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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.

Category Archives: personal

What I’ve Been Up To

I’ve been a little quiet lately here on the blog.  The reason being is that I’ve been working behind the scenes on my new 3-week do-it-yourself email courses. I’m 90% done and I’m SO excited. The course is called: Create Calm with Doodles, Paints and Photos.  Here are the badges I made for each course…

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Why I LOVE To Paint

I can’t even explain how giddy I feel that I’ve connected with painting for FUN! You see, I’m not painting to become an artist, or to follow artistic painting rules, or to even sell what I’ve painted. I just paint to check out of my dominated, left-brain (to-dos, mommy duties, errands, routines, worries, etc.) for…

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{Friday BEATS} Swedish House Mafia ~ Save the World

Right now, I’m SO wishing I was in Miami for Ultra Music Festival.   I absolutely LOVE to dance, especially to techno/dance music, too! Since I can’t get to these festivals right now (Mommy duties come first, and I’m totally OK with that) I usually end up having dance parties with Lil’ C.  It’s the…

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{Friday BEATS} Soul Rebels Brass Band ~ Let It Roll

In case you missed it, last Friday I started a  {Friday BEATS} series here on my blog.   Today I thought I’d feature some NOLA music because it’s just SO freakin’ good. Since moving here, I’m now officially in love with brass bands.  They get you movin’ and groovin’ in no time.  C loves them,…

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NEW About Me Page

I’ve done it again!  I’ve updated my About Me page.  Things keep coming together for me and I’m now at a place where it feels 100% me.  So with that, I thought I’d share with you the real story with how I got to where I am today with my site.  Enjoy! Hi, I’m Renée…

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