A few weeks ago I reached my 50th birthday. My husband has asked me what I would like as a present - a new handbag perhaps, or maybe some jewellery. I replied that the only thing I wanted was a new camera. Not the most obvious choice you might think for a woman turning 50,…
I've never considered myself one of those 'creative types' and yet in the past few years, that's what I've been called, much to my amusement. I suspect years of working in industry dulled my creative streak until I started blogging and discovered photography, a subject I've touched on before in this post and which many of…
A decade ago I ran an online shop. In hindsight, it was a little ahead of its time, selling handmade, locally sourced gifts, the kind you find these days on notonthehighstreet.com. It was a part time endeavour, which I dedicated my evenings to while working full time during the day. It was also a labour…
It's so easy, isn't it, come Wednesday, when we reach the mid point of the working week, to start thinking about the weekend. Collectively, as a nation, we seem to sigh with relief that most of our working week is behind us and that the weekend is almost in sight. I know it's something I'm…
Since my teenage days, I've never really considered myself a creative person. I couldn't draw to save myself (truly, I was hopeless) and I always looked on with envy at those who could just grab a pencil and flow with it over the paper, creating something artistic with what seemed like no effort at all. Indeed,…
Somewhere along the way this month, I forgot to look after myself. We all do. I chose to ignore the little signals that tell me I am stressed - drinking too much coffee, little to no sleep, one sugary treat too many. By the time Friday arrived, I was feeling a bit frazzled and out…
One of the unexpected benefits of blogging has been discovering that I really enjoy taking photographs. I originally started blogging to capture memories and special moments and have found in the process that capturing those moments in an image is quite enchanting in itself . And, in capturing an image, I have realised just how…
