As this year and decade draw to a close, the second most significant relationship of my life is coming to an end. It's not just been significant in length; it's also important due to how it has shaped me as a person. In November 2010 I started work at UAL, and my impending farewell on... Continue Reading →
Sustainability can seem like such a huge subject, that it's easy to become overwhelmed and wonder what on earth you can do that will possibly make a difference. The more you read, however, the more you'll start to work out which aspects really speak to you and where you'd like to focus your efforts. For... Continue Reading →
I really enjoy sewing and love making things, but I have very few clothes in my wardrobe that I made myself. The reason for this is a) finding the motivation is hard, and b) even when I've done something before, I don't often recall exactly how to do it. This is why I really enjoy... Continue Reading →
I recently realised that it's been a while since I wrote about my adventures in sewing for Rarely Wears Lipstick, even though I've been doing a fair bit. I did a one-day feminist embroidery workshop in January 2017, a tie-making workshop at the Jewish Museum in April 2016, and a one-day introduction to embroidery at Hand... Continue Reading →
I'm currently volunteering one day a week at UAL's Archives and Special Collections Centre (ASCC), based at London College of Communication in Elephant & Castle. This week, I got to join one of the tours given to students. The tour took place in the search room, which is where visiting researchers sit to explore the... Continue Reading →
Starting a long and tiring week going through the contents of every dusty box in the room didn't fill Jenny with joy. Of all the things she loved about her job, this was the part that felt the most arduous. Ahead of her were days of lifting each container down from its shelf, comparing the... Continue Reading →
A couple of years ago, I wrote a post about returning to higher education as a mature student. At the end of the article, I promised further posts on research and planning but then promptly forgot all about it. As I'm currently attempting to start another research project, I thought now was a good time... Continue Reading →
At the start of this calendar year I decided that I wanted to learn something new. I'm a sucker for a good evening class and love to have an outlet for my creativity, so I had a look at the short courses on offer at the University of the Arts London. I should point out... Continue Reading →
Back in 2010, I went along to a class at The School of Life and spent an evening pondering what types of work I would enjoy. It was interesting focusing on tasks, workplace environments and types of careers in a way that I hadn't done since school - looking at what might be fulfilling rather... Continue Reading →
I've written about taking a short course to learn something new on this blog but it feels strange that, other than that, I've not really tackled the topic of lifelong learning before. After all, I spent 17 of the the first 22 years of my life in full-time education and, since then, I've spent many... Continue Reading →