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42 Things I’ve Learned From 42 Trips Around The Sun
Everything Else ➤ 9th June 2023

42 Things I’ve Learned From 42 Trips Around The Sun

We celebrate birthdays in our family hard. They allow us to celebrate the people we adore in the most rambunctious ways. The anticipation of a birthday month is something I've enjoyed since I was so tiny. I love too, how it's a natural way to press pause and reflect on all that's passed us by. Here's my list of things I've learned as my 42nd birthday approaches.

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A word-y, blanket-loving, hot drink-guzzling, Wordle-playing, creative who has written a book or two*.

*(five, we're on book five.)

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Writing ➤ 14th November 2023

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Everything Else ➤ 8th November 2023

How to Get Unstuck: Some Ideas To Help

Life is truly riotous. It's not a clĂ­che when they say it's a rollercoaster; full of ups and downs. Just as we appreciate spring so much because it comes after a stark and chilly winter, without life's obstacles, we wouldn't appreciate life's great times so much, they'd be without contrast. That's not to say that the downs aren't difficult, demanding and draining. Because, let's face it, sometimes they're so tricky that we can get awfully stuck in them.

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Writing ➤ 23rd May 2023

A Glimpse Into My Tech Stack As A Writer/Author/Blogger

Over the years, I've trialled, tested, loved and hated an astonishing amount of tech, landing with a stack of really cool tools which work efficiently and cost-effectively together. I'm such a curious so-and-so and relish hearing about what tech other creatives are using. With that in mind, I'm sharing my current tech stack with you in case you're into the same geekery as me.

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Everything Else ➤ 4th December 2023

My 2023 Word Of The Year Was JOY

I'm happy to confirm that choosing a word and consciously circling back to it does in fact work! Turns out, that tuning into where you want to be or who you want to be and consistently using it as a 'North Star' is nothing short of wonderful.

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Everything Else ➤ 13th March 2024

A Letter To You If You Don’t Have ‘A Village’

Dear You, They say "It takes a village" and you hate that saying because it's a stark and painful reminder that you don't have one. It hurts, it rankles and it smarts doesn't it?! I know that you often feel alone, depleted, invisible and torn. As though there's nowhere or no one in which to turn for help. You might at times feel jealous of those who do have support. Anger, too, at your circumstances. Regret for the choices you may have made. Despair at the choices which felt as though they were taken from you. Exhaustion at the monotony of it all, wishing and wanting and needing a break.

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Everything Else ➤ 25th September 2023

Why Kidpreneurs Are So Exciting And What We Can Learn From Them

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Everything Else ➤ 6th December 2024

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Writing ➤ 10th January 2025

I’m A Writer And These Are My (Current) Thoughts On AI

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Everything Else ➤ 13th December 2023

How To Choose Your ‘Word Of The Year’

Last week I shared what my word of 2023 was and how staying committed to it changed a great deal in my life. It was the first time I'd ever made a beginning-of-the-year intention and stuck with it. I could fill reams of paper with the New Year's Resolutions I wrote over the years (since I was a teeneager!) and promptly forgot or put down.

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