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    what’s in a name? the pros and cons of a married name

    April 16, 2016August 20, 2017

    I’ve been deliberating about my married name. At first it seemed simple. Before he’d even proposed, both R and I loosely assumed I would take his name; I  liked the romance of it, felt my typical longing to belong. It seemed such a fait accomplis that we readily registered Orla at birth with his Irish

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    Orla’s not-pink nursery

    January 10, 2014March 28, 2015

      It’s not that I’m anti-pink per se… I guess I just don’t want O to grow up thinking it’s her only option. & besides, we already have a lot of pink. Everyone buys pink when you have a baby girl, & though I’d always planned to dress her in white & grey & brown

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    This place is 10 minutes from my front door and I This place is 10 minutes from my front door and I had never been there before lockdown. Which is weird, because it’s clearly my native habitat 🧚🏻 . Photography/IG workshop here when lockdown is over, anyone? 🙋🏻‍♀️
    Instagram vs Lockdown Reality 🙈😂. . {paid pa Instagram vs Lockdown Reality 🙈😂. . {paid partnership with tiktokuk} I’ve been sharing some of these videos over on TikTok this week, partly because the chaos of my life is pretty hilarious to me, and partly because it would feel almost dishonest not to mention it right now. As a business owner and a creative I truly believe it’s important now more than ever that we let our customers know about the reality of our lives. So many of us believe we need a shiny veneer of professionalism to be taken seriously as business owners or freelancers, but in my experience the complete opposite is true! People buy from people, and being a real loving breathing entity with thoughts and dreams and messes is one of the biggest, most powerful assets you possess. . Slower responding to emails because you’re homeschooling your kid? Let your customers see. Having to queue for hours at the post office just to get your parcels sent out? Tell that story too. . I’d love you to join me over on TikTok sharing your own IG vs reality comparisons, showing your audience the reality of your life right now. Head to my story highlight to swipe up and follow me there. And look out for this week’s photo challenge email with a step by step guide to creating your own ❤️
    It was, in retrospect, a little ambitious of me to It was, in retrospect, a little ambitious of me to think I’d have something worth saying on the internet every day this week, given that I barely have enough to make conversation with my own husband right now 🙈. But here are the Sunday headlines from my little world to yours: . • My car battery died from lack of use, so I had to jump start it and go for a long drive around the hills. It was wonderful, and I’m going to make it a regular thing now. • I ate an entire pack of party rings last night and can’t remember tasting a single one. • Orla’s jumped up four reading levels since starting home schooling, which is awesome, except we can no longer spell out words to have secret conversations around her 🙈 • After some back and forth dithering, I’m putting the Insta Retreat on sale again tomorrow. I’ve given myself permission to do less active promotion for it this time around which feels like a nice gentle gift to myself right now. Link’s in my bio, if you want to check it out ❤️ • Monty dog found a tennis ball in a field four days ago and is still carrying it everywhere with him and cradling it while he sleeps like it’s a newborn puppy 😂💕 . Hope you’re all keeping well! Send me the headlines from your world please! News from outside is so welcome right now! ❤️ xx
    The sun is gone. It is raining. Neither of these f The sun is gone. It is raining. Neither of these facts should be particularly distressing, but in this season of heightened emotion, it somehow feels close to the end of the world. . So, I’m trying to carry my sunny-day thoughts with me into the next week or two of grey skies. Thoughts like: ‘it’s beautiful outside’ and ‘we should go out together and enjoy it’. Because those things are always true - not just when the sun shines bright. There’s always beauty in this landscape, even drenched and dripping and vibrant with spring life. . I’m moving the picnics from the patio to the living room floor. Swapping the sun on my back for a blanket, but still sitting out on the steps and looking up at the sky. (Still cracking open the white wine at 4pm, too, but not sure if that’s one I should be mentioning here 🙈🙈). The sunshine makes it easier to choose lovely things, but the rain doesn’t make them impossible. Wherever you are, whatever the weather’s doing today, I hope you can find some sunshine inside your own head 💛
    “This is sadness”. I’m saying it to myself, “This is sadness”. I’m saying it to myself, over and over again, as I carry it around and focus on not trying to just push it away. It’s entirely appropriate to feel sadness right now; grief, fear, anxiety, stress, sorrow, overwhelm. I don’t think there’s anyone whose life isn’t hit by all that’s unfolding right now. I realised that one thing I’m really craving amongst it all is connection. So, here I am: reconnecting with you, my dear insta friends. I’m going to post every day this week and I’d so love to catch up. How are you doing? What does lockdown look like where you are? . And if you want to chat some more, it’s my Twitter chat #theinstachat again tonight - an hour of talk with likeminded souls on all things Instagram, content creation and doing it all in the time of coronavirus. 8pm BST - I’ll put all the details up in a Story now for anyone who fancies joining x
    Something I heard on lifecoachschool podcast this Something I heard on lifecoachschool podcast this morning that brought me some peace: “I believe in the resilience of human beings. We are going to figure this out, and a lot of things in our world will become even better because of it. I love how nature reminds me that the world just keeps trucking along no matter how bad our brains tell us things are.” . So here are some pictures of nature - and my little car - trucking along into Spring. Hope you’re managing to find some calm too, my lovely pocket friends. Check in and let me know how you’re doing if you can x 💚 PS - my 15 Minute Magic program starts again on 1st April and is on sale now. Check the link in my bio if you want community + accountability + daily prompts for your business! 💛 ⏳ ✨

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