journal | Opal & Ghost

Monday Morning Note

Good morning! It's the first Monday of October and on a whim, an impulse and due to the fact that Facebook and Instagram are down, some...

Notes on the Meaning of Life

ANOTAÇÕES SOBRE O SENTIDO DA VIDA “THIS IS YOUR LIFE. NOBODY ELSE’S. (...) YOU RUN THE SHOW!” Some say that when thoughts come back to...

Fun Printable Reward Systems and Games for Spring and Easter

A couple of years ago, I resumed teaching English as a second language, my first job out of school and something I’ve done, over a long...

A Portrait of Mom

March is Women’s History Month and in March we celebrate International Women’s Day. While celebrating women, especially the women in our...

Why I Never Planned...

I never planned... I had this immature theory, back in my 20's, that planning was useless. It was backed up by the volatile nature of...

Finding Home

(Notes on our semi-nomadic, completely pondered, lives) Last year we relocated from the South of Portugal - where we had been living...

Tapping into Creativity and Your Inner-Child through Motherhood

Hi, I’m Christine, this is Opal and Ghost and, because stories bind us together, I thought I’d share a bit about who I am and what this...

How to pay attention to where you place attention (and live your best life)

I recently came across Lisa Jacobs through Bonnie Christine, a talented artist, pattern designer and businesswoman I’ve also recently...