Yayoi Kusama's Obliteration Room @tate Modern is colourful sticker joy for big people and little people in equal measure. The rainbow rivers and roads on the walls, faces, messages, patterns that have been created together are splendid.
Free and no need to book a slot, super fun #tatemodern #yayoikusama #obliterationroom #tateplay #londonwithkids #colourmad #rainbowismyfavouritecolour #rainbowπ #colourfuldesign #playisforeveryone
I have decided to embelish like so every dress I own - if it doesn't have a pocket or two, it'll get a crocheted one toute suite. Orange + green = summer
Psychology love and appreciation post #3 of 3 (for now).
I read three books recently that really shifted how I regard health and happiness, and how I deal with my strengths and weaknesses.
First is brilliant @drjulie's Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? - an absolute revelation and handbook. It's a wonderful compendium of exercises and cool stuff about thought biases, gratitude, values, everyday practical tools, that best friend therapist you wish you had.
Second is @dr.tracyphd's Future Tense: Why Anxiety Is Good For You (Even Though It Feels Bad) and what an epiphany this was, understating that anxiety is not a negative emotion, but a great asset, an evolutionary advantage, a survival skill that can be used to better yourself. Also super insightful facts on the history of emotional numbing.
Third is @drchatterjee's Happy Mind Happy Life - liberating clarification of what happiness really means and how to nurture it. So inspiring. A guide on contentment, alignment, the mirage of fabricated happiness, a simple framework to understand what makes us feel content, and how to live in the present.
#psychology #mentalhealth #happiness #makeyourownhappy #gratitudeattitude #valuesmatter #healthyandhappy
Buzzing here @dugdalecentre craft fair - come see me and other super talented local makers.
#enfieldtown #enfieldtownmarket #enfieldcrafts #enfieldcraftmarket #dugdalecentre #culturepalaceenfield #icraft #imadethis #craftersofinstagram #crochetgirlpower #crochetlove #crochetsociety
If, like me, you missed Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms @tate Modern, Dopamine Land is the next best thing.
Happiness inducing music and stories, joy triggering play such as gaming, crafting, dancing, pillow fighting, ball pit swimming, soothing feels from writing on walls and watching lights move. For all ages, too.
Really well put together immersive experience and brilliant multi sensory installations in each of what felt like so many rooms.
#dopamineland #londonlove #immersiveexperience @fever_uk #londonwithkids
Dopamine Land immersive experience @fever_uk - finally a multisensory thrill that's not just for babies. Makes for some super funky colour tripping and all of the rooms trigger really happy feels.
#dopamineland #londonlove #southkensington #immersiveexperience
Actual printed business cards for an actual real life craft fair that I'll attend on Sunday @dugdalecentre Culture Palace as an actual seller of actually pretty darn wonderful crochet items (if I do say so myself). I am SO SO excited to see real people look at the stuff I crafted on the sofa while watching movies during the pandemic and possibly have them brighten up their outfits and homes, and also meet fellow crafters and artists from #enfieldtown, while having @enfood_serving_sustainability great food and drinks, come see us.
Oh she loves a trip, much to her dad's dismay, who'd gladly sit on a beach for hours on end without needing to explore it in its entirety or venture to the island in the distance. Oh no, she takes after me, my little travel companion. Bringing me flowers for this photo β€οΈπ§‘πππππ
I am calling these Little Busy Bee Bags. I made a bunch and will have them on sale at @dugdalecentre #craftmarket on the 17th of July, alongside other of my #crochetcrafts.
Come meet Enfield's loveliest crafters
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