In This Issue...

Reflections
Upcoming Workshops and Events
News/Announcements
Mini-Reflection Exercise
This Issue's Sponsor

Reflections

Thank you! This has been an exciting year of positive growth for Purple Crayon Factory. Our workshop participants, newsletter readers and colleagues are immensely wonderful and inspiring people. Through your input, participation and support, you encourage us to keep moving forward to help all of us to work toward the lives we want. Please read the news/announcements section to see how you can grant us a magical wish.

All of us at Purple Crayon Factory thank you and wish you your own positive growth and transformation through the turn of the year and beyond.

Upcoming Workshops and Events

Creative-“Ah, Tea!”: open creativity studio
Saturday, December 4, sign up to come in anytime between 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Take an inspiring break to relax and play with creative materials. We’ll supply the tea, materials and the clean-up!

Body Confidence: Learn to Love Who You Are (for women of all ages)
Saturday, December 11, 1:30-4:00 p.m. Cost: $50 Facilitator: Deborah Dora

Looking Ahead:
Weight Loss from the Inside Out
Saturday, January 8, 1:30-4:00 p.m. Cost: $50 Facilitator: Deborah Dora

Kids Are In School, Now What?: Plan to Make the Most of Your Time
Tuesday, January 25, 9:00 a.m.-noon. Cost: $50 Facilitator: Barb Plunkett

Post Holidays Creative- “Ah, Tea!” creativity studio in retreat setting
Saturday, January 15. Details to follow in January newsletter

View Registration Form for events

News/Announcements

New subscribers to our free monthly e-newsletter will have a chance to win a relaxation kit from Purple Crayon Factory (guided imagery CD, candle, inspiration cards and more). If you know of someone who would enjoy receiving our newsletter, please encourage them to subscribe by visiting us at www.purplecrayonfactory.com where they can also view archived copies of our past newsletters. The winner will be selected from all new subscriptions received between December 1, 2004-January 31, 2005.

Please visit Fairy Godmother, a lovely store that helps you share your love and gifts with others. Fairy Godmother is filled with wonderful gifts, guidance, tokens, treasures and a sprinkling of magic and love! We are deeply honored that Fairy Godmother is granting a wish for Purple Crayon Factory. For everyone that visits Fairy Godmother and brings in a printout of the “coupon” below by Jan. 31, they will gift us with 10% of your sale to help us settle into our new permanent spaces (exciting details to follow in January). Thank you Fairy Godmother! And many thanks in advance to everyone who will shop at Fairy Godmother to help grant us our wish.

Mini-Reflection Exercise

We’ll be back to offering our regular mini-reflection exercise with the next issue. For now, just take this moment to breathe, fully and deeply and allow your neck and shoulders to relax. Ahh... While you are at it, make a wish for yourself!

This Issue's Sponsor

Subscriber Information

Purple Crayon Factory provides unique, refreshing workshops for participants to relax, reflect and creatively think through their personal and professional goals and dreams. Teresa Thomas-Carroll is the author of the newsletter and can be reached at 612-722-6931 or at 5116 31st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417 or by email at teresa@purplecrayonfactory.com.

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