by Jess | Thursday, June 23, 2022 | Experiments, Life, Rituals & Routines
We just celebrated the winter solstice here in Australia, and as I’ve been thinking a lot about how to create my own secular celebrations to mark the passing of time, I decided to craft my own solstice ritual this year. There were a number of elements I wanted...
by Jess | Monday, May 6, 2013 | Experiments
So, Dr Michael Mosley’s Horizon documentary – Eat, Fast, and Live Longer – was on here in Australia the other week. Nick and I watched it – and so did my parents. Independently of each other (even though we live next door!) my parents and Nick...
by Jess | Wednesday, October 31, 2012 | Experiments
{Experiment 3 – Nov 2012 {Experiment:Life – JessVanDen.com} from Jessica Van Den on Vimeo.} So, I’m currently in training for my first every triathlon! Okay, okay, so it’s just a starter tri – 300m swim, 10k ride and 2.5k run. I can...
by Jess | Wednesday, October 3, 2012 | Creativity, Experiments
So, last year I had the idea to create a calendar featuring artists that had been in my magazine – *bespoke*. I loved all of the Australian artwork that had come my way as the editor of the mag, and put some feelers out to see if any artists would be keen to...
by Jess | Saturday, September 29, 2012 | Experiments
I have 2 work inboxes for my businesses, and for many, many, many months (okay, pretty much forever) I’ve let emails pile up in my inboxes. I’ve attempted inbox zero in a half-hearted way before, but never actually done any research or committed to...
by Jess | Friday, September 28, 2012 | Experiments
So, you might have come across the Experiment posts on here and wonder ‘what’s up with that”? Well, my Experiments are the melding of my geeky scientific background with my endless curiosity and desire to experiment with my life. It’s where the...
