5 ideas for carving out a month of relaxation — Today is my first day ‘’back at work’’ after an entire month off. As a friend reminded me earlier, being able to do this ‘is kinda the whole point of being freelance!’ …

In praise of s — l — o — w transitions — I don’t know about you, but once I realise I want to change something in my life, I want it to happen immediately. Last May, almost to the day, I decided that I had to get a job. I was so sick of the freelance hustle. My soul was tired. …

A step by step guide to creating more space in 2023 (spoiler alert — it doesn’t always involve quitting!) Walking the thin line between embracing life’s joys and tumbling into overwhelm is at the core of being a Carouseller or multi-passionate. Not having enough to do can feel like a curse, but sometimes, in the quest to readdress the balance, we can find ourselves saturated with newness and stimuli.

I don’t know about you, but I forget every single time. That when I’m feeling existential dread eg. ‘what am I doing with my life?’ ‘I should change everything’ ‘I’ve achieved nothing’ More often than not I need… 1. A healthy meal 2. A good night’s sleep 3. Exercise in nature 4. IRL…

Reflections on Freelancer Loneliness Between 2014–2016 I worked a part time job 2–3 days a week to bring me income while I explored my business ventures. It was a casual office job filled with people who were in transition after teaching — some setting up social enterprises, some launching creative careers, some just having…

Yesterday I bought myself flowers for Valentine’s day and it felt amazing. But it’s also got me reflecting a lot on my status of being single, perfectly timed with a book I’m reading at the moment called ‘The Single Revolution’ by Shani Silver (highly recommended!) I have mostly been single…

And the unexpected projects that emerge when we create from joy When I was 9 I remember writing in my school report that my favourite thing was coming up with my own ideas. Today I’m celebrating the ideas that I have birthed into the world. 😂A one-off gig where I…

That feeling of panic may, in fact, be your best ally in self-care — If you’re a variety seeker/lover-of-doing-fun-things, you may be most energized and in flow when you’re right on the verge of being too busy. I love this space — the buzz and vibrancy of having of exciting things on, and needing to be really on top of it all to not…

A few weeks ago on a Friday night in lockdown, my flatmates and I sat down to watch a webinar by Carolyn Elliot, all about embracing our shadow sides. In it she introduced the term ‘Hermeneutics’ — the study of how we make meaning out of things. Anything that happens…