Yesterday I posted this on Mastodon (post link) I'm building a new habit here on Mastodon: instead of liking, I try to reply to at least 3 posts, especially on those that don't have comments yet and I love it. It's so much more personal! and boy, the response was overwhelming, at one point it took me half an hour to...

As I've written about before (over here and here for instance) I have low energy levels and that has kept me from cleaning the house the way I would like. Today, I added a new practice that is is a way to clean the house that doesn't cost me a lot of energy makes me feel so meditative If you've read the title you know...

This morning in yin yogaI looked up at my left armMy mind focused on the asanaSuddenly distracted by a thought"My goodness, look at those wrinkles!" A smile bloomed on my breathWrapped my judgement in joyMy heart whispered into relaxation"How blessed am I to be hereTo find myself in my yoga"

This day I haven't done any big things, just explored near the hotel when I arrived. I did take some pictures along the way, I may post them on Mastodon :) All these were taken with a Campsnap Pro

Dear Creative Soul, Do you recognise any of these questions: ◦ What if my work isn't good enough?◦ What if people think that I am a crap artist?◦ What if nobody buys my work?◦ What if I can't think of anything good after I finish my book?◦ What if someone steals my idea? What-ifs are so toxic (even re-reading the list...

I’m playing together a cover/strap for my small water bottle so that I can wear it on my walks and trips to the gym etc.  I’ve started and frogged this so many times, every time finding some way to make it better.  I don’t mind the tangle of threads on my lap, warped by the crochet stitches, in fact, I love it.  It’s a...

This is the tin some markers came in. It was sturdy enough to keep and perfect because it has a window so I can see what’s in it.  But the tin was printed with the info about the markers and I didn’t think that looked very pretty. So I got out some other paint markers with a brush tip and started to doodle.  Some...

Yesterday I was reading a book and in it a character talked about the haves and have nots and all of a sudden I had the outline of this post in my head.  The haves are stealing all the creative output of the have nots.  The have nots are the largest group of creatives, the blog keepers, the writers, the artists with...

When we went to see the Mandalorian and Grogu last Wednesday, we drove back home along a dyke between the IJsselmeer on one side and a large nature reserve on the other.  The light was spectacular, scattered clouds with bright sunlight breaking through at moments . Gorgeous.  I asked / begged my husband to stop at a...

I went to therapy today, not conventional therapy, but a therapy where I learn to live with low energy. She taught me something pivotal today, and I want to write about it because it's so exciting to me, and it WORKS (tried it out a couple times already). An example So let's say I tell myself I should really clean the...

This is one of my journals. It’s passport sized and perfect for on the go journalling.  It’s the one I used today, but I may or may not use it tomorrow. You see, I have multiple journals, in various sizes and they live all around the house.  I journal where I am. And in the bedroom I have several journals because...

So the other day I started something new, to coax creativity out of me.  I made dotty art, wrote about that on the blog last week or so.  And I loved it.  So much that I bought a larger canvas and some new markers with a dot and a brush tip.  I started. Lay out the canvas on a tray and made dots. Lots and lots of them. ...

Took this picture on our way home on Thursday.  Hope it makes you smile as much as me! 

So I've been pondering (sometimes heavily) a blog post. It's been in my mind for days, and it's been bugging me for days because it's not something that I know what to write on, per se. The idea popped into my head just now, and I sat staring into a cloud outside pondering what to write when I realised that I could have...

The moment I saw someone post a picture of this little technological marvel slotted into a pocket Travellers Notebook (TN) on Reddit, I knew I wanted one.  And a month or so ago I caved and bought one, because  I want to stop doomscrolling, and stop getting distracted by apps or using my phone as a distraction from my...