What is the scariest thing to do? Trust yourself? For as long as I have remembered, I have wanted to work for myself. And yet, here I am again, a contract is up & applying for some boring jobs that will pay the bills & keep me entirely unfulfilled. Can I be […]
Month: September 2014
Mundane Non-Stories: Laugh Link
Public transport is a treasure trove of stories. Which is good when you’re a blogger. Today I woke up too early and decided to go to work earlier – that way I finish earlier. Score, I know. Sitting on the train, I heard some fellow passengers talking about their weekend. Only, well, it […]
Why Do You Make A Purchase?
I’ll freely admit that sales type functions are not my forte. I have tried to read up on this recently and learn at bit more, but it seems that every article tells me that people don’t buy what I’m selling, they buy how it makes them feel. And that’s the way it is. […]
Sheer Incompetence: Laugh Link
Today for Laugh Link I figured I would just let you laugh at me. Recently I’ve discovered exactly how incompetent I am at general day to day living. Specifically, at getting dressed appropriately. I had just gotten into my car this morning when I noticed this: Yep, once again I managed to put clothes […]
What Skulls Taught Me About Business Planning
When I was at university, I took a class in evolutionary anthropology. It was a great mix of practical and theoretical, run as a summer semester intensive. I’ve spent a lot of time with skulls (real and fake/casts) and I can classify them by species as well as gender. This is harder than is sounds because […]
I’m not having a good day (week/month)
I was sick and on antibiotics for a throat infection last month. Then I got sick again after ProBlogger, and have been sick ever since. I’m on my third straight course of antibiotics now. Blood tests came back fine, just showing that I have an unspecified virus (as well as the throat infection/tonsillitis). Basically I’m […]
Follow Your Curiosity
I came across this link on the A Life Less Frantic Facebook page this morning and I adore it. As a creative person who is sometimes without focus, I feel lost in the “follow your passion” world. This advice from Elizabeth Gilbert is simple and so true. If you don’t have a passion, […]
10 Things I Learned from HashTag Stalking the 2014 Artful Business Conference
There’s a (sad) fact of reality in blogging and business that you can’t attend every conference you’d like to. Time and money are huge factors here. Thankfully we live in the internet ages so you can still glean some knowledge from the speakers if you can’t attend. I’m a huge fan of hashtag stalking (I’ve […]
Are You A Creature of Habit?
Do you ever stop to look at how you work? Do you call yourself (or others) a creature of habit? Or do you just go ahead and not worry about such things? I actually find it mildly offensive to be thought of as a creature of habit. I feel like it implies I don’t […]
How NOT to make breakfast when you’re sick
This is the story of my Saturday morning, which is a perfect guide on how NOT to make breakfast when you’re sick (I have tonsillitis and a cold). Firstly neither of us had done the dishes Friday night (we don’t keep many dishes on purpose, so we have to wash up a lot, […]