Hey guys! Happy weekend! And happy first day of summer - I am beyond excited. I was reading about Summer To Do Lists yesterday, and thought that I should make one of my own - stay tuned for that soon! There will be lots of design/creative based goals + a focus on self-improvement. And lots of outdoor activities! I've been cooped up in this apartment behind my desk for too many months.

I've been a poster-making machine the past couple of days, so I just thought I would share a couple of in-progress snippets for you.

Nothing too crazy, just a couple of gig posters that I've been working on for 3030, and a friend of mine's show. I had a lot of fun working on these posters over the last couple of days. To be honest, my computer crashed while I was making the first one, and I had to re-do the whole thing from memory. SO that was an interesting test. Haha. Along with a lesson that I should obviously KNOW - COMMAND + S FREQUENTLY. SRSLY GUYS!

I was super surprised this morning when the cute little ghostie figure popped into my head for the Halloween in July poster. Super cute, and simple. It kinda reminds me of the Pac Man ghost, mixed with a little cartoon skull + a tombstone? Hah.. I don't know. But I think it's a pretty cool hybrid and it works. And it's soooooo cute. Hehe.

Enjoy your weekends! I don't know what you folks are up to, but there sure is a lot going on in The Junction this weekend. Tomorrow is the annual Summer Solstice Festival. All the local businesses + community get involved, and we're going to have a big party :) I will be working at the lovely art supply shop + workroom, ARTiculations tomorrow afternoon! I believe the kiddies are making mason jar lanterns.

Come check it out - there will be lots of fun things happening around these parts. Even a night-time Junction Flea (and I heard rumours of a beer tent)!

Hey friends! The past couple weeks have been sort of a whirlwind of work work work, and meet this deadline here, and go there, and do this and that. Needless to say, I've been neglecting ME for awhile now... Not a great thing at all. But I've been slowly trying to take steps to improve myself.

My relationship with yoga began a few summers ago. I was looking for an activity that got me moving + out of the house (as I was living with my parents over a summer break from university). I was going 3 or 4 times a week, because well, I had the time, access to a car, lots of friends that wanted to come with me... and everything just kind of clicked. This went on for a solid 3 months. I really fell in love with it, and began developing a practice. Then I went to Europe for two weeks with Pedro, moved back to university, started back at my part-time mall job.. and fell back into my old habits of not doing much at all.

This week, I started practicing yoga again. I'm hoping that along with providing me with physical fitness, it will also help me add more balance to my life. And through meditation - hopefully I can clear my head, and draw all sorts of inspiration from the yogic practice.

There is a studio called, Breathe Yoga Studio, right by my house! Yay! So I bought the month long introductory package ($40.00 for a month of unlimited yoga - pretty awesome, right?), and have already tried out a couple of the classes. I was a little over-ambitious with my first class, but am getting into the swing of things now.

It's been a really interesting experience. Being away for so long, and trying to get back into it. My favourite pose is definitely still Pigeon's Pose. Mmmm.. yes. To be honest - I feel relaxed. I feel rested. I feel invigorated. I feel a new lust for life. In a word, I feel fantastic.

SO GLAD I decided to go back. I highly recommend Breathe Yoga Studio if you're looking for yoga classes in The Junction. The staff are sweet, and friendly, and the teachers are wonderful, knowledgable, and so willing to help you in your practice.

Namaste, friends. Enjoy your evenings.