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- Ali’s Story – Artistic License: When ‘work’ is life, and ‘life’ is work – Dyslexia and the Trappings of Domesticity
Work-Life Balance Profile #10: Ali Miller Ali and I struggled to find a date for our interview. Between our respective work schedules and family demands, we eventually settled on an early evening one Saturday in January, and even then our conversation was interspersed with interruptions on both our sides. I was left scratching my headContinue reading “Ali’s Story – Artistic License: When ‘work’ is life, and ‘life’ is work – Dyslexia and the Trappings of Domesticity” - Becoming a Podcaster in Four (Plus One) Basic Steps
I was recently invited to give a talk to a youth group in my community about my experience of becoming a podcaster. To begin with, I really wasn’t sure about how well-placed I was to lead a session on this. As a hobby blogger/podcaster, I’m still such a novice, and with only six podcast episodesContinue reading “Becoming a Podcaster in Four (Plus One) Basic Steps” - Pause for Thought
When I travelled in my youth, I would take heed of random coincidences that would come my way and seek out some meaning in them; as though a sign from the universe was presenting itself. This summer I visited Florence and, guiding my family around the beautiful city, I experienced a coincidence that was reminiscentContinue reading “Pause for Thought” - “I Want My Time With You”: Spending Time and Work-Life Balance ChoicesI love this piece of art. Tracey Emin hit the nail on the head with this commission. Such a warm homecoming welcome as I stepped off the train recently returning to London from Paris. Time. The most precious commodity we have. The greatest gift a person can give of themselves. It is the common denominatorContinue reading ““I Want My Time With You”: Spending Time and Work-Life Balance Choices”
- The Interdependence of Art and Life
“Art is a necessity apart from being a profession”. This was one of Alice Neel’s quotes, plastered across the walls of the exhibition I visited yesterday at the Barbican Centre, displaying some of her most famous pieces. Wandering around the exhibition, I was reminded of the blog post I wrote featuring Ali Miller, who talkedContinue reading “The Interdependence of Art and Life” - Fashioning a Work-Life BalanceWhat do you see in this picture? Some might see a mess. Rolls of material stood up against the wall, scraps of paper strewn on a desk, folders full of papers stacked up on shelves. Others would see untold creative potential. To Yves Saint Laurent, this was his creative haven, where he put ideas onContinue reading “Fashioning a Work-Life Balance”
- Finding Balance by Turning Your Passion into a Side Hustle: Bettina’s Story
Season 3, Episode 2 of ‘ A Fine Balance – The Podcast’ – Out Now There’s a saying that I’ve heard banded around communities of side hustlers that goes: “Your nine-to-five may make you a living. But your five-to-nine makes you alive“ This certainly rings true for the guest of my next podcast episode, BettinaContinue reading “Finding Balance by Turning Your Passion into a Side Hustle: Bettina’s Story”