Tag: personal development
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What is biophilic interior design? and how to incorporate it in your home
You may have heard this term popping up recently and as someone who cares about the environment and where materials come from and where they can end up ( recycling and not in the dump) this may be something you can include when creating your home or working environment. Architect and designers are thinking more […]
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As it turns out
I didn’t get into Uni. I was heartbroken. I am. There were tears and frustrations, I was ready to take this next step, to go back to uni and make something of myself. Have a career I could be proud of. Now I feel like a failure. Old and out of date. I have no […]
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Creating a vision board
A month ago I created a vision board. I happily sat for a few hours cutting and selecting words and images that I wanted to manifest in the next year. I have never done this before but I thought I would give it a try. I wanted to create something that represents my dreams and […]
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Home items influenced by Instagram but do I need them? An introspective look at marketing.
We have all been there, looking at images and wanting them for yourself. They may not be to your taste… like last years obsession with pampas grass or faux flower arrangements… no thank you. We all get influenced. But do we really want the same as everyone else’s home or do we just want our […]
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Planning the year ahead: Bullet journal
I know it half way through the month but I thought I would share my bullet journal planning with you. It’s simple. Organised unlike me! I love the colour of this new Bullet journal it’s fresh and they haven’t done this colour before. It’s a classic Leuchtturm A5 dotted paper. I have used this type […]
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Planning the next year: goals and resolutions for 2021
I thought I would plan with you for next year. I am keeping my goals small but achievable with a few exceptions. It’s time to get my thinking cap on and work out what I want to achieve. Every year I put down learn french and learn to drive. Yes I should learn to drive […]
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Art therapy art class and opening up
I had my first art therapy art class today and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I had no expectations and no true understanding of what would happen which is refreshing. I am used to being the teacher not the student and I learned a lot about opening up. We had lots of tasks and a few […]
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Things I have learned about myself
I was never going to write this post. I didn’t really believe in looking back that far but then I got a notification. Facebook shared a post from over ten years ago. It was a brief message to the world sharing how much pain I was in. Dana: It flashed up and I allowed my […]
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The downside to negativity
I have mentioned before that I got into blogging because I had to do it for work and I loved it. My work has talk me a lot about positivity! I teach art to kids and adults and with each lesson I dread the negativity. Children especially are very hard on them selves. They turn […]
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Couch to 5k my journey and tips from someone who is struggling!
I have said before that if I have an idea I can do something it’s because I can. This has always been my approach to life. You would think that this would mean that I am highly successful and motivated. Ha ha Nope So when I decided to run I thought I can run 5k. […]