One of the questions I’ve been asked a lot recently is how to set up a bullet journal. So many people tell me they’ve started one in the past, but found they weren’t able to stick with the habit. In my experience the reason behind this is usually the set-up. In this post I’ve going…
This is the third year that I’ve ditched New Year resolutions in favour of a year-long list of fun goals. In 2018 it was ’18 for 2018′, last year was ’19 for 2019′ and this year — you’ve guessed it — ’20 for 2020′. I first heard of the idea on the mighty Happier podcast,…
For a decade or so we’ve talked about work-life balance as the holy grail. Find that perfect marriage of work productivity and personal fulfilment and we’ll all be winners. Employers will benefit from less stress amongst employees; we’ll benefit from a greater quality of life. Happier, healthier workplace all round. Yet despite our quest for…
My day finishes at 3.30pm. I caught myself saying this to my husband recently and it stopped me dead in my tracks. For context, I was mid-rant about the fact I hadn’t had time to “iron his bloody shirts because I’d been too busy cleaning bathrooms, doing two loads of washing, walking the dog, food…
My very first podcast, Being Heard, launches this week and it feels like an emotional milestone for me in so many ways. Putting myself, my thoughts and my voice online in such a visible and public way. So as a self-confessed introvert why did I decide to launch a podcast? Growing up I was incredibly…
One of my proudest moments as a parent came over the summer when my 10 year old son explained to me why he’d decided to adopt a ‘growth mindset’. An unusual thing for a young boy to be pondering admittedly. But thanks to a book by Matthew Syed entitled You Are Awesome, my son had…
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Or in the case of starting your own business: step, after step, after step. Each one is small, but together they create a sequence that moves you towards your goal. It would be easy to assume that the first six months as an entrepreneur are…
.An unexpected challenge of running your own business is that it feel like you are NEVER on holiday. One of the most common frustrations I hear from fellow freelancers or business owners is that setting boundaries at work is hard! There is no-one else who will answer the emails, fulfil the orders, deal with client…
Productivity has always been a passion of mine. I took great pride in my reputation at work for being hyper-organised. I had mindmaps, notation systems, colour-coding, electronic reminders, Trello boards, Outlook flags, post-its, moleskine journals, washi tapes … the whole shebang. And for a long time it worked beautifully. Until it didn’t any more. There…
In my previous post, Conquer the Clutter, I set myself a 4 week challenge to declutter my home before the start of the school holidays. Week 1’s challenge was tackling the paper mountain of bills, school notices, kids’ artwork and the myriad of other paperwork that seems to accumulate in every corner of the house.…