I recently was waiting in the car park of IKEA. There were a lot of people juggling various flat pack packages and goodies from the marketplace, putting them in, taking them out, trying different angles, a different order and every permutation of getting things in the car. We’ve all done the ikea juggle, we head […]
Category archives: Creativity
Creative Cross Training
I’m still drawing and painting and starting to (rather bravely I feel) share them over on Instagram too. It’s all just for fun, I don’t think it is going to form part of my income at any point, neither are my really tiny poems – often just four, three or even two lines long – […]
Hesitancy
I posted twice in May, which is well below my average. Why was that? It’s not like I haven’t been writing. In fact in my WIP notebook in Evernote for this blog I have 9 notes and another five for my other blog. I think it’s hesitancy. I seem to have let perfection get […]
May’s Reads
Another monthly round up of a selection of my reads. I have completely forgotten to take pictures this month, which isn’t very helpful! Lisa Congden swimming I loved this book, Lisa’s passion for swimming sings out from the pages, her illustrations are gorgeous and really bring the stories to life. Lisa’s infographics were informative and […]
Welcome!
Hello, I’m Jen Farrant. Consultant | Writer | Photographer. My blog is my space to experiment with thoughts, ideas and photos. Posts tend to fall into broad categories of: Creativity Living well & disability Music Photography Research & writing Strategic & creative thinking. Scroll down to read the blog as a whole, or click through to read about my work: Consultant | Writer | Photographer | […]
#AprilLove 2016 Dear change
The only thing that doesn’t change is that there is always change. But that’s a good thingWithout change life is stagnant,dying, dead. Change is fresh energy Flowing through life demanding growth. Change is fresh Growth and Goodness. This is part of the April Love project
Making conducting accessible to all…
I’m really proud and excited to be involved as the project evaluator for the James Rose conducting development week at the Royal Academy of Music. This project is focusing on ways of making conducting accessible to everyone, regardless of their ability or disability. As you know, I suffer from an often invisible disability which does impact […]
#aprillove2016 Dear reflection
There’s a ghost there A shadow of her former self Grey of face and of hair The reflection has faded over time. substance…substance-less…smoke. Less true, less real, The grey transmuting to a level Of transparency. Solidity fading to a distinct lack of Realness, personhood or being. substance…substance-less…smoke. Not just a lessening of vitality, A lack […]
#aprillove2016 Dear Kindness
Like a soft silk scarf Flowing through the world until it catches on a thistle, splinter, jagged edge. Threads are pulled, marring the gentle weave, leaving an indelible mark, a rough spot staining the smooth. Easing the splinters, softening jagged edges, flattening the weave and picking out the burrs, kindness flows, leaving the soul to flourish […]
#AprilLove2016 Dear legs
Dear legs. It’s not so long ago that we were literally running around the place, doing adventure races through London, horse jump courses at night and the Olympic mountain bike course. You were so strong and bringing me huge amounts of adrenaline through racing, running half marathons, training for a full marathon and doing triathlons […]