Happy day to you girls!! It's been so very long since I sat a computer and just typed. Thanks to my Mom who invited me over this afternoon. Our computer will be fixed in a few more days...but I just couldn't wait any longer:)
In just a few more days my NEW and FREE and AMAZING e-class begins!! This Monday, June 3rd "Being Me: 52 Weeks of Soul Searching and Loving Me" starts and I can't wait!! This course is straight from the heart, Girls. I am putting every little piece of ME in this class. The idea came about because I was sick and tired of looking in the mirror and seeing a stranger look back. When in the world did I become so frumpy and cynical and mad all the time?? Where had the fun and perky and sweet Leslie gone?? My energy had all but vanished, eating everything in sight and not caring AND my creativity has been at an all-time low.
This is NOT the way I want to live the next half of my life!!
Girls, this class was inspired by several of my favorite authors including...Jennifer Louden, Cheryl Richardson, Gail McMeekin and Sarah Ban Breathnach to name a few. Years ago when I was at a loss as to where my life was going it was these women I turned to for guidance and support. Over the past 6 months I have pulled their books out once again in hopes of finding some much needed answers in my life. While reading from Cheryl's book "Life Makeover" it dawned on my that I should be putting this all down in my art journal. During the making of my first page I realized that this would make a perfect e-class. I set about picking dates, writing it and really making sure this was something I wanted to commit to. I mean let's face it...52 weeks is a very loooong time to do anything. But I knew deep in my heart that I am not the only woman that needs something like this...there are hundreds of us that need to makeover our lives. And since my WORD this year is TRUE and I promised myself I would listen to my Heart...I knew this is what I had to do!!
"Being Me" is for anyone wanting to add more light in their life. Be happier. Be healthier. Just Be. You will need a new art journal for this journey as well as a notebook or hard bound journal to jot notes in and answer questions. Just so you know I am a notebook kind of girl...spiral bound...college-ruled:)
Each week will have a Theme. Some of them include..."Making Lists", "Give yourself time", "Procrastination" and "What Do you long for?". I will have them posted either late Sunday night or early Monday morning. We will work one week on each theme...making journal pages, sharing in our facebook forum and doing anything else you are inspired to do (eat better, walk, clean out a closet, etc.).
This class is 100% free. Please share with your friends, on facebook, in your creative circles, etc. I want as many women taking this as I can!! We can all learn so much from each other!!:)
You do not need to sign-up...but it would be great to know how many of you right now are planning on joining us. Please let me know in the Comment section:)
Oh, also...do not get overwhelmed. You DO NOT have to do all 52 weeks!! You don't even have to art journal...just take the information and USE it in your life!!
And one more thing...so sorry for the new Comment thing...I hated putting that on here where you have to type letters and numbers before you comment but I was getting weird comments (SPAM) and it was annoying...so for now that will stay on:)
Girls...spread the word!! See you Sunday night!!! YAY!
PS...Please take my cute blog button that my friend Leanne made just for me!!! I would love for you to share!!:)
So very excited for this!! Do you SEE how much you've grown since I've known you?!!
ReplyDeleteAwwww...Trece you are always so sweet to me. I was just looking at that darling and heart-filled card you sent me. Thank you for cheering me on!!!!
DeleteIt really sounds great. Eagerly waiting for this
DeleteI will be joining you and am looking forward to it. I've been gesso-ing my pages while waiting for the class to begin. Can't wait to fill the pages :)
ReplyDeleteI stopped by your blog today:)
DeleteI'm in! Sounds like fun!
ReplyDeleteI stopped by your blog today...happy you are here.
DeleteSo excited to start. I couldn't get the html for your blog button to work. Am I missing something? It's been a long time since I added a button.
ReplyDeleteI stopped by your blog:)
DeleteSounds great, consider me signed up! Anything I need to prepare to be ready?
ReplyDeleteHello Jodi!! To prepare be sure and buy an art journal. I just use the ones from Wal-Mart...they are like 9 bucks. You can also find them at Hobby Lobby and Micheals...although they will be more.
DeleteHappy to have you here:)
I'm in. Do we need supplies?
ReplyDeleteYay...happy you are here Elizabeth!! All you need is an art journal like the one we used for our class and pens, markers...papers...the same kind of stuff we used in our class. This is really all about learning and growing...glad you are here!!!
DeleteI'll be there
ReplyDeleteGlad to have you.
DeleteThis sounds WONDERFUL!
ReplyDeleteIt is always just great to see you Effy...you are an inspiration to me!!:)
DeleteGreat idea and great timing for me. I am in, what do I need to do? do you need an email or are posting on Facebook? thanks :)
ReplyDeleteHi, Marlene...so grand to have you here! I visited both of your blogs but decided to leave you a comment here:) Just buy yourself an art journal and join my Facebook group Mind.Body.Soul. I will be posting each new lesson HERE no later than Monday morning...It will be awesome!!
DeleteHi, i am still waiting to be accepted into the Facebook group, don't want to miss the start of the class :)
DeleteI'm excited to join! I hope to be able to do the art journal too!
ReplyDeleteI sent you a message:)
DeleteLooking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteHi, Erin!! Welcome...so happy you are here:)
DeleteI am really excited about this!
ReplyDeleteI visited your blog.
DeleteThis looks like a great course. I am looking forward to it. You are very generous to be offering this. Going to post to my blog and share on Facebook and with friends at work.
ReplyDeleteThanks again.
I stopped by your blog and am happy you are here:)
DeleteI am in. Do we justbcome to your blog to participate?
ReplyDeleteYes, Zura...just come by here:)
DeleteJust stopped by your blog...LOVED it and put your link on mine. So fun!!
DeleteSounds like it will be a good one Leslie!
ReplyDeleteYay...Beverly!! Always love having you here:)
DeleteI am new at this. What kind of art journal do I need to get?
ReplyDeleteSounds fun, I would love to join the fun!
ReplyDeleteComing over from Brave Girls and SK in!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to do this, it sounds wonderful. Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteSounds fun!
ReplyDeleteYou always inspire!! I love how much of your heart you put into your blog and Fabulous events. This sounds wonderful - I will be looking out for the art that inspires - and perhaps will get to play along when SOC is over.
ReplyDeleteAqua and yellow! Perfect - you know I love that too :) xoxo
I think this is what I have been searching for!! Can't even explain why or what it is about the class...but this is that thing that's going to get me started and new and creative things in my life!! I'm IN!! :)
ReplyDeleteI would like to have a go at this. I find I am not loose enough to get anything on paper so every bit helps. Looking forward to this. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI am in!!!.... I know where you are coming from.... I've lost that happy-go-lucky personality over the last 12 months, but have made lots of changes in the past 5 months... still a long way to go... so looking forward to "Being Me" again!!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun. Would love to take this journey with you. Thanks for inviting us along.
ReplyDeleteI would love to join, sounds wonderful xx
ReplyDeleteI would love to join, sounds wonderful xx
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great.
ReplyDeleteI"m definately in! I took ya Mind Body Soul class & my notebook & journal still has a ways to go before it's filled. I kept this put aside just for your classes. I can't wait to begin. Thanks for having a huge heart.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Poe
Leslie, this couldn't come at a better time for me...I too have struggled with life and wondering where my passion has gone or even if I had any to begin with. I feel stagnant and have for far too long. My word of the year is Act/Action. I know that I have the power to change and get more out of life, but fear, laziness and procrastination keep blocking my way. I truly sabotage myself and any efforts to change......ugh. I'm so looking forward to this class. Thanks friend, for offering this and for putting yourself out there and going after your passion!
ReplyDeleteThanks to scrappyjacky for posting this on facebook - seeing this today - on my birthday... I know it was meant to be! Count me in.
ReplyDeleteSo grateful for this opportunity... and for free even! Can't wait to get started! Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteGoing to give it a shot...do you think I need this?? I'm worried about what kind of art journal I need. Really? I need help. Seriously....should I be worried about this????
ReplyDeleteOK, count me I. Something has GOT to help! Annette
ReplyDeleteFound an art journal today and I'm ready to go!! Very excited to do this...thank you!!
ReplyDeleteWELCOME Robin!!!
DeleteVery cool, this sounds just like what im looking for.
ReplyDeleteOMG...can't believe how many of you feel like I do !!! I have lost my joy somewhere over the years...I really can't remember the last time I was really happy, joyous...I'm mad, sad or plain tired all the time and sick of it. My body has taken all that mess and piled on the lbs.....I just started (again) a healthier lifestyle after a really BAD Dr. visit...he's not happy, I'm not happy - what a wonderful idea for us all to do it together ;-) For any of you looking for a good journal the new Dylusions journal is fantastic! see video about journal here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7ff-6mXzWU
ReplyDeleteI'll give it a try. Sounds great and I can always use more happy! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds neat; I'd love to give this a try. Where will the weekly lessons be posted? Sorry I'm new to this website and was referred to it through a facebook art group. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm in.
ReplyDeleteYou have come to my attention at a really good time for me. How much I need this. I'll be there
ReplyDeleteCount me in!
ReplyDeleteSounds really interesting! How do we get the words each week?
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!! I stopped by your blog:)
ReplyDeletethis has caught my attention!!!
ReplyDeleteSee you next week.
not sure what to expect, but it has to help my life right now......... looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to joining this class.( hope i remember.) I have shared it on face book, and i stumbled it. Hoping now to add information about this course on my blog. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteHappy crafting
Julie
Happy you are here!!
DeleteI have been looking forward to this for weeks. Thank you in advance for all of the work that goes into this commitment! Can't wait to get started - got my journal, got my notebooks, got me...yep, READY!
ReplyDeleteI'm in - Thank you! Can't wait to get started!
ReplyDeleteI would love to drop by periodically to participate when I have time and when the week's message really speaks to me. Stephanie
ReplyDeleteThis sounds wonderful - count me in! Im happy to share on my facebook page too!
ReplyDeleteI'm in!!
ReplyDeleteI'm in.....can't wait!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like something I need right now!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to do this, what is an art journal?
ReplyDeleteAn art journal can be anything really...it's a dedicated book for thoughts, images and art about your feelings, ideas etc:) You can click on my Art Journal link at the top of my blog to see some ideas:)
DeleteLoving this idea.. will try and play along ! Thanks for this!
ReplyDeleteI just came across you and your blog this very day...and look where it led me. I think I'm supposed to be here. Right here, right now. So, even though I'm a few days late, count me in. I'll be trying to play catch up so I can be working along with the group.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much.
This is exactly what I need.
Peace & Love,
Barb
I would love to take part! Your introduction resonated strongly with me, in my life. Can't wake, :D :D :D thank you, Tina xxx
ReplyDeleteI would love to join this!! Thank you!!! <3
ReplyDeleteI would love to join!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait!
ReplyDeletei Love that you are willing to share your heart and soul with us and not to charge us a penny thank you so much!. I will be taking lots of notes and have tons of catching up to do but I'm all in! Better Late then Never!
ReplyDeleteJust heard about you and this sight vis Kristal Norton. Is it too late to join you? If not, do I start at week one? or jump to where others are so we are sharing on the same topic?
ReplyDeleteThis is something I have been looking for; thank you so much for offering it, God Bless You for sharing the gifts he gives. I don't know why I couldn't have seen this when it started but better late than never. My question is the same as Bubble Whimsey, where should I start?
ReplyDeleteI just found you thanks to Kristal Norton's website....I am jumping right in and loving it. I will work on getting caught up. Thank you so much for this. I am so looking forward to it. I am also requesting becoming a member of your facebook group.
ReplyDeleteI always consider finding inspiration as a God thing. I "found" you thru the 10 Beautiful Benevolent post from Julie Balzar. What a wonderful idea, one that I can relate to, and need. I'm not a big computer person and don't have a blog and am still learning the ins and outs of facebook sharing. I will jump in and try and keep up with thw 52 week project. Thank you sooo much for sharing, that's a brave and generous spirit to do that, very inspiring, Jeannie
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun-think I'll give a try, be fun to fill up a smash book with this challenge :)
ReplyDeleteJumping in! New year...new happenings!
ReplyDeleteJust found out about this and I am excited to begin!
ReplyDelete~~Crissy
This blog has really caught my attention. Most of them don't... to be honest. I feel very much the same way... tired of being blah, and not going where I want to w/ life. I am also on a healing journey w/ Spirit, and working to pull myself out of a rut... I just turned and not too happy about some of the things that are and are not happening in life. I know this blog will help me. I believe Spirit has led me here. Thx. San ~ Dy
ReplyDeleteI m going to try this if its not too late? Gail
ReplyDeleteI'm going to give this a try
ReplyDeleteI started the 52 weeks 2 weeks ago. I can't find your facebook blog...??? I'd love to see some posting their journal pages....
ReplyDeletejust starting art journalling, and just found your blog.....I'm in
ReplyDeleteThank you for this course, it's just what I've been looking for. It's going to be great to have this chance to learn alongside my Lifebook 2014.
ReplyDeleteI have been going through an extremely rough time in my life and I have gotten to a point with depression that i've been considering antidepressants (which I am firmly against) and therapy. However, I found this online class from you and it's inspired me. This is just what ive needed and I cant express how happy and grateful I am to have found this. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteFound this blog and the facebook page - very excited for this and can't wait to start!
ReplyDeleteI'm in if it is not too late. Need some inspiration this year. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI hope I'm not late either....I'm new at journaling....and I'll love to get some inspiration and ideas! Thanks
ReplyDeleteI hope I´m not to late to start this e-course. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI would love to join this course it's just what I need at this time in my life. I will be 54 in 9 days time and I need a change and a challenge. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI have read just a portion of this intro.. I can only describe this as WHAT I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR!! My baby daughter is 16 and just in the first few lines of this intro I honestly thought I was reading something she had written... she needs this. I am praying that God leads you through each segment and I am praying for some blessings, some break through, some hope for my daughter... God bless your mom for allowing you to use her computer! <3 Thank you, Tammy
ReplyDeleteI love to join
ReplyDeletePlanning to start my 52 weeks now. Is there a Facebook group still? :)
ReplyDeleteIs it too late for me to jump in?
ReplyDeleteWhat do I do?
I have the same question as Donna.... is this still available and where do we sing up for it? Thank you for your reply! Blessings!
ReplyDeleteI would like to see this myself. how do we find it
ReplyDeleteJanice
I am joining right in.
ReplyDeleteI'm in !!! How can I find the Facebook group?
ReplyDeleteJust found this on Pinterest...is it too late to join in?
ReplyDeleteSo excited about this Bible study. Can't wait.
ReplyDeleteSo excited about this Bible study. Can't wait.
ReplyDeleteI would love to Join! I need this in my life so much right now. I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteSo, is anyone else doing this now? I"m going to start this week! I realize that this was started a few years ago, but that's ok. I"m exactly where you then, now. LOL, I know that was probably confusing, but yeah. Thats ok, too!
ReplyDeleteGlad I came across this blog.
ReplyDeleteCan not wait to start this.. I stumbled on it tonight.. iv started something already but this fits perfectly thanks
ReplyDelete27 June 2016 7:44
ReplyDeleteJust found this and am looking forward to seeing what happends. I'very also shared to with my friends so hopefully more will join.
Thank you
I am just starting today so i wish you the best of luck!
DeleteI am just starting today so i wish you the best of luck!
DeleteStumbled upon this piece of gold on pinterest and have decided to give the 52 weeks my all!!! I can't wait to start focusing on myself! I have only been focusing on others and let me admit, REALLY letting myself go. I feel like I don't even know what my own values are! So here we go!
ReplyDeletePs I know it's three years late but my partner and I are doing it now together and want to invite our friends to join in - how do I find the button you have inspired me to blog again xx
ReplyDeleteSo excited I found this on Pinterest! I needed something like this so desperately! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to start
ReplyDeleteIt's Dec 2016....just seen this post for the first time and am keen to take this journey in 2017!
ReplyDeleteGood day. Just saw this post and I would love to take part in the journey for 2017.
ReplyDeleteI need this in my life right now. Thanks for sharing this with us all.
ReplyDeleteThank you for doing This! It is a blessing dropped right into my lap. It comes at a time of insecurity, depression, and grief.
ReplyDeleteI realize it is in the middle of the year BUT I know that it is perfect timing.❤
So happy you are here!!
DeleteHi. I need a change .
ReplyDeleteI was not taught affirmations for me.
ReplyDeleteThanks in advance, going through a rough patch in life. Hope this will help.
ReplyDeleteIs five years and a month too late to start?
ReplyDeletehop skip and jump. I want to join you.
ReplyDeleteI want to join. My life is how you described yourself looking in the mirror..I need help☺
ReplyDeleteI'm very interested . is this still available?
ReplyDeleteJust stumbled upon this through Pinterest. I've been a bit aimless these last few years. I had my eldest child in 2010 and my second in 2015. Being a mom is amazing but I started to lose some of "me". I quit my job to be a stay-at-home-mom in October 2016. Without the routine of having to get up in the morning and go somewhere with purpose, I started a bit of a spiral. In May 2018, I moved to another country with my little family. I lost the little routine, the known, the familiar. I feel I am on the cusp of something great or something scary, but I don't know where to start with finding, re-inventing, or becoming a "me" I recognize. I am starting in September so we'll see where it takes me! Thank you for offering this to we women who so often lose ourselves in the needs and demands of life and others. And for doing it at no cost, it truly is an act of love.
ReplyDeleteHi! I don´t even remember how I found your blog but in some way I left the tab open to read it sometime. Well, that time is here and I am very excited about your proposal and your enthusiasm! Thank you for doing this. I am right in the middle of "Where do I want to go in my life?" and sometimes it all seems very confusing and chaotic but I keep my positive attitude.
ReplyDeleteThanks again and "hi" from South America!
It is November 2018 and you posted this on 2013 LOL. It's wonderful how you are sharing your learning and experiences with such enthusiasm and freely. Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteIn interested in starting This! What is the Facebook page called?
ReplyDeleteI'm in as well. This sounds interesting!
ReplyDeleteHello all. Just found this blog on pinterest and would like to hear from anyone here. I need some support and inspiration to find my self again.
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