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Hi, I’m Julia

art , artist , creative , digital mum , freelance , london , richmond , sewing , social media , twickenham , visual

juliastrathearn's avatarJulia Strathearn

Welcome to my page, thanks for joining me! I’m new here, so please bear with me as I learn the ropes.

I’m a 34 year old mum of two (3 and 5) and I live in Twickenham, South West London. I am currently studying Social Media Management with the view to carve a new career for myself enabling me to work more flexibly for my family.

I have a huge passion for anything creative: Sewing, drawing, typography, calligraphy, illustration and card making etc. Since being a mum, these have all been put to the back burner until recently when I have made much more of an effort to prioritise myself in the evenings when the kids are asleep. ‘Me’ time is so vitality important, not only to remember who you were before you became a parent but its so important for mental health and relaxation.

A quick rundown of my…

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Fools rush in

change , debt , escape the norm , happiness , money , over thinking , searching , seeking more

crookedlittlearrow's avatarCrooked Little Arrow

How very unusual that I would be in all guns blazing with this blog thing and money saving and then not actually follow up and do either. Seriously though, why I am where I am is an inability to control the impulse of want it now and throwing down only to get bored and distracted and find another impulse to take my time for 5 minutes.

I don’t even remember how the brilliant money challenges went because I didn’t really follow through properly, colour me shocked. But I did go to Europe for 3 months in 2017 and to Morocco and Europe for another 6 weeks last year, so I guess I did something right? *shrug emoji*

I’m not going to lie, I am currently sitting at my desk at work as I write this, clearly not doing my work. I am just as, if not more disillusioned with the 9-5…

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Can we really find the right balance in life?

bloggingfundamentals, Finding balance, Happiness, happy life

Evgenia Profi, Content Strategist | UX writer | Copywriter's avatarNot a cliché

Everybody talks about work – life balance. It is a popular discussion with numerous answers and different approaches all over the public domain. It is addressed both practically and spiritually.

“Everything in
moderation” or “Pan metron ariston” said Cleobulus, one of the Seven Sages of
Greece. He talked about finding balance in the 6th century BC. Today
we still struggle to achieve this. Can we ever achieve the perfect balance? What
is it all about? Is it about the destination, or about the journey?

I do believe that
finding balance is not limited to the dipole between the personal and the
professional. Finding balance is relevant to all aspects of our lives, anything
that involves decision making and relations with others. No event is ever all
black or all white, hardly ever is someone completely right or completely
wrong. We constantly need to find balance and peace in our…

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