Saying no – Fleur Blüm

Too busy? Me?

I read an interesting article on the saying no to the Cult of Busyness yesterday. It advocates doing only one thing at a time, and I can’t say I’m completely on board with that, but I do think that our society undervalues down-time. I’m particularly bad at this, juggling a few competing priorities; social contact, work,…

March 5, 2018

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Music, My Journey

Busyness, Destrends, Holidays, life, live music, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Music, Saying no, Sydney Road Street Party, Writing

Unemployment Update

Once again I am unemployed. I quit my casual hospitality job last week because I was unhappy. Not because I disliked the work, which was fine if mechanical, but because the people I was working with/for were doing my head in. I have tried, particularly over the last 6 months, to surround myself with people…

May 20, 2012

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My Journey

Nurturing yourself, Saying no

Feeling the pull to go back to the old mentality

Recently I have found myself thinking about (and being asked about) what I plan to do with my Arts degree (and in a larger sense my life). Now while this is a totally valid question I have to keep taking a step back and remembering that I didn’t start this degree (and journey) for the…

April 28, 2012

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My Journey

Motivation, Psychology, Respecting the Journey, Saying no, Self Esteem

Tough Decisions

This week I made one of the most difficult decisions of my life. Back story: About eight months ago I decided to go to Burning Man 2012 on a whim. I had been inspired by some of the Trey Ratcliffe’s photos from the event and it had been something I’d wanted to go to for…

April 21, 2012

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My Journey, Travel

Adventure, Bad days, Inspiration, Nurturing yourself, Psychology, Relationships, Saying no, Self Esteem

That word again: Potential

At the beginning of last year (2011) I enrolled in a Masters of Business Administration at Swinburne University in Melbourne. I thought at the time that by adding the intellectual stimulation of study I would be less miserable. As you would have figured that was not the case, however I am doing a subject this…

March 26, 2012

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My Journey

Making your own path, Nurturing yourself, Saying no, Self Esteem

What am I really doing?

Today is one of those days when I think what am I really doing? Do I seriously think that sitting around, going for walks, chatting with friends, watching tv, blogging, doing doodles, making things – doing all the stuff that has filled my days for the last five weeks – is a legitimate way to…

December 9, 2011

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My Journey

Bad days, Depression, Loneliness, Nurturing yourself, Saying no, Self Esteem

It’s ok to be me

This post is partly inspired by this video by a lovely friend Jack and partly to do with some realisations I’ve had particularly over the last week. It’s ok to be me. Just me. Only I can truly be me and I have a responsibility to the world (but more importantly to myself) to be…

November 26, 2011

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My Journey

Nurturing yourself, Saying no, Self Esteem