Posted on October 15, 2019
by The Curious Creative
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Sometimes all you can do is try your best and ride the waves of life…..I never was great on boats though so this week I’m seeking calmer waters…
Category: art therapy, author, book lover, celebrate, celebration, challenges, checking in, community, community values, courage, Creative, creative ambitions, creative business, creative skills, creative thinking, creative writing, creativetribe, curiosity, deadlines, drama, dream, families, family life, family values, fear, focus, getting outdoors, gratitude attitude, idea, ideas, inspiration, inspiring stories, Intentions, journalling, keeping positive, lets talk more, life, limiting thoughts, mental health, motivation, needle felting, new blog, new blog wordpress, opportunity, over thinking, overwhelm, personal experience, refelcting, stress, struggles in life, support, therapy, tips, Top Tips, Uncategorized, uncertainty, Value, wellbeing, what's important?, workshop, workshops, wowTags: calm waters, challenges, creative distractions, creativity, distraction, family, friends, juggling, keeping calm, keeping going, life, look after yourself, mental wellbeing, plate spinning, Self-care, selfcare, support, well-being
Posted on September 16, 2019
by The Curious Creative
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How creating a vision board can really help define your goals, plus it’s a lot of fun too!
Category: aims and objectives, Art, believe, Books, challenges, Creative, creative ambitions, creative business, creative community, creative skills, creative thinking, creative writing, creativetribe, curiosity, dream, entrepreneurs, fun activities, health, idea, ideas, identity, inspiration, Intentions, journalling, journey, keeping positive, law of attraction, learning, learning something new, lets talk more, light bulb, light bulb moments, lightbulb, limiting thoughts, mental health, mind chatter, motivation, new blog, new blog wordpress, opportunity, over thinking, overwhelm, personal experience, Planning, proud, retreat, retreats, Self-belief, Self-care, slow down, success, support, team, thinking creatively, tips, Top Tips, Uncategorized, Vision Board, Visualisation, wellbeing, what's important?, winter, women, women in business, working together, workshop, workshops, writer, Writing, writing life, you can do thisTags: creative activities, creativity, dream board, dreams, dreams on a page, fun, Goals, law of attraction, mood board, Vision boards, Visualisation, workshops
Posted on September 9, 2019
by The Curious Creative
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When faced with periods of uncertainty, do you stand still, forge through it, or might it be healthier to pause and take a closer look at what’s going on and perhaps take your creative talents to a higher level? This week I dig deeper into fears and learn quite a lot about myself in the process.
Category: accountability, aims and objectives, challenges, checking in, courage, Creative, creative ambitions, creative business, creative skills, creative thinking, creative writing, creativetribe, curiosity, dhildhood challenges, drama, entrepreneurs, families, family values, fear, focus, gratitude attitude, health, identity, independent bookshops, inspiration, inspiring stories, learning, lets talk more, life, light bulb, light bulb moments, lightbulb, limiting thoughts, mental health, mind chatter, motivation, Mum life, new blog, new blog wordpress, opportunity, over thinking, overwhelm, parenting, personal experience, Planning, proud, refelcting, Self-belief, Self-care, self-made, selfcare is healthcare, start-up, stress, struggles in life, support, therapy, tips, Uncategorized, uncertainty, Value, values and beliefs, wellbeing, workshop, workshops, wow, wowed, writer, Writing, writing life, you can do thisTags: advice, blogger, blogging, emotional writing, friends, help yourself, look back, stories, tapping into emotions, the stories we tell, uncertain times, uncertainty, wordpress, writers life, writing about hard things, writing life
This week it’s Holmfirth Art Week, a huge festival locally that has raised almost £1Million in funds for Macmillan Cancer and has been going since 1967. It attracts 400 exhibiting artists, over 2000 pieces of artwork and approximately 10,000 visitors and spreads out… Continue Reading “Who’s cheering you on? And are you backing them too?”
Category: accountability, Art, art activities, art therapy, collaboration, community, community values, conversations of inspiration, crafts, creative ambitions, creative business, creative community, creative skills, creativetribe, dream, entrepreneurs, family life, family values, find the time, fun, Goals, gratitude attitude, Holly Tucker, Holmfirth Art Week, home-made, idea, ideas, identity, inspiration, inspiring stories, Instagram, Intentions, journey, kindness, learning, learning something new, lets talk more, local business, motivation, new blog, new blog wordpress, opportunity, Self-belief, Self-care, self-made, small business, Social Media, start-up, success, teaching, team, teamwork, tips, Top Tips, tribe, Uncategorized, what's important?, working from home, wow, you can do thisTags: Art, beginnings, challenges, community, Creative journey, creativity, design, exhibitions, friends, fun, hobbies, ideas, inspiration, Learn, life, people, Squad, stories, team, thanks, tips
Hello! This is a bit of a strange subject this week but it’s on the back of a pretty horrendous week to be honest and quite frankly my head’s a shed so instead of trying to delve into a theme when my brain’s not… Continue Reading “Focusing on the good stuff!”
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This week is all about creating a buzz out there to your audience, hence the bee picture that I took on yet another grey day in Yorkshire (when will the rain ever end?!). So, how do you create that buzz around your products or… Continue Reading “Why your brand will be your most important creation yet”
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This week I have to talk about last week, which was pretty amazing in many ways. It was a week of extremes, fresh back from holiday, we had a lot on straight away; the kids back to school, I went to see Take That… Continue Reading “What’s wowed you lately?”
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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… Continue Reading “Why creativity is crucial for mental health”
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
