Since leaving my day job I’ve made a conscious effort to buy less “stuff”. It makes sense for me economically, and also feels appropriate, given that I’m blessed by plentiful possessions, a gym membership and a library card! But…
My guest post today at the 85K Writing Challenge combines two topics close to my heart: writing and serenity. 5 Ways for a Writer to Recharge discusses the benefits of pausing during the writing process, to avoid burnout and…
As I move into a new phase of my Serenity journey, I’m thinking about how I can best share my learning from a year of experiments. To help me figure out what would be most useful to you, I…
There are a handful of authors whose work I’m almost guaranteed to enjoy. Cat Lavoie is one of those treasured writers and I’m so pleased to share her new release, Messing with Matilda, with you. Messing with Matilda As…
I made a huge and exciting change last week: I left my day job. Thanks to my incredibly supportive hubby, the decision was made in January and, as well as working out my notice, I’ve spent almost three months…
I’m red-faced to admit that I never gave an official score to Serenity Topic #10: Mindfulness. Part of the reason is, I struggled for a long time with what the word really meant, probably because of the catch 22…
Sometimes, even though I don’t realize it, my motivation flags. Because writing often involves long-term projects which require months of work before seeing results, and because, frankly, my income from those projects is modest at best, it can be…
I was horrified when my research uncovered the number of people who don’t take all their vacation (holiday) allowance from work. Figures suggest around half of Americans leave some time unused, with fear of being replaced the main reason.…