Ep 39: Girl Night In (A Campervan)

This week I (Suzy) go to extreme creative lengths to get some headspace in lockdown round 3 in the UK.... In a desperate bid to hear my own thoughts again, I pack my suitcase with goodies and I drive 2 minutes around the corner, to the edge of the forest. These goodies include, of course, lots of creative materials to get my mojo going again - including pink gin, tiffin, random make up, a boom box, a massive pad, glue and sexy underwear.  Missing my girls night outs, here I share my top 6 learnings from my Girl Night In (a Campervan), just in case you're inspired to do the same (obviously Lad Night In totally possible too, and Girl Night In A Car...). Able to hear myself think I also had some revelatory insights - like the fact that the psychological phenomenon of 'hedonic adaptation' is happening to me right now... and I need to get back to hairy hostels as soon as possible to combat this... Tune in for this, and other epiphanies.  And, if anyone you know is struggling to find headspace right now, why not kindly share this episode with them?  References: The article I wrote for Psychologies magazine on the hedonic mill is here Hugless Douglas is this book  To follow Big Juicy Creative for loads of inspiration on living creatively, see: Instagram: @bigjuicycreativeliving Facebook @bigjuicycreativeliving LinkedIn: @suzybashford contact Suzy: suzy@bigjuicycreative.co.uk And remember, you can still get your free wintspiration fridge poster (family friendly and grown-up versions available!) visit: www.bigjuicycreative.co.uk

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Big Juicy Creative is the show which nurtures your busy creative soul, so you thrive personally and professionally. You could be in a ‘creative’ career, like marketing or the arts, or maybe you wish you did something more creative. This podcast will show you how, if you approach your life with creativity – a bit more openness, curiosity, self-expression, imagination - it will become bigger, juicier and more meaningful. Creativity is about way more than painting or poetry, and this show brings you inspirational tales from beyond the creative department, from farming to fractions. Your host, Suzy Bashford, is a freelance journalist, who writes about creativity among other things, a workshop facilitator and a speaker. As well as interviews, she’ll bring you shorter, solo podcasts where she sums up and test-drives the advice she’s given, reporting back to you with her trademark honesty. Suzy is a mum on a mission to unleash our collective creativity so we can solve the world’s big problems… and we need buckets of creativity for that, so please get listening! For more info: www.bigjuicycreative.co.uk IG: @bigjuicycreativeliving FB: @bigjuicycreative LI: Suzy Bashford