Category Archives: Creativity

The naked truth

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Katherine Baldwin

I’m just emerging from hibernation after a virus confined me to my bedroom for a number of days. It was a pretty horrible experience, particularly for someone who’s not used to getting sick and who prefers to be out doing … Continue reading →

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Love me, love my guacamole

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Katherine Baldwin

It was the pizza that did it. I was sitting in Pizza Express on London’s Southbank chatting with a friend when I spotted a notice on the table. It was one of those flimsy, upright cardboard things with a picture … Continue reading →

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Postcard from Mexico City

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

I’m writing this from a café in the afternoon sunshine – one of the advantages of taking a trip to Mexico in December. It’s winter here too, supposedly, and many chilangos (as Mexico City dwellers are affectionately known) like to … Continue reading →

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Alone but not lonely

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

If I’d written this blog a day or two ago, as I stood with my feet in the Pacific Ocean surf and watched the sky turn pink above me, it would have read differently. Back then, as my toes sank … Continue reading →

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Upside down

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

On Monday morning of last week, I was in a North Wales aquarium looking at the fish, sharks, seals and sea lions. On Tuesday, I was at the theatre in London’s West End to see Richard III – on a … Continue reading →

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Vulnerability

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

“Every morning, I set an intention to be courageous.” Those words have been ambling around my brain for the last few days, ever since I heard Brené Brown utter them on Wednesday evening, during a Q and A on vulnerability … Continue reading →

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Waiting for my honeymoon

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

Yes, I’m waiting for my honeymoon. But before you fall off your chair, no, I haven’t gone and got married. Nor am I even remotely close. I don’t think exchanging a few emails with a couple of random guys on … Continue reading →

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Abundance

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

It’s been over two weeks since I wrote on this blog, which is a sure sign that something is out of kilter. Having time to blog generally means my life is well balanced – that everything is in its rightful … Continue reading →

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Staying alive

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

If you managed to read to the bottom of my last post, I congratulate and thank you. It was a long one. I realise blog posts are supposed to be short and I should probably be saving a lot of … Continue reading →

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A healthy dose of self-belief

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Katherine Baldwin

I’ve learned quite a lot this year but maybe the most important thing I’ve learned is that when we have a gut instinct, a vision or an idea that nags at us and doesn’t go away, it’s wise to act … Continue reading →

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