Joy Junket

From Sarah -  I have shared here before that my 6 month Sabbatical from Medicine was life changing.  In the end , I decided to begin Coaching and Speaking Full time.     I created a video combining some photos I had taken on the North shore of Minnnesota on a particularly magic weekend with my love of Shamanism and Quantum physics.  Pretty funny combination but its powerful stuff.  I believe tuning into Nature, even for a 30 minutes a day could change your life.  That s is kind of what happened to me:)  Hope you enjoy and are inspired to see if you too might discover yourself out there in the wildness of Nature.  Thank you all for joining us on our own journeys along the way here.   I know I get so inspired by comments you leave and the other evidence that there are others out there seeking to find a great way–a wonderful way of living and creating!

Are you being expressed fully in your own home?   What woud happen if you claimed a room-  or even a corner that was just for YOU?    Sarah created a space to delight herself in her closet….is there a place in your home that is just for your own delight?   Grab a few thing you love,  a cozy chair,  some photos, books- whatever feeds your soul and create it today!   A great book to explore the  connection betwee living spaces and your spirit and your life is Sarah Susanka’s ” The Not so Big Life” …..this book is amazingly rich and chock full of wisdom!

“Your style is the place where you can still exercise the creative power to shape your world and design yourself.

-Barbara Sher  Wishcraft

Play detective, snoop around your house as if you were a private eye trying to determine who lived there… See what you can tell about the person who lives there by what they surround … More

Look around your house!  Hey, you probably already have some sort of a collection.  Without realizing it, when we have a great buying experience… (we call it a CLEAN KILL!), we … More

When you are a creative person, it’s important to save a little of that creativity for yourself.  One of the most important things we can create is a little time for ourselves.  When we create time, it gives us … More

Sometimes, we feel like we must be pigeonholed into a certain design style.  We often see this in magazines, are you French Country?  Perhaps Modern Organic?  These labels can be confusing.  People often say to us, “I don’t know WHAT I am!”, how am I supposed to know what to collect/love/buy when … More

People will often ask us… how do you guys work together without having lots of conflict or problems?  Well, we are very blessed to work well together.  But we’ve found that having some common goals are really important.  One thing we’re really good at is checking in … More

We are so very proud that Apartment Therapy (The Chicago Branch)   one of the MOST influential design blogs in the country about personal style inside private homes,  elected to feature Sarah’s home and a story about her family’s downsizing process from a grand gorgeous older home with fancy acid washed marble countertops to a home 1/2 the size  (with formica countertops) while creating a sense of beauty and authentic style all on a shoestring budget.  Please check them out and tell them JOY JUNKET sent you (smile)!

Rearranging a guest bedroom is a fun, inexpensive way to get your creative juices flowing… Setting a … More

Suzi’s house is always changing and evolving and everytime Sarah visits there is somthing new she has dreamed up.   … More

Everybody’s vision board is totally unique- there is no right or wrong way to create one We are as different as snowflakes! Suzi found that learning about affirmations and using them has been powerful for her!

Suzi Vandersteen and Sarah Seidelmann show you how to create and inexpensive accessory and build a tablescape around it using things you love from around your home!