by franky-loveaudrey | Sep 7, 2021 | Creative Living
Nursing 75% of my family through COVID. Feeling grateful for science, vaccines and the NHS. Grieving cancelled plans and postponed adventures. Somehow managing to work amidst the chaos. Unlocking a level of stress and exhaustion I’ve never experienced before....
by franky-loveaudrey | Jul 9, 2021 | Creative Living
The weather forecast may be sending mixed messages, but summer is finally upon us here in the UK. Jesse is due to break up from school in a couple of weeks and the calendar is the busiest it’s been in over a year. Despite being fully vaccinated, we’re feeling fairly...
by franky-loveaudrey | Jun 4, 2021 | Creative Living
A little while ago, this Instagram post by The Playful Den stopped me mid-scroll. Emma’s description of ‘curiosity peaks’ piqued my curiosity and I’ve been thinking about inquisitive thinking ever since. Here’s a brief extract from the...
by franky-loveaudrey | May 7, 2021 | Creative Working
At the end of this month, it’ll be 12 years since I published my first blog post. At the time, I was simply picking up a new hobby. Writing for fun after three years of academic writing for my undergraduate degree. I was also eight months pregnant with my second...
by franky-loveaudrey | Apr 2, 2021 | Creative Working
Don’t take this personally, but I really didn’t want to write this blog post. I’ve been putting it off for ages. First, I ignored the task on last week’s to-do list and let it spill over into this week’s. Now it’s a few days before...