To resolve or not? Are you a resolutioner? I was asked before New Years Eve what my goals for 2019 were; and after a long, hard look at things, I decided resolutions were not going to be my focus this year. It’s not that I didn’t have goals (here at Flock we love new and exciting targets and projects!) but …
Words by our favourite guest writer: Sophia Smith How do you feel when you put on the finest little black dress you own, a pair of pumps, and treat your lips to a touch of red? Isn’t it delightfully empowering and liberating at the same time? The same can go for wearing a raggedy tank top with a pale residue of …
Words by Sophia Smith As the pace of life keeps speeding up, we need to find the best ways to slow down in the middle of such haste. While it’s almost impossible to pinpoint all the reasons behind this global rush, we know that we’re always busy, doing something, with no time to spare for doing nothing or switching to …
Ah, the summer holidays. Alfresco breakfasts, paddling pools and throwing caution to the wind when it comes to bedtimes. However, the harsh reality is that for working parents the summer holidays bring a particularly intense brand of stress to daily life. The added expense of childcare outside of term-time means that many of us are run ragged juggling work and …
From the outside looking in – or, if you prefer, from the appearance of the ubiquitous glossy Instagram account – running your own business is the dream. The Dream ‘That elusive work/life balance will be mine for the taking!’ I told myself when I set up Flock. Commuting replaced with morning yoga. Picking my daughter up from school. Meeting interesting …
Life can get so noisy with so many pressing demands on our time and attention. In a world that glorifies productivity and being busy, you could say slowing down is a rebellious act. We’re conditioned to live life on a treadmill – squeezing in that self-improvement podcast on the way to work and catching up with the world news via …
Last week I went on a long drive, saw a patch of blue sky big enough to make a pair of sailor’s trousers and got a bit overexcited. You see, I found myself imagining – fancifully, as it turned out – that this little square of blue signalled the end of Winter. I have to admit, I disappeared into a …
How much Nothing do you Do? Life is busy-busy and when there’s so much to do, genuine downtime or Doing Nothing falls pretty low down priority lists. And then when you might have the opportunity to do absolutely nada, do you take it? Or do you fidget a bit, think of things you could/should be doing and promptly get busy …
I don’t know whether its the changing seasons or a distant memory of the new school term but the start of September often feels more like New Year than actual New Year. I don’t really ‘do’ New Years resolutions in January let alone September but I do have an enhanced feeling of ‘intent’ right now about a few things. Autumn …
