So Long 2020

So Long, 2020 It hardly seems possible that we’ve reached the end of this year. I don’t know about you, but for me it was both the slowest and the fastest year I’ve lived through, so far at least! Looking back to the start of 2020 is like looking through binoculars the wrong way round. […]

Life Tracking

Seasonal Life Tracking - tracking the 'soft data' of our lives, not just the metrics

What is life tracking? On the face of it, it’s pretty simple – you track elements of your life to help bring clarity, self encouragement and accountability. We’re quite used to tracking fitness data, whether it’s the simple use of a pedometer to track your steps, or electronic devices that track everything from sleep patterns […]

First, Know Thyself

know thyself

Versions of this aphorism have been credited to numerous men of stature through the ages. Women, not so much. It seems to me that even now, almost 20 years into the 21st century, women are still rarely encouraged to truly get to know themselves. Our knowledge of ourselves is, more often than not, received and […]

Food Memories – Why Are They So Evocative?

What’s your earliest food memory? What triggers it to come up to the surface – is it a smell? A flavour? A texture? How does it make you feel? Does it envelope you in a warm, fuzzy haze of memory, whisking you back to a time and place long since gone? Or does it make […]

Poetic Problem Solving with Collage

Back in 2014 a friend reintroduced me to the joys of collage via the medium of vision pages. The premise is along the lines of a dreamboard,but using cut out words, not just images. This was an enlightening moment for me because, even though I’m a very visual thinker, vision boards had always left me […]

The Power of Story

What is the power of story? Let me take you on a little journey to explore some of the ways it shows itself. Who doesn’t love a good story? Our world is built on them; countless billions have been poured into creating stories on screen, with actors as the modern day bards, casting a spell […]