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?
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
Writing makes me happy. Reading makes me happy. Patterns and colours make me happy. So far I have indulged the first two but not the third. (I have the same fear of art as I used to have about writing. i.e. the thought of it makes me feel slightly queasy). This year I conquered my… Continue reading Doodling for the very afraid
It has been a few weeks since I came back from holiday but I’m still feeling inspired by St Ives. Something about it has got under my skin and I am itching to create things! So far I’ve tried to satisfy this itch by rearranging the kitchen (admission: I find rearranging things very exciting) and by… Continue reading Do it (even if it gives you the heebeegeebees)
Katherine Bassford 