Sunday Sanctuary Series – Blog 1 – What Summer Means to Me…
Fellow blogger Bethanie from Northumberland Family Diaries decided we would set up a little blog series and publish each week over the summer holidays. We both adore a Northumberland Summer. There’s a definite change here in summer… ours days are…
Now there is… a dead frog
Inspired by artist Katie Patterson’s First there is a Mountain project taking place nationally, I am managing a piece of engagement work in Northumberland with Ceramic Artist Judith Davies. Judith and I had out first session in a school today…
Creative Lineage… learn more about the root of your creativity
I am delighted to be working with Make and Mend Festival this year. Tickets are still available for the event on Sunday 7 July at Preston Park, Stockton. As part of the festival line up, I’ll join a whole host…
The Universal Connect that starts with your breath
When my partner David introduced me to The Shift by Komoso Design I was really intrigued. I wrote to the US based designers and told them a little about us and how interested we were in their products and their…
Enhancing Creativity – the day I tried paper marbling
What’s your wellbeing and creativity budget each month? Do you have one? Could you make one? If creativity if important to you and you feel like it enhances your life I would really recommend investing in your fancies and whims. …
2019 Goal Check In (try to) – See a Creatively Consciously article I’ve written in print
I’ve been incredibly lucky in lots of ways with this blog and everything woven into my life because of it. Reason being, I know an incredibly small amount about SEO. I find it very dull to be honest and a…
My top 6 Zero Waste Present Ideas – conscious shopping
“The party’s tomorrow!?” Arghhh super market dash… We’ve all been there… In May & June, we have two family birthdays and a wedding and in August there are 6… before things get too busy I like to try and get…
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…
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