New New Adventures

Trent speaking at New Adventures

I've just got back from Nottingham, where I went to volunteer for a second year at New Adventures Conference. I joined the merry band of volunteers last year after Colly kindly invited me to come to the first event for free and I had a Skype conversation with him asking if there was anything I could … [Continue reading]

Tell me a story

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As part of my happiness project, I've been pondering the direction of my life and the things that make me happy. I looked to what I do in my leisure time. I bake a lot, and make various army-catering-quantity sized meals for family and friends. I also read a lot of cookery books, which I wrote about … [Continue reading]

December’s resolution: Prepare

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photo by: calsidyrose Prepare Go to sleep earlier De-clutter, clean, organize See the whole thing Establish routines Think, commit and … [Continue reading]

The nine guiding principles to being Relly

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Be Relly Use it now You can do anything in 15 minutes Smile first Act like I want to feel Let it go Get to the root of it Think, commit, … [Continue reading]

The Happiness Project

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I am about a year behind everyone else, as ever, but I just read this amazing book called The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. In it she spends a … [Continue reading]

We need to talk about Christmas.

Okay, first up, I'm not someone who spends August 31st to December 31st thinking about 'the holiday season' and listening to Rudolph the Reindeer on … [Continue reading]