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  • Hi…I’m Renée!

    I’m a mama (writer, teacher, foodie, wife, lover of music, color and all things zen) who never, ever thought I was creative. Well, enter motherhood and I’m a completely changed woman. When I was pregnant with my daughter, my creative sparks began to explode. I reconnected with my love for photography in a way that helps create calm in my busy mama life AND I’m now a doodler (or shall I say, kid again!) who uses crayons, colored pencils and paints to disconnect from my hectic-to-do-list day that runs my thoughts on a daily basis. But most importantly, I’ve fallen in love with my camera and color, which helps me live a more calm and present mama life.

    Now, just because the title up above says I'm a calm mama, I want you to know that I'm not 100% calm and I don't have it all figured out. Before having my daughter, I wasn't doing anything that involved paints or a camera. Now, because of my new relationship with my creative side (it's taken me some to get to this place!) I'm happy to say that I'm SO much calmer than ever before. Do I have days that I'm pulling my hair out and wishing I was super calm in the moment....YES! But, now, I have the tools to help me NOT stay in that hectic place for too long. And, that's why I'm here...to share my journey to creating more calm in my busy mama life with you. Woohoo! Learn more about me.

Monthly Archives: January 2011

{Gratitude 365/24} Photo Project: Together Again!

Today, I’m SO very grateful to have my little family back together again.  I’m thrilled that I get to see this again on a daily basis!  It’s amazing how much you miss this simple togetherness when your significant other is away.  Pure bliss and SO gratifying!  Love! What are you grateful for today?   Did…

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2011 Resolutions? Nah. 2011 Words? Much Better.

she was nurturing her creative dreams by lori portka I may be a few days late on this, but I have a feeling New Years Resolutions are still being talked about. It’s been years since I’ve made resolutions.  I don’t know about you, but when it comes to resolutions, I always seem to fail at…

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{Gratitude 365/23} Photo Project: Catching C!

As I wrote earlier today, I’m back at posting my daily gratitude photo.  I figure I’ll just start up again where I left off.  Oh yeah! I’m excited! Today, I’m SO very grateful that I caught Little Miss C on the fireplace before she REALLY got into trouble! Just check out that face?  Oh yeah…it’s…

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{Inspire Me Monday} I Survived!

Happy 2011!  It’s been awhile since I last posted and I’m happy to say that I’m “officially” back! A lot has been going on, which I’m sure you might have guessed since I’ve been slacking BIG TIME in the blog department.  So why the slacking?  Well, it all comes down to this little phrase: I…

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