Happiness Project 2011 and Resolutions Video

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin is one of my own top reads for 2010 and into this year. She is now calling for anybody to join up with the 2011 Happiness Project – links for this below. But first, a video put together recently by Gretchen which includes some nice resolutions we might want to ponder for the...

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Colour Me 2011

Jan 02, 11 Colour Me 2011

Posted by in Blog, Exploration & Inspiration

The web is awash lately with people choosing one word for their intentions or dreams for 2011. Via Reverb, Ali Edwards and several others, I already chose mine – ‘sunshine’. But here’s a new one on me. Choose a colour. Bridget Pilloud asked us to pick our color for 2011, and some of the choices in her comment section are...

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The Sketchbook Challenge 2011

Dec 09, 10 The Sketchbook Challenge 2011

Posted by in Art and Design, Creativity

The Sketchbook Challenge is a new challenge blog project launching on the 1st of January. Follow the blog for monthly theme challenges, released the 1st of each month. You can sketch and post to your own blog, then link through to this from comments on The Sketchbook Challenge, and they will also have a Flickr group. You will be...

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One Word for 2011 [Reverb 10]

I’m not doing New Years Resolutions this year. Previously, I’ve been quite good at nominating sensible goals for a new year and succeeding at them, but 2011 will be full enough as it is. Instead, I’m taking an idea from elsewhere and theming my year only with one word. Reverb 10 gave us this particular challenge on...

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2011 Calendars and Planners for Creatives

Nov 24, 10 2011 Calendars and Planners for Creatives

Posted by in Blog, On Creating, Productivity

I love calendars and planners. I’m bad at using them – after the first month of Resolution-Incentivised Productivity found in the New Year. Once I hit February all my good intentions normally go by the wayside, so it helps if the calendar / planners offer me some features which keep me using them. For me, I look for the...

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