by Believe | Aug 16, 2017 | Blog
This week I am indulging my creative side by attending Swanwick, an annual 6-day gathering for writers held at the Hayes Conference centre in Derbyshire. The event is a heady mix of mingling with writers of all genres from poetry, short stories, through to novels and...
by Believe | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog
The Artist’s Way for Retirement aims to bring structure and purpose to the life of the retired person. Inevitably, when faced with a structured approach to anything, there is the potential temptation to plan everything rigidly in your diary. This can bring a certain...
by Believe | Feb 26, 2017 | Blog
During the 12-week journey with The Artist’s Way for Retirement, one of the tasks is to treat yourself to a weekly artist’s date. The idea is to schedule a date for you alone, for around an hour, as you would do with someone important, to do something to please just...
by Believe | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog
Immediately after taking early retirement from work in late 2010, I was faced with the loss of my mother, who died suddenly after a long illness. My father had died the year before. Aged 51, I found myself at the start of a journey for which I had no route map. I...