Friday Coffee & Cakes #2

November 28, 2009

In which I reflect on a week without posting.  Which I really might do more often from now on.

It’s just all a bit too much sometimes
I’m still wrestling with divergent opinions about how often one should post on one’s blog.  If you don’t have anything worth hearing, then don’t say anything at all, right?  Last [...]

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Friday Coffee & Cakes #1

November 20, 2009

Morning all.
It’s a bit wet and grey here today, but I’m feeling good
Rubin’s watching CBeebies and I’m just going to grab a coffee and tell you about my week.
When I worked in the Business School at Bournemouth University, we always had cream cakes from Ida’s Patisserie on Friday mornings at 11am.  Many days people [...]

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Putting the b-word at the heart of your blog

November 16, 2009

At what point along the journey do we admit that we want our blog to be more than just a hobby, or an outlet for expressing our personal thoughts and ideas?
If you’re a crafter or an artist, maybe you’ve thought about selling some of your beautiful creations through your blog.  Maybe you’ve even dared to [...]

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If you’re looking for proof, you’re likely to leave disappointed

November 9, 2009

In which I reflect on the unpredictability of life and the value of so-called ‘lifetime guarantees’.

I’m dipping my toes in the waters of something new right now.  It looks good.  It’s pretty enticing, pretty promising; it could even be very bloody exciting.  Do you see my English-Girl-Reserve at work right now?  But whichever way I [...]

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Heroes, Muses & Mirrors

October 26, 2009

In which I reflect on the terribly English obsession of getting too big for your boots and other cultural idioms, like being brought down a peg or two.
This week I got to speak to a real hero of mine.
Julia Cameron.
Author of The Artist’s Way.
The opportunity caught me off guard and completely unprepared. Perhaps [...]

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Does ‘business’ have to be a dirty word?

October 22, 2009

{In which I explore some of my lately favourite dirty words}
I am moving forward fearlessly, into the new.
I am moving forward fearlessly, now.
Affirmations are great.  I love them.  I’m a total sucker for those little books of gems, that you can leave beside the toilet for some gentle reading matter whilst you’re clearing out [...]

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Doing What You Do Best

October 16, 2009

There’s no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love.  There’s only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
(Dr Wayne Dyer)
I’m having so much fun.  After months of scoffing at the absurdity of joining a social network that affords its members a mere 140 characters to say anything [...]

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When life gets complicated, bake a cake

October 15, 2009

The oven’s on, warming up.  I have six bananas looking a bit past it.  That equals two banana cakes by my grandma’s recipe.  If you’re in close enough vicinity, pop on over later for a slice with a nice cup of real English Tea.
The heating’s on too, and I’ve got chilly fingers.  It’s not so [...]

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Moving at the speed of light

October 13, 2009

Today I’ve been drawing. I have this lovely new sketchbook with a hardcover and thick creamy pages, just longing to get messed up a bit; get real down and dirty in fact. Nothing gives me greater joy than charcoal-smudged wrists and sides of hands. Better still, paint on my jeans or even then daubs in [...]

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Writing From The Right Place

September 26, 2009

I got some really great comments in response to my shout for assistance with my writing problem, and also found a few new great blogs to visit.  Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to comment in such detail.  All help has been greatly appreciated.  All input was definitely appropriate.
But two people managed [...]

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