We’ve all got stories that we tell ourselves about habits we don’t like or wish we could change. Like – ‘I’m such a huge procrastinator’, or ‘I’m not very creative’, or ‘I never stick with anything’. I’ve been doing a…
writing
How to write that thing you don’t want to write
When you have to write something you don’t want to write, it can feel like you’re really stuck. Getting started feels almost impossible. So you don’t. You push the thing aside and hope it will go away. Except it doesn’t….
While you are sleeping
It’s the tenderest part of our day – giving you both a goodnight kiss as you sleep peacefully in your beds. It’s the end to our evening rituals. First, we lock the house up, to keep us all safe as…
Is it possible to be a good mother and be creative?
This is a rare moment. I have the house to myself. I have no overdue work nagging at me. Sure there’s housework to do, but when isn’t there? I have some time. I feel like writing. And I have about…
How to stop procrastinating and get on with the important thing you’re supposed to be doing
Procrastination is the enemy of happiness. Like an evil Henry hoover it sucks away at your time and gets itself jammed around every doorway in your soul.