The first ever Straight and Curly book is here! Carly and I hope you enjoy our non-sensationalist approach to diet and our experiments with lifestyle detoxes
How I fund my creative life
Paid work always trumps ‘work that is unpaid right now but might pay off someday’. So, I often spend my precious morning hours doing stuff for clients
Straight & Curly 81: How We Eat
A year after recording a three-part series on diet and food, Carly and I check in with each other to see if anything’s changed in our personal philosophies since then.
Straight & Curly 80: The hidden load at home
In every household there’s generally one person that keeps track of allllll the little things that keep the family – big or small – running smoothly.
Straight & Curly 79: Life Hack Experiment – Single-tasking
Carly and Kelly tried single-tasking for a week and one of them failed spectacularly. Can you guess which one?!
What to do when you have too many ideas and no focus
Most ideas seem amazing in the moment, but when you give them a day or two to marinate, their flaws become apparent. This is true for everyone.
Straight and Curly 78: Should you ever work for free?
If you want to get ahead in any creative industry, chances are you’re going to have to work for free. Here’s how to figure out when it’s worthwhile.
Straight and Curly 77: Dealing with information overload
Drowning in sea of information? Not sure where to focus your attention? In this episode Kelly and Carly share how they turn off the tap when they need to.
Is this why meditation isn’t ‘working’ for you
If you’ve tried meditation in the past and decided it’s not for you, it’s definitely worth revisiting it by trying the four things I mention in this post.
Straight and Curly 76: Phone addiction
Carly removed the Facebook app from her phone ages ago. After watching her do it, plus listening to another friend espouse the benefits of it, I too removed it from my phone.
Straight and Curly 75: How to boost your memory
Carly’s quite good at remembering things. I am totally rubbish at it. In this episode we share tips and tricks for mastering your memory!
Reflections at 40 – Legacy – 40/40
I wanted to tackle a big subject today. Something like ‘the meaning of life’. But then I realised, I don’t actually think there is one.
Reflections at 40 – Success – 39/40
While I enjoy the recognition that comes with success (especially if it’s recognition from my peers), success itself is not a massive driver for me.
Reflections at 40 – Action – 38/40
It’s important to understand that the thoughts in our head don’t need to dictate our actions. Negative thoughts don’t preclude positive action.
Reflections at 40 – Whitespace – 37/40
If there’s one thing the pace and distractions of the modern world has deprived us of, it’s that space in which we have the power to choose our response.
Reflections at 40 – Shyness – 36/40
I’ve always blamed that ‘terrible’ combination of shyness + introversion for my inability to connect with people, particularly new-to-me people
Reflections at 40 – Creativity – 35/40
More than anything, being creative involves a willingness to try new things. Most of those things don’t work, but that doesn’t matter.
Reflections at 40 – Relationships – 34/40
The trick is to surround ourselves with people who make us feel good about ourselves, who love us, for who we are, not just what we could be.
Reflections at 40 – Acceptance – 33/40
Step one in acceptance was realising I couldn’t control all future disasters out of my life, no matter how hard I tried.
Reflections at 40 – Entitlement – 32/40
I couldn’t believe what the Universe was delivering up here. By the time the dust settled, however, I’d learned a new and important lesson.
Reflections at 40 – Blogging – 31/40
Deep in the grips of overwhelm and depression and with exactly zero ‘free’ time on my hands, I did what any sane person would do. I started a blog.
