How calligraphy and a business course turned into a self-care retreat

Now that most of the physical healing of my surgery and Lyme disease is behind me, I'm noticing EMOTIONAL TURMOIL bubbling up.

They tell me this is normal. 

When one is surgically opened up from side to side, when one has a parasitic virus roaming about in there, chances are s**t's gonna get real.

Not to mention the brain fog. 

To pull myself out of the funk, I'm getting schooly. I'm taking a few courses to up my business skills and relieving my anxiety. A tall order. But doable since it's easier to be in a class than create the class.

#1 Upping business skills with Leonie Dawson

I wish I could give this course to every parent on the playground who is searching for a way to make extra money from home.So many moms wonder how to even START. Back in 2010 or 2011 ish... something like that... a friend guided me toward Leonie Dawson.

Every bit of my business is powered by Leonie wisdom and practical skills.

I've already taken the courses, but once you're in, you're in, so I think I'll go back to the beginning. Please, even if you don't need this course, steer a mom who wants to make more money from home toward Leonie's courses. Pah-lease! Send them this link. 

#3 Calligraphy tracing to relieve anxiety

This isn't actually a course, it's a series of Calligraphy books.

I am learning that adult colouring books bug me. They are all so BUSY and FRANTIC and IRRITATING. Opposite of what they actually say they will do.

But Calligraphy... tracing fancy letters with a pen... seems to do the job of relieving anxiety splendidly. The books shown are part of a series with loads with letter tracing.

Letter tracing calms me more than any ol’ adult colouring book.

I'd much rather be a good letter writer anyway. See what I did there?

So that's it. Upgrading self with courses. I'll be practically glowing. Take the courses with me and we will glow in unison, or at least we can email back and forth about progress. It's always nice to have someone to take these rides together.

Janice MacLeod

Janice MacLeod is a course creator who helps people write books and create online businesses out of their art. She is a New York Times best seller, and her book Paris Letters, is a memoir about how she became an artist in Paris selling illustrated letters. She has a vibrant Etsy shop and was one of the pioneering entrepreneurs featured on Etsy's Quit Your Day Job newsletter. She has been featured in Business Insider, Forbes, Canadian Living, Psychologies Today, Elle, Huff Post, and CBC.

https://janicemacleod.com/
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