got their shit together
21. + Fake it 'till you make it
22. + Find the balance
23. + Don't be afraid to fail

19 things to do in 2019

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Well, I think we can all agree that the first two months of the year seem to of flown by! March is happening this upcoming week and I am all for it.

I am currently spending my Sunday at one of my favourite places in the city Make Lemonade ♥ - Rach has got an awesome new event called Side Hustle Sunday where she opens up her beautiful + inspiring space for a day of getting sh*t done. I am already so glad I'm here because I am definitely feeling those vibes.

Annnnd, I am proud of myself for having this list complete by the end of February! Ha! You may or may not know how much I love #goals in fact my post recent podcast episode is all about goals too.

So, here it is my loves! My 19 things to do in 2019 list! You know I will have like 30 other lists too, but this is a good start!

1. Make homemade pasta sauce
2. Switch my blog to squarespace (or a new platform)
3. Attend a creative conference
4. Watch the entire Mad Men series
5. Go on a road trip
6. Have 5 guests on Confetti Culture
7. Host friends over for brunch
8. Dye my hair a new colour
9. Host a cute AF giveaway
10. Complete my 19 cups of coffee challenge
11. Try 5 new cafes/restaurants in Toronto
12. Have a girls weekend away
13. Bake a cake
14. Finish #whishwedding scrapbook
15. Take a dance class in Toronto
16. Organize entire collection of photos
17. Fall in love with 5 new artist/bands/musicians
18. Get a tattoo in honour of my Uncle Al
19. Build a little outdoor garden oasis on our patio

+ make lemonade +

happy monday :) - it's a chilly day in toronto (finally) and i'm so excited to share this post with you all, because it makes me very excited.

when i first heard of make lemonade i knew it would be a place that would instantly excite and inspire me, even hearing about the concept got me beyond pumped!

"Make Lemonade is a brand new, coworking space for women, in the heart of Toronto. Born from the idea that creating your destiny can’t be store bought, we’re on a mission to create a community of driven women who create, dream and get.sh*t.done"

last week i got to visit this gorgeous space in the heart of downtown toronto, and meet with rachel who is the talented gal behind it all. rachel was even more lovely, kind and inspiring then i could have imagined. it was so great to be able to chat with her and find out all about how make lemonade came to be, and hear more about her hopes for the future and sheer excitement of the response so far.

when i told rachel about my blog & brand, i explained how much supporting local, our community and uplifting others meant to me. toronto (& beyond!) is filled with so many creative women who i've been able to connect with in some capacity. i love seeing places like this pop up to help connect us all, and i personally left there feeling eager and excited.

make lemonade is a gorgeous, inspiring, cute-as-can-be space for women in toronto and i can't wait to head back soon! looking forward to planning some events with make lemonade & my work! also can't wait to head back to attend some of the amazing events that will be happening at the space in the coming months

follow make lemonade on instagram for some inspiration, and if you live in and around toronto you can stop by for a tour on monday, wednesday or friday at 11am -- there are lots of really cool events happening as well so keep up to date on those! so exciteddddd.

& now, a speak inside make lemonade: