by Jess | Dec 5, 2011 | Guest Posts, Musings, My life
Welcome to Simple Pleasures week here on Epheriell Designs! It’s that time of year when we’re all getting insanely busy with holiday preparations, parties, gift-buying, and wrapping up our work for the year. It’s easy for the end of the year to...
by Jess | Dec 1, 2011 | Crafty Biz, Musings, My life
I’m feeling a stirring of unease. Of tension. And it’s okay. This feeling used to worry me until I realised something. My life (and probably yours, too) works in cycles… in waves. There are times when I feel energised a driven and on top of the world...
by Jess | Nov 15, 2011 | Musings, My life
As I write this, I am laying here flat on my back with my laptop balanced on my legs. This evening I just bent over and my back went BAM – so I am a little bit immobile! It’s so frustrating when something like this happens, isn’t it? I mean, I *just*...
by Jess | Nov 14, 2011 | Crafty Biz, Musings, My life
I believe it might be impossible for me to do nothing. And by nothing, I mean nothing. I don’t mean meditating, or sleeping, or ‘resting’… I mean being fully awake, yet still. Even when I’m relaxing, I still have to be doing something....
by Jess | Oct 21, 2011 | Guest Posts, Musings
I think one of the most difficult aspects of any kind of creative pursuit is shutting out the noise. The buzz in your head that says ‘maybe I should be more like…’ or ‘that’s working really well for them, maybe I should…’ or ‘what IS it about her (and...
by Jess | Oct 19, 2011 | Art, Guest Posts, Musings
When an email popped up asking me if I’d write a guest post for Epheriell Designs my first thought was; “I can’t do that. I’m not arty. I’m not crafty. I’m not creative enough to write for Jess’ blog.†It seems that is a recurrent theme in my life....
