A Year of Life Lessons
Never give up hope.
Such a simple statement. So easy to understand. So hard to implement when things seem hopeless!
I’ve been thinking about hope a lot this week and how important it is. The picture (above) of my latest crochet project should give you an indication of what sparked my imagination.
A Year of Life Lessons
This is going to sound a bit weird, but the past few weeks I’ve been doing a quiet experiment in writing my life lessons with a much more freestyle approach.
That sounds slapdash but that’s not the intention. I care about and consider these posts a lot, but I want to care less about clever words and perfect grammatical structure (except for apostrophes – I’m one of ‘those’ people!).
A Year of Life Lessons
Seeing as it’s Thanksgiving over in the US this week, I have been thinking a lot about, well… giving thanks. So it seemed only right to focus on it for this week’s life lessons.
A Year of Life Lessons
I’m going to give you a heads up from the start that this post went a little off-piste from where I thought it was going to go. I could have subtitled it “How to survive in a room full of strangers”, but practicing scary shiz is all part of investing in yourself so I’m sticking with it!
Christmas
Now we are well into November, and I’ve seen the Christmas Coca-Cola advert for the first time, it’s acceptable to openly discuss Christmas makes. I know you organised makers have been quietly working away since September but now we’re allowed to get it all out in the open!
A Year of Life Lessons
I’m having a bit of a wobble this week.
Have you ever had those weeks where you wonder what you’re doing? Are you on the right path? Should you be doing something else? Should you be making more money? Should you be spending more time at home and less at work? Is all that stress worth it? Is there a better way you can’t see?
A Year of Life Lessons
I am sat in Starbucks. I fucking hate Starbucks. Not just for the whole tax avoidance stuff, but for the horrific over priced snacks and the fact it takes 20mins for them to make a coffee. It’s literally all they do. And it takes forever. Read more “Some days are just a bit shit: A Year of Life Lessons – Week 36”
A Year of Life Lessons
I truly believe you can always learn something from anyone. We all have different life experiences and perspectives to share and whether you agree with other people’s opinions or not is kind of irrelevant. Learning from someone is not the same as taking their advice.
Crochet
A while back I saw a meme somewhere online which said something like: “I wish I hadn’t gone to that yoga class”… said no one ever.
When I’m feeling a bit lazy and want to stay at home crocheting instead of going to yoga I think about this meme and it gets me up and out the door almost every time. It’s a reminder of how worthwhile it is when you make the effort.
A Year of Life Lessons
The word Networking used to make me shudder. Just the thought of having to make awkward conversations with strangers for what seemed like the sake of it. Because that’s what you’re meant to do to get on in the world right?
Wrong! In the past year I’ve slowly begun to change how I think about the word. I listen to a lot of business and entrepreneurial podcasts and these have helped me realise the value of networks. For a start, I no longer think it’s about schmoozing in a cynical way to see what you can get out of people.
A Year of Life Lessons
I had it in mind to write today’s post about networks and community following my visit to Yarndale this weekend.
I’ve been trying to write it in my head and on the screen off and on al day but I just haven’t been able to crystallise what it is I am trying to say.
Crochet
This is for you crochet and yarn lovers… for all those cute yarny accessories you never knew you needed but actually can’t live with out.
Make sure you pin this post or share it in your letter to Santa because there are some gorgeous handmade essentials here that you’re not going to want to leave on those digital shelves!
A Year of Life Lessons
What is it you want?
Are you sure that’s it?
Or is that what you wanted 5 years ago?
Do you still want it?
Or are you on autopilot?
Sometimes the answers to that first questions changes without us realising. You wanna keep an eye on those sneaky shifts. They’re the ones which get troublesome.
Craft
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I don’t have much of a garden, just a few flower beds, but with what I do have I try to make the most of. Having had my attempts at growing veggies thwarted by slugs and unpredictable British weather, I have turned to fragrant easy to maintain shrubs and lots of bee friendly plants, Lavendar being a favourite.
A Year of Life Lessons
This weekend I went to see the Frida Kahlo exhibition at London’s stunning Victoria and Albert Museum. On display, along side many of her artworks, was a collection of her belongings including photos, clothing, personal items and medical devices discovered in her family home in 2004 – 50 years after her death.