Tag Archives: Inspiration

Reasons to be greatful #8 – autumn sunshine

Posted on Oct 27, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

It’s been a bit quiet over here recently. I’ve been trying to manage some pretty rubbish fatigue, which I think may be linked to my on going efforts to try to balance out my hormones and manage my PCOS through … Continue reading →

Posted in Brilliant Britain, gratitude, Inspiration, nature | Tagged autumn, fall, gratitude, infertility, Inspiration, living with infertility, pcos, reasons to be grateful, ttc, ttclookforbeauty | 2 Comments

Friday fun

Posted on Aug 31, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

I wanted to share a quick pic of these origami elephants that I made last week for my boyfriend’s birthday. My normal creative MO is cutting paper, but I didn’t start there. Several years ago I became interested in paper … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Craft, Paper | Tagged Art, artist, artists, Inspiration, Origami, Paper, paper art, paper artist, paper cutter, paper cutting | 2 Comments

Reasons to be grateful #6 – swimming with my sister

Posted on Aug 21, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

There hasn’t been a huge amount of activity on this blog for a week or more as I’m a bit exhausted and taking a bit of down time. However, Laurie from the lovely blog Meditations in Motion posted this post … Continue reading →

Posted in gratitude, infertility, mental health, swimming | Tagged gratitude, infertility, Inspiration, living with infertility, long distance swimming, reasons to be grateful, swimming | 7 Comments

Blogging – taking some down time

Posted on Aug 12, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

Things aren’t often noisy over here on Magpie, but they’ve been a bit quieter than usual. I’ve been having a bit of an emotional slump, which I think are related to the hormone injections I’ve been having as part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Craft, creative work, infertility, wellbeing | Tagged Art, Craft, creativity, down time, experiments with colour, Inspiration, new materials, paper cutting, wellbeing | 11 Comments

Objects with Meaning #21 – Birthday nail varnish

Posted on Jul 11, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

This is a part of a series of photos of objects that have meaning to me. Want to know a little more about the origin of this project? Have a read here. Fellow magpies, what objects have meaning for you? … Continue reading →

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Objects with Meaning #20 – Glam headband

Posted on Jul 4, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

This is a part of a series of photos of objects that have meaning to me. I’ve still never worn it, 7 years later. Want to know a little more about the origin of this project? Have a read here. … Continue reading →

Objects with Meaning #19 – Birthday Card

Posted on Jun 27, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight