I know it might seem a little late to post about monthly intentions may seem a little late given that we are already half way through May. However, I strongly believe that you don’t need to wait for a new quarter, the start of a month, a Monday or a new moon to set goals […]
Author: CharlieSwift
Thank you April: monthly gratitudes
I just love the timelessness of the pictures I’m sharing alongside this month’s gratitudes. They remind me of photos of myself as a toddler, sat in a washing up bowl of cool water on a warm sunny day. I’m sure the exact same scenes sit in your old family albums too don’t they? I don’t […]
Baking with baby (…and some thoughts about blogging for the joy of it)
A funny thing about blogging, Instagramming and sharing your life online is that it’s hard not to end up viewing things in terms of content and strategy. I find this, in turn, leads to a whole lot of rules and ‘SHOULDS’ to follow. Things such as; I should mix up my content to keep it interesting, not […]
The 52 Project: January
A portrait of my child every week for a year. After just a few posts, I failed entirely to keep up with last year’s 52 project (although I’m pretty set on catching up and backdating the posts when I have a moment, just so I can look back on the year – any other bloggers do […]
Living a Simple Creative Life
What does living a creative life mean to you? Is it turning your passion into a living and running your own creative business? Or pursuing a career in a creative industry perhaps? Or maybe for you, it’s more about finding time for creative activities and hobbies outside of what you do for work. Creativity is such […]
Introducing ‘Friends With Business Benefits’: A podcast for creatives
I’ve launched a podcast!!! If you follow me on Instagram you *may* have heard me talking about it. 😉 Friends With Business Benefits is live and available to download on your podcast app now. I’m co-hosting the show alongside my business bestie Franky (also known as Love Audrey). Franky and I have been having regular co-mentoring […]
Journal pages… An October Afternoon
Walking through our park on an October afternoon. Not just the park any more but *ours*. Mine and this bub’s. Newborn’s first outing around the frozen lake, picnics with friends, daisy chains and eating grass, snoozy feeds under shady spots, squeals of delight on the swings. Somewhere in the future, there are steps to be […]
Four struggles I faced in my first year of business
With my maternity benefit pay recently coming to an end, thoughts of returning to work have been occupying my mind. Before having our baby in December, I had spent just over a year working for myself. I’ve been reflecting on my first year of business and especially how I can try my best not to repeat some […]
Nest, Nourish, Nurture: preparing to welcome autumn
With the Autumn Equinox on Sunday, this week marks the true beginning of the new season. When I woke up on Monday morning I swear I could sense the change in the air. Sure, that might have had something to do with the cool 15 degrees the temperature in our bedroom had dropped to, but whilst my […]
The 52 Project: Spring ’18
Considering we’re swiftly heading towards the end of summer, I’m so far behind on keeping up with my 52 Project. It’s so lovely to look back on these little snapshots though so I hope you enjoy this little bomb of Casper cuteness. 8 weeks is a long time in baby days and you can really […]
