Hi Stephanie, oooh thankyou! Coming from you, Madame bright and glorious sea animals, that means a great deal. Didn’t realise you lived near the sea, makes sense. Cheers for the comment. xx

Hi Nicole

This is such a fabulous and helpful comment. I absolutely will do a “day in the life”; I could even do a series. And you’re right, it sure as anything ain’t graceful. There’s a lot of duck-leg-paddling that goes on. And balancing family, home, my mum (who suffers with dementia but has excellent carers – thanks for asking after her) is as tricky for me as for everyone else with a full-time job. Saying that, I do have the luxury of setting my own hours, so if I want to tackle mum’s overgrown garden, or need to take a child to swimming lessons, it’s easy to do.

Im especially pleased that Ive helped you overcome some of those obstacles and “i can’t” thoughts that stop us from working. I do think cutting through the mystique is important. Anyone can do it, it’s just finding the time and doing the graft. I’m so glad, especially, that the cheating blog was useful. I cant tell you how croiss it makes me that people who want to draw and express theor creativity feel inhibited from doing it thanks to some silly nonsensical “rules”. Cheating aint a thing, and that’s fab to hear my blog helped you.

So yes, when the “day in the life” blog comes out, youll be the one to blame!

Thanks Nicole

X Lizzie