DEB PAK

Are you feeling a bit 'stuck' and in need of some fresh new ideas? Check out this list for 17 ways to boost your creative thinking for free! 1. Hang out with kids. Kids really do have the best ideas! Observe their fantasy play and story-telling. Watch as their inventive story lines unfold in their role playing. It might just give you that brainwave you've been searching for! 2. Open your mind. This is a really hard thing to do but... try to forget everything you know (sounds

We are all creative geniuses. Sometimes you just need to know how to find yours! For me, it all boils down to four major factors. Time, energy, space and inspiration. We are all busy with 'life' whether we are working or not. Whether we are mums, dads or anything in between. The older we get, the faster and busier life seems to move. So when it comes to finding your creative genius you need time to think. And believe it or not this can be achieved quite easily. Look at your d

To be honest, I hardly read any children's books until I had kids of my own. But once I did start reading them I quickly realised how funny they could be! I can still remember the book that inspired me to write. It was Willbee the Bumblebee by Craig Smith. It was funny, it mentioned the Women's Weekly (and being a kiwi I could relate to this) and the rhyming was great. And so, with my new found inspiration, I started to write children's books of my own. I started writing my f

Up at 5. Into the gym. Pump some iron. Music in. Shower, breakfast, Brush kids' hair. Farewell husband. Down the stair. Feed the dog. Shut the gate. Kids to daycare. Can't be late!. Into work. Coffee time!! Open emails. Look at crime. Stolen cars, Drugs and guns. Find out who, Is on the run! Help find bad guys. Click and clack. Stolen car, In cul-de-sac. 4 o'clock. Back out the door. Get to day-care. Just past four. Drive back home. Open gate. Pat the dog. Mail can wait. C