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Category Archives: Things to Do
How much of your life are you living on automatic pilot?
This is my route home from work: the M62. As motorways go, it’s beautiful, cutting through Saddleworth Moor. But often I arrive home and I can’t really remember how I got there. I’ve driven on automatic pilot, my mind … Continue reading
Here’s an inspiring website for you
Here’s a really inspiring idea: the Do Lectures. The Do Lectures apparently began in a field in Wales with the idea that “people who Do things can inspire the rest of us to go and Do things, too.”Go to the … Continue reading
What else could that ring buy?
“What else could that ring buy?” asks Laura Vanderkam in her book All the money in the world. The average couple in the States spends $5.392 on an engagement ring and, according to Laura, it’s not necessarily money well spent. … Continue reading
The joy of making things
My last post was about the satisfaction of doing things for yourself rather than paying someone else to do them and I’m still thinking about making things. A doctor friend once said he envied my job at the BBC. The … Continue reading
Is doing something yourself much more satisfying than paying someone to do it for you?
In Tuesday’s post about 18 Inspiring Stories of Real People Doing Inspiring Things, I mentioned John-Paul Flintoff, a journalist who started making his own clothes. As if making his own clothes wasn’t enough, rather than getting a professional rat-catcher in … Continue reading
18 Inspiring Stories of Real People Doing Inspiring Things
I love reading real-life stories of people changing their lives and living in a different way. It started when I read Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love and practically had withdrawal symptoms when I finished it. I loved it. It made … Continue reading
Can I enjoy a few days away in London on my own without spending a fortune?
I went to London twice in March for a few days each time. Given that I’ve only just got work after a period of unemployment, I wondered whether I could really have a good time on my own in the … Continue reading
Posted in london, Money, Saving money, Things to Do
Tagged free exhibition, free left luggage, london, london on the cheap, saving money, travelling alone
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The Haven of Low Expectations
You know when someone tells you that this really brilliant film is out that you must see. You absolutely cannot miss this film. It’s life-changing. The cinematography is amazing. The story is gripping. You go to the cinema. You leave … Continue reading
Where does the time go?
It’s nearly two weeks since I posted on my blog – and I can’t really say where those two weeks have disappeared to. Sometimes, I seem to have weeks where I get a lot done and can look at what … Continue reading
Why Don’t You Just Switch Off Your TV Set And Go And Do Something Less Boring Instead?
As you probably already know, I should still be on my six week silent retreat. Although I didn’t go, I decided to make some changes at home – the sorts of changes I’d have made if I had been on … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiring Books, Retreats, Things to Do, Time
Tagged sark, the artists way, things to do, time, time management, wasting time, watch less TV, why don't you
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