I’ve only had a ‘multi-hyphen career’ for a a few months now, but I’ve absolutely loved the mix of things I’ve been working on. From working with authors directly to […]
Category: Mindful living
5 ways to take the pressure off at Christmas
I love Christmas. I love the day, I love the run up, I love the whole atmosphere and the Christmas spirit that starts to appear at this time of year. […]
The realities of freelance life: Franky Shanahan of Love Audrey
A few weeks ago, I asked people to tell me more about their lives as freelancers. It’s not something I’m planning to do just yet, but since I technically now […]
The realities of freelance life: Rachel Burton – Author
I’m not at all a full-time freelancer. I’m not really even a part-time freelancer. I work four days a week for a London publishing house, and am just starting to […]
How I handle when life gets overwhelming
Tsh Oxenreider, who runs the Simple podcast, regularly runs these features on what’s saving her life – the small things that are bringing joy into her life every day. I’ve […]
Summer reading highlights
We’re already well into September, with it’s change of season, back-to-school feel. In fact, it’s literally back-to-school for our family (or rather, going-to-school-for-the-first-time) as my eldest son is starting at […]
Sustainable swaps that are easier than you think
I’m about to get very real here. We’re talking bodily fluids. Blood, sweat and tears (okay, not tears. Poo. But that doesn’t sound as good). Aren’t sustainable swaps for these […]
6 MORE easy ways to live more sustainably (plus one thing that didn’t work for me!)
Following on from my post a few months ago about ways to live a bit more sustainably, here are a few more things I’ve done recently which I hope are […]
9 easy swaps to live more sustainably
Sadly, I am not a zero waster. I tried to use reusable nappies and failed. My house is full of cheap plastic tat from children’s magazines. I do online shopping, […]
10 ways to help foster a positive approach to life
I’ve been reading a lot of Gretchen Rubin lately. I loved The Happiness Project, so read Happier at Home earlier this month, and have been listening to her podcast […]