It’s no secret that I lean more toward being a night owl. In fact, I’ve spent years convinced that I should wait for my late night second wind to get my best work done. Hence I’ve spent a few decades working and studying while the house sleeps, often awake into the wee hours of the […]
What do you need to do your best work and enjoy life
Times are a changing for me. Finally, after months of see-sawing between self-doubt and self belief, my never-give-up-on-creating-your-dream-life attitude has paid off. I’m finally generating regular paid work, that’s also allowing me the lifestyle flexibility I want. You heard it, 10 months after our move, and with another regular consulting gig on my books, my […]
What I tell myself when I really don’t feel like planning my week
Ever feel like the ball bouncing around in a pin ball machine… Getting flipped one way and then another, rolling back down to only get flipped about again. Exhausting Huh! That’s been me recently. I’ve drifted back into some well-worn habits. Habits that don’t serve me well. Traps I fall into when life speeds up, I […]
How to rise up when life gets busy and messy
“How are you?’ We ask and get asked this question countless times each day. And when we answer we tend to focus on the area of our life that’s concerning us most. I have so many reasons to be jumping for joy each and everyday, and I know it. Yet when I’m caught in a […]
What to do when in transition
I’m in that awkward space. The in-between-time, when one chapter of life has ended and the next one hasn’t fully begun yet. I’ve left behind familiarity and entered into the unknown. Transitioning from what I once was into what I’m now becoming… And can I tell you it feels messy. I know it though, […]
Why feeling content and slowing down can be so hard to do
Many years ago…. Back when I was working full-time (plus) hours, striving hard and obsessing over my next career move I craved a feeling of contentment. I’d see it in a group of ladies who met at the cafe near work. As I was dashing back to work, gulping on-the-go caffeine, they’d spend hours lingering over cuppas […]
Not ready? Could be time to get out of your own way.
I’m not ready yet. It’s been my annoying anthem this year. I have a great idea, and analyse the hell out of it. Then I worry I won’t be able to do everything right, so I do nothing. The ideas aren’t lost, I’m filling up books and journals with them. Course ideas. Recipe ideas. Business ideas. Gardening […]
