Category: List making

Recipes for happiness

Apr 3, 2019

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Pen

in Bookshops, creativity, decluttering, libraries, List making, Living creatively, Simplifying

That warm glow of excitement and satisfaction It’s been a while since my last blog post and I make no apology. I don’t write them for click-bait – they’re for contemplation and the odd laugh. I’ve been working – writing non-fiction – and, of course, reading. One thing I read expresses precisely my situation about…
Changing lives – making lists and having fun

Dec 12, 2017

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Pen

in Christmans presents, libraries, List making

Why write? ‘It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by.’ I’ve quoted Vita Sackville West https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vita_Sackville-West before but this bears repeating. Writing or any activity that produces something will prevent that feeling of empty past days. But it should also be remembered that Vita Sackville West probably had servants.…