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…
Following on from Susannah Conway's Find Your Word 2017 course (original blog post here), I have chosen the word Nourish as my word for 2017. According to the dictionary, the word Nourish means 'to provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health and condition'. This seems like the perfect word for me just now…
