Approximate reading time: 6 minutes I have to say 2023 is panning out pretty well so far:-) It hit me this week that I am actually posting again. After almost 2 years of radio silence and never feeling like I would be able to EVER post anything EVER again….. I am mildly elated! Plus my …
Category: Creativity
Knitting words
Approximate reading time: 23 minutes It’s been a good week. I finished my first master’s assignment, so feeling relatively proud of myself:-) Although can I just say how grateful I am that I’m not a full-time academic. I am currently working on my next assignment which is about comparing the symptoms of Developmental Trauma with …
Master of rhyme
Written 7th February 2021 Now that I feel like the master of rhyme I decided to check out great poets of all time Byron, Shelly, and Maya Angelo but are a few greats that I got to know So I could investigate the competition (so to speak) Solicite some tips Find ways to tweak… My …
Making Time
Written 4th February 2021 Gloom-filled dreams engulf me, I wake up with a heavy heart. Chaotic feelings of loss and guilt, flying off the chart The entire world is flooded, murky water everywhere. I’m completely overwhelmed, anxious, feeling scared. I take my little sister, out for a morning swim. Seriously, why did I even let …
I’m back!
Hello all, I know it’s been a while! In fact, it’s been exactly two years since my last post in 2020 which, incidentally, I also posted on my birthday (Yes, it’s today!) 47 and counting… Happy Birthday me!!!! 🙂 To be honest I am not even sure where or how to start this post. At …
Accepting loneliness, Embracing solitude
Reading time: 25 minutes I recently finished reading a book by Gail Honeyman called ‘Eleanor Oliphant is just fine.’ It’s definitely a very interesting read about a woman who struggles with the basic logistics of everyday life. Having had an abusive mother as a child she was consequently moved from foster home to foster home …
Day 42: Be Brave Challenge- ThE EnD!!
OK, so I actually made it to 40 (+2) days. I have to admit I am slightly proud of myself. 😁🤗😎 I can honestly say…these last 40 (+2) days have been the most nerve-wracking, the most sleepless and the most absolutely awesome 4O (+2) days of my life. 😍 So for my final post, I’m just going to …
Day 14: Be Brave Challenge – The Enneagram Part 1
I have always been an incredibly up/down type of person. When I was in my late 20’s I seriously thought I might be bi-polar….in hindsight I had little understanding of how debilitating real manic depression was….but for me at the time it still felt overwhelming. (Ummm…of course, it didn’t help that I was fuelling myself …
Day 11: Be Brave Challenge – Self Discipline
It’s been a weird two weeks doing this challenge. On the one hand, it’s been absolutely exhilarating actually just writing every day. I feel really proud of myself….still can’t believe I have actually kept it up for a WHOLE 11 days. 😁 On the other hand, it has completely knocked my sleeping pattern out of whack. I …
Day 5: Be Brave Challenge – ‘The Artist Way’
My attempt at a book review At the beginning of the year, it was recommended to me that I start reading the “Artists Way” by Julia Cameron. The book is marketed as a course in discovering and recovering your creative self. As already mentioned, I wasn’t in the best of places emotionally. I was, quite …