10 TIPS FOR PUTTING YOUR CREATIVITY FIRST!

If you’ve ever entertained the idea of a creative career or wanted to pursue a creative interest but put the dream aside in favour of a more sensible path, I’m inviting you to rethink your decision . Claiming your creativity doesn’t mean you need to turn it into business or even a side hustle – simply saying yes to a part of you that has lay dormant can transform how you show up in the world, give you a sense of fulfilment and consequently change your life.

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5 TIPS FOR CREATING A KICK-ASS BRAND WHILST STAYING TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE

Have you ever considered starting your own brand? Recently on the podcast I was joined by THE most rock ‘n’ roll friend I know, Gemma Fryer from Geoff Leopard! We talked (but mainly laughed) about her brand name, her inspiration, the mum-juggle, finding confidence and fun (when you don’t have much) as well as what it takes to build a brand that makes people feel good through her 80s-rock-inspired designs. Here are 5 tips you can implement into creating your own kick-ass brand whilst staying TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE

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HOW TO SAVE YOUR SANITY THROUGH PODCASTS…

Here’s the big news – I’ve FINALLY launched the podcast I’ve been dreaming about doing for the last 2 and a half years! If you follow me on Instagram you’ll already know since I’ve been bombarding my stories and grid with photos of microphones and me looking uncomfortable in oversized headphones, but you may be wondering what all the fuss is about and why I’m such a podcast advocate. Truth is, I really believe they can save your sanity…

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STOP FILLING YOUR TIME, CREATIVITY NEEDS SPACE TO SHINE…

“It is from the empty spaces that the future begins in moments of creative insight, where our world is re-patterned in an instant: where we are no longer able to think what we thought before and where we see a new way of leaping forward. You are now here.”

This landed in my inbox this week from NoWhere Group. Isn’t it beautiful? 

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LIFE IS A BLANK CANVAS…

…AND YOU GET TO CHOOSE THE COLOURS.

The shading is up to you, the marks you leave are your legacy so what are you going to do with it? We don’t need to be artists to create a work of art. We don’t need to label ourselves creative in order to pick up the paintbrush. We just need to wake up and realise that every day when the sun comes up, we get another blank canvas to play with and another shot at making life epic.

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WHY HOLLY TUCKER (MBE) IS MY ABSOLUTE HERO…

 

I hope, before I start this, you’ve all heard of Holly Tucker (MBE), but if you haven’t, I’ll briefly fill you in. Let’s start with an easy question; have you heard of NotOnTheHighStreet.co.uk?? Of course you have! In that case, you have also heard of Holly, as she is one half of the founding partnership behind this phenomenal brand. As an entrepreneur with a successful business Continue reading “WHY HOLLY TUCKER (MBE) IS MY ABSOLUTE HERO…”

JUGGLING MUM LIFE AND PERSONAL LIFE…

I knew it had been a while since I last blogged but I was shocked when I realised it was 5 months ago. I had been doing so well at balancing regular blog posts with looking after my son and studying for my social media course but then somehow I fell off the wagon (not for the first time). I’m not sure what happened. I got sucked into social media, via Digital Mums, I kind of ran out of ideas for things to write about here and raising a hyperactive toddler became distinctly more tricky than looking after the sleepy, immobile baby I had grown to know! Continue reading “JUGGLING MUM LIFE AND PERSONAL LIFE…”