Tag: blogging
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One Step at a Time
I have struggled with this lately. Like, really struggled. I wanted to be further along on my journey, closer to where I want to be. I spent most of the summer learning and absorbing and dreaming about my bigger picture goals. Ask me what I achieved this summer…. The answer is this: Not a whole…
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9 Reasons Why You Are Just a Complicated Houseplant
Hey Friend! If you have been around here for more than five minutes, you’ll know that I love houseplants. To have a house full of luscious green leafy plants, to bring life, colour and cosiness to my home, was a goal I’d had for years. After many failures of one plant after another sadly meeting…
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Small wins
Hey there, how is your week going? Busy?? Sometimes we are so busy, that we miss the small wins in life, that are worth celebrating. There are time we need to do a speed check and slow things down a little. Growing houseplants, and taking care of them, has taught me about slowing down, and…
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Kindness is a weapon…
Be a light to those Who’ve lost their way Let love and kindness Lead them on To brighter places And better days – Carrie Baker I wrote this short poem while I was getting ready for my day, as I was thinking about a recent ‘about me’ blog post I wrote (you can read that…
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Hi! I’m Carrie…
You may be new around here, or maybe you’re an old face looking in to see if I’m actually going to do anything… at all, with my pages. Let me introduce myself, because I don’t think I have really done that yet! As you already know, my name is Carrie. At the wonderful age of…
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And Breathe
Hey friend, How are you?I had hopes of showing up more on the old ‘socials’ and building my online community… But my half term week off was spent mostly feeling unwell and now we are back into the work/school run/school trip malarkey and I’ve not done much. But you know what?That’s ok. I’m learning to…
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7 Signs You Need To Rest
Today, I went and sat on this beach with my journal and pen. I should have been continuing with the spring clean we decided to get done this half term week, but my body has had some things to say. Listening to our body and making time for rest when we need it, is often…
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Why you need to get to the heart of your goals, for 2022
You’ve been thinking about the whole New Years resolution thing for a while now, and maybe like me, over the last few years, you haven’t set any. If you are being honest with yourself, the reason is that you’re tired of failing. You know how it goes, that first week you do really well, and…
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Never Underestimate the Power of Your Words
I was lovingly reminded at the school pick up Friday afternoon, by my wonderfully clever-writer-friend, who asked when she might expect to read another blog post. I loved her gentle nudge, and when she did I knew what I needed to write. Her words pushed me into motion, I am so grateful to be surrounded…
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What is Holding You Back?
I love talking to people about their dreams and goals for the future. But as I listen, they often tell me of the things that stop them from going after and pursuing those dreams. It was almost always, fear Fear of failure. Fear they couldn’t do it. Fear of being laughed at and embarrassed. Fear…
Carrie Baker - The Growth Collective 