I am reading an interesting book at the moment - The Chimp Paradox (The mind management programme for confidence, success and happiness) by Dr Steve Peters. Amongst other things, it talks about the dangers of “crystal-ball gazing”; looking into the future and trying to predict what is going to happen. “This typically leads to unhappiness.”… Continue reading The Crystal-ball Gremlin and the snow mountain
My mum was clearing out her loft at the weekend and she discovered a bag full of art she’d kept from when I was a kid. I thought I’d share some of it with you. Here is one of my earliest works, aged 3 ½ (not sure what inspired the squiggly thing to the right… Continue reading What I drew when I was a child
KnitNell posted an interesting comment on my last post Work that feels like play: “A number of people I know say although they love their hobbies and love being creative they don’t however want to give up work and earn money through their hobbies. It would be turning something they love into work.” This is… Continue reading Should you make money from your hobbies?
The Guardian ran a great story recently about a man who handed in his resignation by cake! It was a passion cake (had to be) and this is the message he piped on top: “Today is my 31st birthday, and having recently become a father I now realise how precious life is and how important… Continue reading Work that feels like play
I know I said my next post would be about ‘earning a living doing what you love’ but this is virtually the same thing. I nicked this line from Hugh MacLeod: If you can express your soul, the rest ceases to matter. Actually, I didn’t so much nick it, it hijacked me. I was sitting in… Continue reading If you can express your soul, the rest ceases to matter
I have to admit, I am blooming exhausted. That’s why I’ve been quiet for the past week – the 30 Day Challenge was such an intense experience, I needed to go into hibernation at the end of it. Now that I have recovered (just) I can tell you, those 30 days changed everything: Firstly, I… Continue reading The 30 Day Challenge is over…now what?
Phew. 50 minutes before the 10pm deadline and I have just posted my first ever Spark Story interview with Marianne Windham. Go take a look because she’s a real inspiration – she turned her back on a high-flying corporate career to follow her passion to become a jazz musician. I’m off for a celebratory glass… Continue reading I did it!
I can’t believe it. It’s the last day! I'm feeling a mixture of sadness and panic. Why panic? Well, we have to post our finished Play Projects by 10pm this evening. So I'm going to be welded to my computer today finishing off my first Spark Story interview with Jazz Musician, Marianne Windham. I've written… Continue reading Today is the last day of the 30 Day Challenge (sniff)
On Wednesday I revealed 7 things you don’t know about me in response to KnitNell’s blog award nomination. Today it’s Sounds Like Orange’s turn. Here are his questions: 1. What inspired you to start blogging? I always wanted to write a blog but was too scared. Who on earth would read it? What the hell… Continue reading Holy cow, I’ve won some blog awards (part 2)!
I am beyond chuffed – I have been nominated for awards by two different bloggers. Thank you both for brightening up my day (maybe I should get out more but being nominated for these awards produced a mini frenzy of excitement; the kind that makes you do a silly dance…only I would never do that,… Continue reading Holy cow, I’ve won some blog awards!
Katherine Bassford 