In case it hasn’t been made obvious I love music, it is a really important part of my life. The same is true of course for a lot of other people… but I have heard a lot of people say that they love music, but they haven’t bought music – this is especially true for… Continue reading Music & Spotify
Category: Music
Show your work! Or don’t…
There is a lot of thought around the idea that in this new world we should be sharing our creative work as it is, not just when it is perfect, Steve Pressfield *and Paul Jarvis are good examples of this. Austin Kleon even has a book entitled Show your Work*. I am a big fan… Continue reading Show your work! Or don’t…
Yousician
I found this amazing app – yousician. It is fabulous! I bought myself a ukulele about a year and a half ago and have been noodling around on it, taking it on holiday and playing a few times a month. My focus has been on my flute and the ukulele was just something for fun.… Continue reading Yousician
Difficult choices
Part of the most frustrating thing about my illness is that I can’t control it. At the moment I am flaring badly, my fatigue is quite high, as is my pain. I think it’s the change in the weather. I have two major foci right at this moment – my flute exam on Saturday and two… Continue reading Difficult choices
What you do every day…
…is what you become. I want to be a writer. Therefore I need to write each day. I want to be a musician, therefore I need to play each day. Not all of my writing gets to be seen. I have written an entire novel that I don’t think will see the light of day.… Continue reading What you do every day…
Music for health
I have written a lot about my involvement in my local concert band and in my monthly newsletters I always include a couple of albums that I have been listening to. In January this year I was in a very bad way with my health, but I decided that I was going to focus my… Continue reading Music for health
Creative rhythms
I have written a lot about my quite strict morning routines. Recently I have come across a couple of articles and books about creative rhythms and how they are different for each person, and can even change within a year. Elizabeth Gilbert in Big Magic talks about how she works in seasons, depending on where… Continue reading Creative rhythms
Music & creativity
I play in a concert band and spend a lot of time practicing my flute to get better. I love it and it has cultivated an atmosphere of growth for me and that makes me feel good. But there is something else. It helps me with my work, all of it. Amazing huh? But why? I think… Continue reading Music & creativity
Positives of EDS
Another #edsawareness article! If you were to ask me if I would go back to not having this illness then of course my answer would be a resounding YES! Undoubtable. But as far as I know there isn’t a magical medical wand that will fix that faulty gene that scientists aren’t even sure which one… Continue reading Positives of EDS
Put the effort in
I have recently written about the internet stealing our future selves over at Fem-tellectual, it is based on Gretchen Rubin’s Happier at Home UK US While some more passive forms of leisure, such as watching TV or surfing the Internet, are fun in the short term, over time, they don’t offer nearly the same happiness… Continue reading Put the effort in