Well, that escalated quickly!!

Hello My Dears!!

So, when last we chatted I was beginning to look around at different meeting spaces so I could host some regular programming and workshops. Well, that turned out to be a bit of a waste of time as most spaces were incredibly expensive or couldn't guarantee the regular programming dates that I was wanting to deliver. So, just out of curiosity I got in touch with a commercial real estate agent and he kindly took me through the ins and out of commercial leasing and took me around to a few properties so I could see for myself what was out there and for what price.

Sooooooo, long story short, I am opening a clinic!!!

This all came together so quickly and easily, I feel I have no choice but to follow the path that is being laid before my feet. One of my coaching clients wanted to come on as a silent partner in exchange for program development for her own strategic plan, then my sister wanted to join with her esthetics practice, and with my massage and consulting/coaching practices the idea of Foundations Health and Wellness was born.

Then the location fell into my lap. At first I actually dismissed it as it is located on 22nd St and Ave K and my eastside prejudice got in my way. There was something about it that kept calling to me to come see it however, so I finally did and dammit anyway if it wasn't absolutely perfect for what we needed!!

Top/3rd Floor, across the hall from a chiropractor, sharing the rest of the floor with other professionals. Three good sized treatment spaces, a good sized workshop area that can accommodate up to about 20 people depending on the workshop, a reception area, kitchenette and big windows facing North away from the traffic noise on 22nd St. All this for less than I would have paid for renting meeting rooms!!

As I have been mentioning this massive change to people over the last couple weeks, the response from my amazing community has been nothing short of miraculous to me. For example. I was talking with one of my artist friends about using the clinic walls as a a bit of a gallery for the many fantastic artists in my life so they can find new buyers for their talents, she said not only would she be happy to join in a program like this but that she would help coordinate it as well. so I guess we have an Art Director now!

It looks like the leasehold improvements will begin in the next couple of weeks, we are collecting up the furnishings and materials we need to create a comfortable and welcoming space for everyone and on the hunt to find the third person to take the last room...

So, watch this space for updates and plans for a Grand Opening Open House in the late spring/early summer.

Year of the Fire Horse indeed!!!

Wow, I am really bad at this!!

So much for my grand idea for doing a blog a month!!!

So sorry for overpromising and under delivering on this particular aspect. So much has happened since last we spoke, so I guess I should go back a bit and get you all caught up on the highs and lows for the last quarter of 2025...

I believe the last time we shared some time was when I came back from Northern Lights Music Camp and Festival, which as always is the highlight of my summer. I spent September and early October preparing for the Change Leadership Retreat which went ahead with 6 participants. I fretted that I might underdeliver so wound up packing the weekend so full of information that it definitely overdelivered according to participants. (this will be important later) I began prepping for the spring retreat quickly with lots of enthusiasm for the success of the event.

Late October and November brought the realities of our current economic reality home to roost and I found myself struggling to fill my treatment schedule. I understood completely, when it is a struggle to put food on the table, self care becomes a luxury that can be cut from the budget, especially with Christmas coming. Combined with the lack of available benefits left for the year, many people just postponed their regular treatments into the new year when their benefits reset. I instead turned to my workshops to try to balance out the income levels and started a Reiki workshop to continue to offer my best knowledge to my community. As well, I have also begun working more with my coaching clients and am finding great satisfaction in helping people find their path and providing the tools and knowledge that they need to achieve their success.

At the end of November I had eye surgery which had a fundamental change to my life and outlook (pun intended) It took a couple of weeks to adjust to having such a drastic change in my vision(definitely need new glasses now!)I am pretty sure I stubbed every one of my toes in that first couple of weeks due to completely rearranged spatial perception and I was off the computer for a few more weeks after that, trying to find a way to be able to see what I am doing on-screen.

During that time, I took the feedback I received from the retreat and began redesigning my coaching/leadership program. I have broken the program into 8 stand alone modules, each subject is a three hour workshop that is not dependent on any of the other modules for understanding. I am currently looking for a meeting space that I can run consecutive bi weekly workshops (2 per month) throughout the year and therefore participants can start at whatever workshop is being offered and will have an opportunity to take all modules over the course of a few months or a year, or just those subjects that they want to update or refresh their skills in. The flexible style of the program will allow for participants to be able to learn at their own pace and encourage skills development in a variety of management, change and lifestyle adaptations. Next week, I am continuing to look at various locations to find just the right space. Watch for my upcoming announcement regarding the launch of the program, coming very soon, once I get the location locked in. I am hoping to host my first workshop in early February so want to get my little ducks in a row as soon as possible.

Well, my lovelies, I think that is all the news that's fit to print. If you have read it all the way to here, I thank you very much for sticking with me, sharing my ups and downs, laughing along with me at all the strange and wonderful turns my life seems to take. I wont promise you monthly blogs (as you have seen already, I will fail) but I will promise to update you as things come to fruition, plans unfold, and of course whatever surprises are thrown my way...because what is life without a few twists now and then??

Be well and Take care of each other

A Little Late...

Forgive me, I was up at the beautiful Ness Creek site for my annual volunteer contribution to The Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Time Music Camp and Festival and was out of range for the necessary internet access to submit this months blog.

That may have been for the best however, as I seem to be going through a phase in which I am killing off mechanical things in my general area. So far, in the last couple of weeks, I have killed my portable dvd player as it wont turn on anymore, my massage gun will no longer charge, I blew a tire on my way home from the forest and just the other day lost the nut off my lawn mower that holds the blade in place. I don't know what I have done to anger the gods of mechanical things but I beg forgiveness for any unintended offence I may have given.

In more positive news, the October retreat is now accepting registrations and there are only 7 seats left for our inaugural workshop series focusing on change mechanics and management. It will be a diverse group, some working on personal changes while others will be working for more professional development opportunities. I am excited to share the knowledge I have gathered over the years to help others find their best path to exploring the direction they want to take their life in. My task list for the next month is creating the modules and workbooks we will be using for the retreat, arranging for the catering and coordinating with Discover Ness Creek and the Jack Millikin Center for the accommodations and workshop space. It is all very exciting and encouraging to have such a positive response to something I have created and I look forward to sharing it with everyone who registers for the program.