Blog - Minette Riordan/Mindful Patterns, LLC

Blog · Minette Riordan · Dec 28, 2023

Create a Mantra for your Most Creative Year Ever

Are you looking ahead to the new year and wondering how to stay focused and connected to what you want most? At this time of renewal and reinventi…Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Oct 31, 2023

Create a Gratitude Art Journal

I’ve been thinking lately about why we focus so much on gratitude every November when we should be practicing gratitude every day of the year. Lik…Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 20, 2023

Midlife Magic: 7 Humorous Tips for Building Strong Relationships

Hey there, fabulous ladies in the midlife club! Who says your journey of building strong relationships has to be all serious and solemn? I'm here …Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 19, 2023

5 Creative Ways to Calm Your Busy Mind

Ever feel like your thoughts are all competing in a relay race but you never actually manage to hand off the baton from one to the next? Instead y…Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 11, 2023

Art journaling tips: How working small can support your creative practice

At the beginning of the year I started a new livestream series on YouTube called Painting in your PJs with Minette. 3 to 4 mornings a week I make …Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 10, 2023

Draw Like a Kindergartner and Other Ways to Bring More Creativity into your Day

About 10 years ago, I got really serious about my creative practice. I started to explore painting and mixed media. I've always been a writer and …Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 9, 2023

5 Benefits of a Consistent Creative practice for navigating midlife

Something interesting and predictable tends to happen to women in midlife. You find yourself yearning to reconnect to your creativity. In fact, th…Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 7, 2023

7 Ways to Unleash Creativity and Tap into Your Artistic Side in Midlife

Tapping into my own creativity over the last decade has changed my life in more ways than I can count. It has shifted the focus on my life's work …Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 7, 2023

Rediscovering Passion: How to Reignite Your Dreams in Midlife

Ah, midlife! The time when we women find ourselves at the intersection of wisdom and fine lines. It's a phase that comes with its fair share of ch…Read more