You don’t have to… but you could. What I kept and what I re-gifted in April
I’ve had this blog in my head for a good few weeks. I wanted to write it the first weekend of Lent when I cleansed our home of over 100 things we didn’t love, use or need. This action is…
Dealing with Conflict at Work – My 5 Top Tips
Are you 4 or 44? Just watching 10 minutes of CH4’s The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds gives you some insight into how subtle and sneaky conflict can be. Although slightly more sophisticated and grown-up than a 4…
Money Talks – 11 activities for £11 – Low Spend School Holidays
Budgeting to keeping School Holidays as my Holidays – how it works I decided at the start of the year to take the school holidays as holidays. So far, it’s worked really well. Last year I felt torn a lot…
Removing barriers to possibility – it takes a village!
I’ve just found out that a project I worked on in 2017 and 2018 is nominated for a REALLY prestigious award. The Journal Culture Awards is to the North East cultural sector are a bit like what the OSCARS are…
UK based Splosh – a low waste partnership we all benefit from…
“Can I meet a penguin and can it ride in my booster seat?” When I was driving earlier today, my little boy asked why there was a penguin pictured on the side of a refrigerated van. Fair question. Following about…
Your Appreciation Club – sharing the magic of praise
Welcome to The Appreciation Club – where we collect praise to catapult ourselves into a place of more confidence! You may have heard people talk about ‘social proof’ – that’s your amazon reviews, your testimonials for products, your trip…
Creating ‘white space.’ Creativity and a minimalist approach to life
Minimalism improves creativity and productivity – discuss… I wanted to write about White Space. The opportunity a blank page or an unexpected snowy view of a field gives us as creatives. Our lives are fuller than ever before. So…
Northumberland Life – celebrating the joy of co-working
I’m self – employed, living in rural Northumberland but I don’t (always) like to be by myself! Ever keen to practise being more resourceful, green and generous from our lovely home in Northumberland, I decided to offer a co-working…
Success v Perfection… can you achieve perfection without externally validated success?
Rejection, competition, failure, trying your best – it’s all in this month’s intent. I’m writing this two days after two big rejections… These felt personal… They weren’t! Sometimes you pitch/ apply for something and you feel chilled either way… other…
Money Talks – Part One – what it’s really like to be self-employed in the cultural sector…
Money Talks – Your time is your gift…your energy to exchange. Working for yourself takes a real belief in structure, determination and a whole heap of kindness reflected back in abundance. Being self employed means money isn’t always the payment…
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