About me + Slow Living
Hi! It’s me, Monique
I am the owner-artist-esthetician and Leisure Evangelist at Alchemy
(The pup is Fern)
I make beautiful things slowly because I cannot ‘office’. My first degree is in Recreation and Leisure Studies, I am a licensed esthetician, and I believe in science and magic. Life-long learning is a passion of mine, I am a student of henna and of fragrance design.
One of my favorite ways to meet new people is by taking hands-on workshops.
A bit of a home-body, you’re likely to find me nesting in some fashion; small home-improvement projects, knitting or gardening.
My husband and I have been together for nearly thirty years and we share our Ferndale home with two kids and two rescue dogs.
This quote defines one of my core values:
Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.
WHAT IS SLOW LIVING?
It’s a radical lifestyle in a culture that considers BUSY the norm and exhaustion a status.
Embracing SLOW is about creating a more contented life by:
re-claiming your leisure time
de-emphasizing “JOB” as a defining metric
acknowledging wellness has more worth than your ‘net’
SLOW is an accessible way of balancing time and energy in daily life and values non-work time and work time.