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I don’t do a lot with video, so the other day I made a video to explore a few reasons why and what I’m planning to do about that. Very few people saw the video because of social media algorithms and people being busy having a life outside social media, so I thought I’d reshare … Continue reading Why I don’t do much with video and how I plan to change that (slowly!)
I do a lot of different things. And I’m currently wondering whether I’m just distracting myself with some of them, distracting myself from the main thing I need to be working on. There’s my freelance work, which I do less of these days. It doesn’t take much effort to promote. Just the time to deliver … Continue reading Am I distracting myself?
This morning the idea came to me to write about freedom. I’d say that freedom is one of my values. (Also – if you’ve read Danielle La Porte’s 2014 book The Desire Map (affiliate link) – one of my Core Desired Feelings is ‘free’.) But what does that actually mean for me? I have definitely … Continue reading Some thoughts on freedom
I know what things bring me joy and what I think about the topic, but I was curious what other people think. So I did a survey which I shared in a few places on social media. And a small number of people replied anonymously to let me know their thoughts. As I think most … Continue reading What I found out when I asked others about everyday joy
I went for a walk yesterday morning. The weather wasn’t brilliant, but I hadn’t been for a while and I needed it. I block out Friday mornings to go for a walk and write blog posts, but last week I’d met up with a freelance friend instead. And thinking about it, I haven’t done many … Continue reading Walking and noticing details
I’ve been writing about ‘everyday joy’ for a while now. But I do feel like a bit of a fraud sometimes. I don’t live my life in a constantly joyful state, nor do I always notice bits of joy. I have grumpy days when I hide away and don’t think about the nice things in … Continue reading Who am I to write about joy?
Written at the end of December – and somehow a whole month has passed since then, I’m not sure what I did with that time! I find it harder to write when I’m in a phase of ‘not knowing’. When I’m in between things, or wondering how something will play out. In this strange place … Continue reading Writing while in a ‘not knowing’ phase
Someone shared a post in a freelance membership group I’m in, about their podcast which they do as a side thing alongside their main thing. They have a theme that weaves its way into all the content, in the same way that I have now for this blog. And that made me wonder – how … Continue reading How do you find time to work on a side project?
I don’t usually do the “word of the year” thing, it always seems like too much on top of everything else I do. But last year I started exploring everyday joy on this blog, and I plan to continue that this year. So I decided that I should embrace the “word of the year” thing … Continue reading How I plan to find joy in 2024
I wrote some blog posts last year about joy. And I shared them, or at least I sort of shared them in my own timid fashion. They were useful to write, they helped me realise what all my creative and freelance explorations over the last 10 years have been about. Which I have called “everyday … Continue reading What’s the point of talking about everyday joy?