Hi Have you noticed a lot more lists around at this time of year – presents to get, shopping to do, who to send cards to or not? I've kept my mother's handwritten version of the latter, in columns, going back to the mid 90's with additions and crossi...

Hi MAPS this month, next week, is Monday, 11th December at 7.30pm. If you can join, please let me know ASAP. It's possibly a long shot as it's December, and I know a lot of you will be busy, but if there are a few of us or more, then I'd like to see...

Hi Advent begins today. I invite you to join a reflective journey – the Day Crafting Advent Pen Labyrinth. This special activity infuses your days with mindfulness, intention and a sense of calm amidst the festive hustle.Introducing the Day Crafting...

Hi Thank you for taking part in NOvember.If you found time and motivation to engage with the materials each week and put some of them into practice – well done! Would you please take a minute to complete this end survey?NOvember end surveyIf you want...

Hi I've read some research that says people get busy to a set level of 120% to match everyone around them. Only then do we find it easier to say no. This is also an affiliator / reciprocity trait. If everyone else is at 120% busy, I must match that b...

Hi So far, the practical exercises (all on the PDFs) in NOvember have covered learning about our default behaviour, our purpose and setting intentions to make us better prepared to say no when the time comes. This week the exercise is focussed on the...

Hi We've made it to week two of four. A month before NOvember, I asked two questions:If you said no more often, what would you want to free up?What do you find most challenging about saying no?Answers to 1 were evenly split between Energy a...

Hi MAPS this month, next week, is Monday, 13th November at 7.30pm. If you can join, please let me know. Please let me know if you have a question you'd like us to focus on. Otherwise, I would like to explore some affective circumplex elephant / sayin...

Hi The last few months have been wonderfully encouraging for the Day Crafting community. There are lots of Apprentice Courses happening, both open to anyone and through organisations wanting something bespoke. In the last year, I’ve wo...

Hi Week 1Before we start, if you still need to answer these three questions, please do that now. It takes 30 seconds.What do you want to use NOvember for? Being less busy? Having more time and energy? What is the product you're hoping to craft, and w...