I’m surprised and delighted about my enthusiasm to organize a new internal event at my work. It reminds me of this feeling I had when creating new events during my time as a startup enthusiast and activist in my area. This excitement at bringing folks together and doing something fun. And it’s such a great feeling to spread this enthusiasm to my colleagues who are pleased and ready for this adventure. Let’s see how it […]
A while ago I came across the idea of Derek Sivers to set up a NOW page on your website, which has become a real movement. The wonderful thing about this page is that you share what is important to you now, and what your current projects are, not just related to your work. My last update was in June 2022. In the meantime, so many things have happened and changed in my life. So […]
At the weekend I learned the techniques of slow looking and blind drawing in a course run by the lovely London Drawing Group. The course was inspired by the artist Louise Bourgeois. So we looked at some of her sculptures slowly and drew them without looking at the paper. Here’s what came out of it for me: It was fun, but you also become aware of details that you might miss if you don’t look […]
Snow had a short guest appearance this winter. I’m glad we were there.
There was this illustration of a clitoris. And it reminded me of a bird!
This year seems to be the year of challenges. What shows that I really mean it: I have my laptop with me on the way to my Friday night date to write my daily post for my 31-day blog challenge! How committed is that! Today I started my second challenge: to go running 20 times this year. That’s totally doable, but last year I didn’t make it because of lack of commitment. What makes me […]
Evening collage. Starting point was this quote. Said by a photographer.
The first highlight of the day usually comes right after getting up: Cuddling with our sleeping or snoozing dog on his Ikea kids‘ mattress. I love his sleep-warm fluffy chest and the smell of hay in his fur. Sometimes he purrs like a cat, only lower, which almost sounds like a growl. A gentle wake-up ritual.
With this post, I’m halfway through my first challenge of the year: 31 daily blogposts. It’s not the first time I’ve made this attempt, and I’m pretty excited that it’s the longest row of posts I’ve ever done before. But to be honest, as usual I would have given up after a few days, if, yes if, this time I didn’t just have an accountability partner doing the challenge with me, BUT THE BEST ACCOUNTABILITY […]
I bought this birthday card for my aunt: Then I thought: No! And made this one: Birthdays are a great opportunity to practice some collage skills. Want to do this more often. Who is the next one?