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I’ve been blogging for over 10 years, starting a few years before I ventured out into freelance life. Since that time my blogs have included creative ramblings and poems, factual articles, and my ponderings on life, creativity and self-employment. These days I describe my blog as being about everyday joy in life and work – … Continue reading Why do I find it hard to share my blog posts?
I wrote this post almost 10 years ago, and some of the answers at the end have changed in their relative importance and practical application – because I have a 6-year old daughter now! And because I didn’t include chatting to people about their ideas and helping them plan, progress and complete them – I’d … Continue reading What would I do if I won the lottery?
Earlier this year I decided to write a book. I knew I’d need some quiet time to do that, so one of the things I did was find an office space that would work for me and my writing. It was a nice quiet place, by the river. I rented an office for one day … Continue reading Creativity has a mind of its own
In my last post I talked about weaving creativity into my days and weeks, and wondered how I could do that given my time constraints. This morning I started reading The Artist’s Way for Parents and realised a couple of things that were useful. Firstly that some of the key elements Julia Cameron talks about … Continue reading How can I make progress on a creative project?
I’ve read a few things recently about living a creative life, and I’ve also been thinking about this topic in relation to curating my days so they have creative time in them. But what is a “creative life”? I think the definition of a creative life is a very individual thing, although there will inevitably … Continue reading Can you live a creative life when the world around you is not set up that way?
“The “what” of your job, always trumps the “why”. No matter how much you believe in the mission of your work, or how genuinely you admire the people you work with, neither of these will sustain you if the actual activities – the “what” of your work – are not things you love to do.” … Continue reading How to find joy in your work
Do you actively plan in time for activities that you enjoy, or some space to take notice of what’s around you? Or is it a bit of an afterthought when you get some spare time? Emma While talks a lot about joy, and about conscious curation – ensuring you put things in your diary for … Continue reading How to include joy in your life
In a recent post, I talked about joy – my definition of it, and the fact I want to have more of it in my life. But what’s the point of thinking about this? What will all this joy do if I make an effort to plan some into my diary or keep an eye … Continue reading Why think about joy?
I’m great at planning my weeks. I’ve also started planning by half-term instead of month or quarter, which has revolutionised how I feel about my progress. What I’ve recently realised though, is that I also need to actively plan in some activities that bring me joy. And think more critically about the things I choose … Continue reading What is joy?
Things I love about being a freelancer: Things I don’t like about being a freelancer Do you have any thoughts to add to those? If you’re a freelancer and you’d like some help getting organised and making your ideas happen, do get in touch to find out how I can help you. Photo is my … Continue reading Things I love and things I don’t like about being a freelancer