Hi everyone, I just thought that this was an important subject to talk about in the wake of National Mental Health Week and following just one of those tricky weeks for me – see I told you it wasn’t always sunshine and roses!. So I’ll…
Category: Art, art activities, art therapy, challenges, community, community values, country walks, courage, crafts, Creative, creative ambitions, creative skills, creative thinking, creative writing, creativetribe, curiosity, fear, find the time, flow state, fun activities, getting outdoors, health, idea, ideas, inspiration, Intentions, journalling, lets talk more, life, light bulb, light bulb moments, lightbulb, limiting thoughts, mental health, Mum life, new blog, new blog wordpress, outside, over thinking, overwhelm, parenting, photography, raising teenagers, refelcting, Self-belief, Self-care, selfcare is healthcare, stress, struggles in life, teenagers, tips, Top Tips, Uncategorized, understanding mental health, wellbeing, writer, Writing, writing life, you can do thisTags: cook, creative time, creativity fr well being, creativity helps, design, faff, got to talk, help yourself, hobbies, inspiration, interior design, mental health, mental wellbeing, national mental health week, nature, poetry, style, support, wellness
It’s my 20th blog post today! I can’t believe I’m already 20 posts in, this year is going so fast already – I know it’s a sign of my age that years are seeming to fly by and that scares me, I’m already…
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After the challenges I wrote about last week when I was trying to do all things possible and invent extra time in the universe, the upshot has been an amazing week and this made me think about how it is so important, especially after…
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Ok, the truth is this last week I’ve been feeling the pressure, with the children being off for two weeks over Easter and keeping them entertained and fed (seriously how can two children eat so much?), I feel like I’ve been pulled in all…
Category: Art, art activities, art therapy, challenges, Creative, creative ambitions, creativetribe, Curious Cave, deadlines, dream, find the time, flow state, focus, idea, ideas, inspiration, life, Mum life, new blog, opportunity, over thinking, overwhelm, Planning, proud, quiet, Self-belief, Self-care, shop local, support, Top Tips, Uncategorized, what's important?, women in business, workshop, workshops, you can do thisTags: Art, art life, challenges, creative community, creative time, finding the time, overwhelm, parentng, pressure, school holidays, Self-belief, Self-care, you can do this
Creative outdoor activities with the kids this Easter Hi everyone, hope you’re all enjoying the Easter holidays! It’s the second week of the school holidays now in the UK and thankfully the weather has been unusually good to us so far but as the…
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Hello and Happy Easter to you all, I thought it might now be the time to introduce myself a bit more, now that I’m further along this blogging road and explain how The Curious Creative Club all came about. So, this is me, when…
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The last four weeks of Blog posts, where I’ve probed deep into the psyche of our local creatives, have been truly fascinating and inspiring and it has just made me even more determined to encourage people to try living a more creative life, because…
Category: believe, community, courage, Creative, creative ambitions, creative writing, creativetribe, curiosity, fear, Goals, ideas, inspiration, Intentions, light bulb, light bulb moments, lightbulb, limiting thoughts, mind chatter, new blog, opportunity, over thinking, photography, proud, retreat, retreats, Self-belief, Self-care, self-made, shop local, spiritual, therapy, Uncategorized, wellbeing, workshop, workshops, writer, Writing, writing life, you can do thisTags: belief, benefits, challenges, community, Creative, fear, fun, Learn, life, photography, retreats, Self-belief, self-worth, support, tips, well-being
I’ve been really looking forward to this week’s interview as it’s with someone I’ve known for years and she’s one of those people who when you are around her, basking in her calm and fun-filled spirit, good things happen! Adele owns The Mind Spa,…
Category: Art, art activities, art therapy, believe, courage, Creative, curiosity, dream, fear, flow state, idea, ideas, inspiration, Intentions, mental health, quiet, re-train, self-made, spiritual, therapy, Uncategorized, wellbeing, workshopsTags: Art, artist, challenges, Creative, destiny, Learn, life, spiritual, therapy, tips, watercolour
Today’s interview is with someone I met through the fabulous Shelley Art Group, Nigel Proud. As with everyone who comes to this group, Nigel was friendly and welcoming to me when I joined. At that point I was a complete novice and had the…
Category: Art, art activities, believe, community, courage, Creative, creative ambitions, creativetribe, dream, entrepreneurs, Etsy, inspiration, Intentions, local business, mental health, opportunity, proud, re-train, Self-belief, small business, tips, Top Tips, tribe, Uncategorized, wellbeingTags: Art, art business, drawing, new direction, new start, new venture, opportunity, painting, pet portraits, portrait artist, retrain
Hi everyone, I just wanted to pop in, in the middle of my four interviews with local creatives to say ‘Hi’ and share a few thoughts about my week. It’s been a challenging one to be honest, snippets of weird things going wrong but…
Category: believe, Creative, creative ambitions, creative writing, fear, Goals, idea, ideas, inspiration, Intentions, journey, over thinking, proud, Self-belief, Self-care, success, support, tips, Top Tips, tribe, Uncategorized, wellbeing, writer, Writing, writing lifeTags: big magic, challenge, challenges, Creative, creatives, Elizabeth Gilbert, Learn, life, life challenges, stuck, support, tips, writers life, writing life, writing tips, writtng
