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by marie-nicole 🪶Founder
🦋Embodiment Coach
🎙️A Life By Design
🧵Artisanal Wares
👩🏽Proud Mother of Boys & Pets
🦘Ngunnawal Country

I have always managed to see potential in something old or an item that would ordinarily be destined for the rubbish heap. The more we throw out and replace the more we diminish our resources unnecessarily. Recycling can still be stylish. Artisan techniques are not about mass production they are about passion, detail and beauty, uniqueness, incorporating these into functional items while enhancing our everyday living experiences. This is what leads me create the products that I do.

3 TIPS FOR DECIDING what to LET GO OF/HOLD ONTO.As I have been going through the progress of re-imagining my own life, I...
21/04/2025

3 TIPS FOR DECIDING what to LET GO OF/HOLD ONTO.

As I have been going through the progress of re-imagining my own life, I’ve been really drawing on these three filters to help decide what needs to stay and what needs to go, in terms of physical items, but this can also apply to any area of life.

🦋 ESSENTIAL - Meets basic needs. Supports surviving.
🦋 IMPORTANT - Adds an element of magic to everyday living experiences. Inspires & ignites passion…fosters thriving not just surviving!
🦋 NICE TO HAVE - Adds a touch of magic, but can be let go and… easily replaced if need be.

Living in alignment with your core values makes it easy to decide on which category something falls into.
While something might not seem important to someone else, this is about you living your life by design, not according someone’s values.
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This is about Progress over perfection... taking aligned action... trying new things... being resourceful and enjoying the process & journey.

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Put my photographer’s hat back on today and captured images of the house preparing to list it to sell. There’s so much m...
06/04/2025

Put my photographer’s hat back on today and captured images of the house preparing to list it to sell.

There’s so much more to this home than meet’s the eyes and so many hidden treasures to be discovered around the grounds.

The one acre being sold with the house once had a large established veggies garden and little patches of edible surprises will reveal themselves to whomever decides to become custodian of the land.

There will also be an option to buy the additional 2x half acre lots which also have hidden treasures in the form of fruit and nut trees…

Not to mention the magical western views, specular sunsets, living art framed by two majestic gum trees.

As much as I’ve loved living here, this cycle has come to an end… it’s time to venture out of the valley towards the sea, establish new roots as well as stretch my wings.
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Feeling all the feels….

Excited to lean into the unknown…

Yet nervous about stepping all the way into the unknown

Happy to let go, & start over…

But a little sad to let go of unrealised dreams had for this place

Life’s about continual growth & evolution requiring stepping out…

of comfort zones... this has been my nest for the last 10 years…

And a space of rebirth & renewal over the last 3 years…

But, it’s time to spread my wings and take flight once again…

Let someone else transform this beautiful home into their version of magical. 💫

Soul Sisters — two beautiful hearted friends gave me very similar cards.One is on the coast, the other here in the valle...
05/04/2025

Soul Sisters — two beautiful hearted friends gave me very similar cards.

One is on the coast, the other here in the valley.
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New Logo... new website coming soon too!!! 😅 While this change has meant longer days. 💻 The changes feel so aligned with...
24/02/2025

New Logo... new website coming soon too!!! 😅 While this change has meant longer days. 💻 The changes feel so aligned with what’s coming next. 💫

🌟 Excitement is stirring
🌟 Fear is subsiding
🌟 Alinged action, front & centre.

🐾 Gibbous; “While it’s nice to have you work from home, can we pppllllleeeeasssseee go out on an adventure now… it’s a l...
18/02/2025

🐾 Gibbous; “While it’s nice to have you work from home, can we pppllllleeeeasssseee go out on an adventure now… it’s a little boring for us watching you work!”

🤦🏽‍♀️ Me; “Just a minute… a few hours… maybe a few months even! I too want to head off on another adventure… I’m working on that becoming more of our norm, believe me!”

🐾 Gibbous; “Oookkkkkaaaayyyy…”
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Life’s too short to be stuck just doing what ‘has to be done’… dogs know better, they follow their nose, their curiosity & live in a state of bliss while they do so. 🐾🦴🐶

Us humans have lost sight of this, creating a life of complexity instead of simplicity… tying ourselves to more commitments, increasing time spent on ‘have to do’s’ instead of following the sparks of inspiration and curiosity. ✨

That is going to change around here, in the not too distant future, with a focus on living a life that suits ‘my’ design of vitality, inspiration, bliss, inquiry… all gifts waiting to be re-activated & re-ignited. 😎
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If you are feeling a tied to too many commitments that are limiting your freedom to truly live according to your design, then I invite you to contemplate areas of your life you can cut back, let go & release with love… and open up space for more of what lights you up and aligns with your design.

Don’t know where to start?

Well let me help, one of the things I am making more space for is supporting others thrive and live their life by design too!

A few options to consider:

💫 My Embodiment Coaching service, where we delve deep into your unique design, so you can make decisions going forward that supports your unique make up.
💫 Join the Soaring Membership, journey alongside others riding the thermal currents, elevating to our next level of expansion together.
💫 Subscribe to my podcast ‘A Life By Design’ and tap into a well of information & inspiration shared from not just my experience, but the experience of others also living a life by design.

🔗 Links & Info in Bio

31/01/2025

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Journeying alongside each other contributes to our growth & expansion...The Soaring Membership was created to support yo...
14/01/2025

Journeying alongside each other contributes to our growth & expansion...

The Soaring Membership was created to support you in shifting from doing what you think you should, to choosing to spend your days in ways that actually fosters thriving.

JOIN US TODAY!

Access to material to get you started on your journey is available as soon as you enter the portal.

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Next MOON MAGIC MONDAY online gathering
January 27th, 10-11:30am
Sydney, Australia Time

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Send a DM asking to know more... and I’ll send more insights & info.

LET your INNER ESSENCE be your OUTER EXPRESSION!The [Em]Power Dressing Guidebook is all about curating a wardrobe that f...
03/01/2025

LET your INNER ESSENCE be your OUTER EXPRESSION!

The [Em]Power Dressing Guidebook is all about curating a wardrobe that fosters effortless flow of energy, so you can move through your days with confidence, ease & grace.

GET a copy of the e-book for ONLY AU$11

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Nothing but nourishment… that was my focus for the ending 2024… but the experience did not start out that way.I felt dis...
31/12/2024

Nothing but nourishment… that was my focus for the ending 2024… but the experience did not start out that way.

I felt disconnected from my centre.

So packed a picnic lunch, took my fur babies on an a little adventure to reconnect with ourselves and wild nature.

The dry stoney creek bed meant we did not get to submerge ourselves in crisp mountain water as I had hoped.

The reserve requires dog’s on lead so I set a dog run on the side of the ute, which always works a treat.

Shortly after that a dog (not on a lead) raced around the back of the ute and startled Bandit, Gibbous responded by taking off after the other dog at great speed, breaking his collar in the process.

That was within 10mins of our arrival… I nearly packed up again, to then make the almost hour drive back home… but decided instead to work with what I could find to make to do.

About to take off my belt and use that as a collar, I then remembered the vintage children’s belts I had under the front the seat, which I use as picnic blanket straps when needed.

One was too short, so I joined two together and wrapped it around his neck three times. It worked well enough.

The poor dogs found it hard to settle, it took some time to calm their nerves… and me mine for that matter.

But we spent hours lying under the shade of a tree by a dry creek bed, reading, journalling, eating, listening to wild birds sing and dance around us, watching dragon flies hover over the puddles of water in the creek, while listening to the activities of campers & other day trippers coming and going… the reserve was quite busy.

Towards the end of our time there the dogs were so relaxed I stayed an extra hour just to really let them anchor in that feeling of peace.

We drove home with the windows wide open, stimulating their minds as the smells of the environment changed along the journey.

They slept so peacefully after that… and so did I.

I hope you too had a nourishing end to 2024.

Happy New Year... 2025 is here, let’s make it be a nourishing & supoportive year... whatever that looks & feels like for you!

Now for the unglamorous side of being alone… when you need something done you just get your overalls on & get stuck into...
25/12/2024

Now for the unglamorous side of being alone… when you need something done you just get your overalls on & get stuck into it!

It’s a continual balance between:
🪶masculine & feminine
🪶receiving & giving
🪶being & doing

And when you can’t do it yourself, you learn to ask for help!

Sending much love to all of you from all of us… especially those spending Christmas alone.There’s a difference between b...
25/12/2024

Sending much love to all of you from all of us… especially those spending Christmas alone.

There’s a difference between being alone & being lonely.

While today I may be here alone with my fur babies, it’s a lot more magical than feeling lonely in the presence of others.

Love starts within ourselves, then radiates out to others.
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Ps. It took a little effort to capture these beautiful shots of this memory. My Venus gown was just not going to going work with dogs in tow…😆

If anyone needs me, I’ll be right here… connecting with my inner goddess for the next week… ✨🦋✨OR…🐚I may be wandering al...
12/12/2024

If anyone needs me, I’ll be right here… connecting with my inner goddess for the next week… ✨🦋✨

OR…

🐚I may be wandering along a shoreline collecting treasures
🌴forrest bathing in a coastal bush
🛍️meandering through boutique stores
📚swinging in a hammock reading a book

Sounds dreamy doesn’t it!

Well, I will be doing many of those things in between coaching sessions, making final edits to my [Em]Power Dressing Guidebook & sewing garments for a beautiful long time customer who placed an order for more effortless linen overlays, just in time for me to pack a mobile sewing set up.

So you could call this a working retreat.

✨🪺🪹✨A soft launch for the pending empty nest phase that lies ahead of me in the not too distant future…

It’s a strange reality, time to focus just on my work & my needs… leaving my precious & treasured dependants back on the tablelands for a little time without mum being available 24/7.

Proud Mumma moment… the two young men who have gifted me the honour of being their mum, have also been my greatest sense...
07/12/2024

Proud Mumma moment… the two young men who have gifted me the honour of being their mum, have also been my greatest sense of pride & joy.

Master 16 (almost 17) here escorting his beautiful girlfriend to her school formal.

In pic no.3 (I suspect captured) by her dad, her mum & I standing opposite each other & the happy couple opposite each other. And if I’m not mistaken we are all standing at cardinal points. I am tempted to the go back to park & check. I think I’m standing westside. 🧭

After the photos, my two young men & I created more magical memories dining out in town together… no photos were taken but treasured memories are certainly embedded in our hearts.
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Seeing my body as the home for my soul & energy bodies lead to treating it with more care and consideration... the by pr...
02/12/2024

Seeing my body as the home for my soul & energy bodies lead to treating it with more care and consideration... the by product of this is emitting great energy. ✨🦋✨

I spent years trying to look better and the impact of that… I was living out of alignment with the truth of who I am.

Let’s change the narrative of what we think we ‘should’ look like to how we’d like to feel so we can move through our days more effortlessly.

Radiance comes from within… vitality comes from experiencing beauty & feeling joyful. 😎

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We had our first Moon Magic Monday Gathering… which was a magical experience, as the name suggests… if you’d like find out more about how to join us on this journey and what it involves, there’s a link in the my which takes you directly to the Creators Nest Soaring Membership Portal. 🦅🪶💫

The choice is yours alone to make... you need be brave enough to choose and step into taking action...But you don’t have...
28/11/2024

The choice is yours alone to make... you need be brave enough to choose and step into taking action...

But you don’t have to travel alone...

Want to journey alongside others also making the decision to step towards their desires?

🪶 Follow me for more insights into living in alignment with your desires & soul’s purpose.

🪶 Sign Up to receive my monthly newsletter.

🪶 Listen/Watch the Business to Your Own Beat podcast.

>> Join the Soaring Membership to journey alongside others doing business to their own beat too.

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Do what truly lights you up from the inside out.Radiance comes from within, vitality comes from experiencing beauty & fe...
23/11/2024

Do what truly lights you up from the inside out.

Radiance comes from within, vitality comes from experiencing beauty & feeling joy.

Don’t sacrifice that which truly lights you up from the inside out.

Burnout doesn’t come from long hours or working weekends.Burnout comes from working on things that drain your energy wit...
21/11/2024

Burnout doesn’t come from long hours or working weekends.

Burnout comes from working on things that drain your energy with people who do the same.

Manage your energy, not your time.” ~ Sahil Bloom
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This statement resonated with me so much, and I thought reading it could also benefit you.

There are times when I put in a lot of extra hours to meet an objective or work on that which fuels my passion, not because I am a workaholic, but because what I am working on energises me!

Operating in a cyclical manner helps...

Working with the energetics of the phases of the moon or our own personal female cycle.

Which is what we’ll do together in the Creators Nest Soaring Membership.

No need to do it alone...

If you’d like support on your journey of living in flow & alignment?

JOIN THE FLOCK of other creative professionals also doing business to their own beat… the portal is open to the SOARING MEMBERSHIP our journey together begins very soon! 🦅💫🥁

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You are your brand.Whether or not you realise it, you represent your values through the way you live & choices you make....
15/11/2024

You are your brand.

Whether or not you realise it, you represent your values through the way you live & choices you make.

When you operate in alignment with your values you end up being your own walking billboard.

And when people ask you about what you do it’s not hard for you to talk about it...

it doesn’t feel like you are trying to sell to them...

because you are just being!

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