I took a break from work recently; 5 days away from social media and 12 days altogether with zero thoughts about work and... honestly? It’s been one of the best things I could have done, both personally and professionally. As you’ll know if you follow me online, I was beginning to feel exhausted by work, … Continue reading The importance of not working to refuel creativity
In my last monthly mindscape post I commented that February would probably be ‘just as cold and dark as January, but feel a little more bearable’. Well, how wrong was I! We’re currently enjoying balmy temperatures of 17 degrees and beautiful sunshine-y days. Aside from the slight frown of concern about what this means for … Continue reading Monthly mindscape – Unfinished
Just yesterday I was sat in a pub garden having lunch, today I’m on my sofa with a candle burning listening to the rain lash against the window. Autumn is being a little indecisive so far it seems, but I’m kinda loving it. After last month feeling full of energy but also a little tired, … Continue reading Monthly mindscape – space
The first half of this year has been full of change, from moving in with Dan to changing my working hours, it’s been pretty go, go, go. Which has been great in so many ways, but it took its toll on my creativity, especially Instagram (I know, first world problems right? But I feel like you … Continue reading How I got my Instagram groove back
Ahh perfectionism. A great way to procrastinate and an excellent way for self-doubt to manifest. How many times have you had a big, exciting or downright terrifying project ready to launch into the world but you keep holding back because it isn’t quite perfect? Or maybe you’ve had a great idea for something, but you … Continue reading Perfectionism vs productivity
Recently on Instagram I posted about feeling on fire creatively after getting to write some articles that made me really proud. Talking about it prompted a couple of questions about writing, and more specifically - the process of writing. I thought about it, and while I’m not sure I have a particular ‘process’ when it … Continue reading The writing process
One of my favourite things about blogging and the online world in general is the way it connects you with people. A couple of months ago I got a lovely response to my newsletter from Laurie. When she told me about herself and the story of how her beautiful clothing brand, A Woodland Gathering, came … Continue reading Managing mental health and becoming a creative entrepreneur with Laurie Collins
If you’re a blogger, a business owner or just someone who wants to grow their online presence, you’ll probably have spent some time looking at how you can do this. There are approximately one million, billion, trillion articles out there telling you how to “grow your audience” all spouting various advice. Some of this advice … Continue reading Creating value in your work
This time round I want to mix up my usual formula. If you haven’t read my monthly mindscape posts before, usually I use prompt dice to set a few topics for a short story. I do no prep work and just write what comes into my head, with varying success. It’s a bit of fun … Continue reading Monthly mindscape – October
How often do you do nothing? And by nothing, I mean literally nothing - no TV, no scrolling on your phone, no reading. Something I’ve come to realise about myself is that I am VERY good at distracting myself. If I’m not at work I will either be on my laptop working on the blog, … Continue reading The importance of boredom
