Running a marathon Don’t over estimate how much food you need for training, I did and put on half a stone. Also keep a slow pace, you have a long way to go so don’t be temped to go fast just because you’re feeling good at the start. Do one long run a week but don’t forget to do speed sessions too!
Dealing with a break up
Don’t look back, use this time to discover yourself. You broke up for a reason so be strong and move on. Be excited for what the future holds.
Work year in Australia
Enjoy. Every. Second. Meet new people and travel around, soak it all up because the year will fly.
Would like advice on
Dealing with a bullying boss.
Managing work,kids and study.
Best advice received If it looks like shit, and it smells like shit, then it’s shit so just walk around it.
Owning a poodle
Don’t give them a stupid pompous haircut!! Poodles already have a bad name as poncy dogs, so giving them a haircut that makes them look like a fluffy evil alien is not going to improve the situation. Stick with the “PUPPY” cut, and if you want to get fancy, get their ears coloured – it stops traffic!
Looking for gallery representation Galleries get hundreds of letters, emails a year from artists seeking gallery representation, and it gets tedious for them to go through and follow up on each one. So most of these requests usually get thrown out and are rarely followed up. Unfair yes, but thats just the way the industry goes. A better way to get noticed by a gallery is to firstly get your work exhibited publicly; you can do this by being in an art prize, participating in a local art show or even having your work hung in an artist run space. You could then send your prospective gallery an invitation (with a photograph of your actual work on it) informing them about your particular work being exhibited, and that you would love them to view the work it in the flesh. By going about introducing yourself to them this way, you give the gallerist an opportunity to view your work in the flesh, and you will also stand out as a motivated pre-exhibiting artist. Gallerists love to “discover” new talent, and by receiving an invitation to view your work within a professional space, is a much better way to get noticed, rather than through a generic request of representation letter.
Buying an apartment in France
Don’t do it unless you have a vast amount of money, especially if it’s an older property that needs renovation- they are money pits!! Also you must be fluent in French both spoken and written as you really need to understand in detail what you are paying for with property taxes, legal and property management fees in order to retain control over your investment. If you don’t, you are in high risk to be taken advantage of, as with any foreign investment.
Would like advice on
None, I’m quite confident in my decisions and motivations.
Best advice received
I’m usually the one giving advice out.
Using Tinder for the first time ‘Real World’ dating rules don’t apply. Don’t play games. Make the
first move. Be nice. Don’t take offence. And most of all have fun.
Moving country
Save up enough money to spend your first few months in the country
either working in a fun, casual job or travelling around your new
home. This way you will establish a network of friends early on which
will make the transition to a new culture / country so much easier.
Travelling the world solo Have a rough itinerary of what you’d like to see but be open to
changing your plans at the drop of a hat, the suggestion of a fellow
traveller, or a wrong turn taken in the road…that’s where the adventure starts.
Snooping on your partners phone
Don’t, just don’t. If you find something bad the relationship is
over. If you don’t find something bad the relationship is over anyway
because the trust is gone.
Would like advice on How do you “breakup” with your flatmate.
Best advice received
You don’t have to tap dance in crap to realise it for what it is.
On being a grandparent When you see your offspring and partner making the same mistakes with their children that you made yourself, albeit a long time ago, learn to keep you big mouth SHUT.
On discovering Opera Opera’s a bit like falling in love; a lot of the time you haven’t the foggiest clue what’s going on, but there’s absolutely nothing quite like it in the whole wide world.
On falling in love Follow your heart and give her all you’ve got to give.
Best advice received Be yourself, play the hand you were dealt, make the most of life as every day is a gift.
Would like advice on I am OMNISCIENT ! [ sometimes…..]
Starting your own Zine
If you’re stuck on how to proceed, imagine the kind of zine that you’d love to discover. Then make it.
Visiting Japan for the first time
Japan is a very specific kind of place, so I’d suggest to the first time visitor to think up their dream holiday discovery, however strange it might be. Japan will probably have something that resembles it. Also: buy lots of socks. They will bring you joy for years afterwards.
On naming a rabbit Whatever name you give any pet will inevitably change, so don’t worry about it too much.
Best advice received I call it the 5% rule, it’s a healing strategy that is especially useful for fatigue and depression and it is: rather than trying to find something that makes you feel 100% better, look for things that make you feel 5% better, or 10% better, and do as many as you can manage. Not only does it work as a strategy to feel better, it promotes a philosophy of patience and progressive change.
Getting your book published
Don’t give up after the first rejection, but know when you get many rejections means it’s time to try again with a new book.
Taking young children to an art gallery
Arrange a babysitter or be prepared to take them outside for a break, also be prepared to spend a lot more attention on them than on the art work.
Getting over a broken heart Find something that makes you happy, settled or calm, something that is a treat for you without being too damaging, do that when it’s feeling hard.
Best advice received
At a recent funeral someone suggested living like you had one minute left of life, I don’t think we have to be that frantic but I appreciate the underlying sentiment of making moments count, enjoying the moment you’re in, doing what matters.
Would like advice on
Reducing the amount of screen time my kids have.
Running a marathon
