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 Sunday I wrote a post about envy. I came to the conclusion that the reason I envy other people’s Play Projects is because they contain some vital element that's missing in my life. That vital element turned out to be 'little illustrations' and 'combining words with pictures'. Hmm...So what did I do about this… Continue reading Turning envy into action
There are 189 other people on the 30 Day Challenge. This means you get to see a vast range of ‘play projects’ - from writing a 15-minute sitcom, to teaching children to meditate and launching ‘learn how to crochet’ workshops. Every single project is inspirational (I admire anyone who gets off their arse and turns… Continue reading What you can learn from who you envy
Ladies and gentlemen, an historic moment has occurred - I have conducted my first ever Spark interview. Last week I read an article in my local paper about woman who gave up her career as director of an IT consultancy to become a professional double bass player. I instantly wanted to interview her for my… Continue reading My first Spark Story interview!
I can’t believe I am already half way through the 30 Day Challenge! So much has happened in such a short space of time. Would you like to know what I have achieved so far? (Bear in mind that just a month or so ago I was on the verge of giving up on my… Continue reading Half way through my 30 Day Challenge…
On the 30 Day Challenge, we pledge to spend at least 20 minutes a day playing with our chosen projects. In the spirit of being more creative with my camera, I decided to photograph some fairy lights… VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: This might look like an assortment of pretty pink lights but in fact, what you’re… Continue reading The benefits of playing
So, I have done my first ‘photo shoot’ (i.e. roped J into being my model for the day). This was an interesting experience. I have never done photography before. And I don’t have a clue about f-stops and apertures. (Primarily because every time I try to read the SLR ‘User’s Manual’ I get a serious case of… Continue reading (Deep breath) here are my first photos…
Deciding on my Play Project for the 30 Day Challenge was tricky because I fancied doing 4 different things: Creating prints of my art and selling them on this blog Putting some characters I have designed onto t-shirts and greetings cards Offering a free brainstorming service for people running, or thinking of running, their own… Continue reading My Play Project is (drum roll please)…
Katherine Bassford 