Eleanor
Writer, editor and arts consultant. Theatre, editing, poetry, intersectional feminism, politics, writing, food and owls, mostly. Mum of two. New resident of Birmingham. She/her.
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- Are you a neurodiverse freelancer? Would you like advice and tips from the woman who literally wrote the book on adult ADHD diagnosis? Well, you're in luck! @katbrownwrites.com is running a workshop for Many Hats in March – now online and under £50! www.many-hats.org/events/freel...
- The love of my life just walked in to our room at 10pm, dumped a huge pile of clean, dryer-warmed laundry on our bed, and apparently I'm not allowed to burrow in like a hamster and deal with it in the morning?!
- If you don't have melted cheese on your laptop do you really have Christmas joy in your heart?
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- If you're a freelancer with tax questions, or you're worrying about the Making Tax Digital switch over that's coming, last shout for the first Many Hats workshop on Thursday lunchtime. £25 tickets here: www.many-hats.org/events/every...
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- When I launched many-hats.org, I wanted to make sure the workshops are as accessible as possible. There are £10 and half-price places available, allocated by a lottery. Please see the website for more details and to enter the lottery!
- The first Many Hats professional development for freelancers workshops are coming up in December 2025, with others in January, February and March. Check out the upcoming workshops at many-hats.org and use EARLYBIRD25 to get £25 off any day-long workshop booked before the end of October!
- Did you know that I now run Many Hats, offering professional development workshops specifically for freelancers? Please take a look and spread the word! www.many-hats.org
- In an act of astonishing hubris, I have had both flu and covid vaccines today, in the same arm. God help me parenting a four-year-old whirlwind all day tomorrow...
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- My new business many-hats.org is LIVE. Professional development for freelancers, with workshops led by some amazing people including @ambermb.bsky.social @verybrinteresting.bsky.social @cloreleadership.bsky.social @katbrownwrites.com @mazhedgehog.bsky.social @nadpatel.bsky.social Please share!
- The first 8 workshops are bookable now: Pitching and partnerships, Climate literacy, Marketing and branding yourself, Freelancing as a neurodiverse person, Making Tax Digital, A beginners' guide to tax, Global perspectives and Your leadership toolkit. Tell your freelance friends! many-hats.org
- Aaaaand in Birmingham motorists destroy Low Traffic Neighbourhood barriers, speed through pedestrian crossings, park wherever they like, and daily endanger, injure and kill cyclists and pedestrians. Another way is possible, but it requires more political backbone than we're likely to find here.
- @jonturney.bsky.social seems like you might know someone?
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- This weekend’s cake, for someone who was rather less than 70. (She’s four, and very deep in a princess phase.)
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- By this logic, the Landlord is actually the parent of any child or children conceived in the property.
- Happy birthday, @jonturney.bsky.social. Here is the cake I made at the weekend.
- As the world continues to be a terrible place, I need you all to know that my friend's dinosaur-obsessed one-year-old saw dinosaurs with feathers at the Natural History Museum and now calls them "fluffy rar-rars". FLUFFY RAR-RARS.
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- Payments on account (paying tax on money you haven't earned yet as a freelancer) is a fucking insane system. How are we still doing this?!
- Working 2m from the freezer which C had the foresight to fill with ice lollies is very good, actually.
- Reposted by EleanorSummer is a time of connection, abundance and creative energy, but also one where freelancers can feel overstretched. The Creative Freelancer’s Climate Almanac is a free resource designed to support artists, producers, and independent creatives to take climate action in seasonal, sustainable ways.
- Christ on a bike. (To be clear, @jonturney.bsky.social is asking me because I have a degree from Warwick, not becasue I had anything to do with this.)
- Me, trying to spell my name over the phone after very little sleep: "T for turtoise." The Hyundai receptionist was extremely professional.
- Reposted by EleanorBallet icon Carlos Acosta has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Birmingham for his outstanding contribution to dance and culture. 👏 A powerful recognition of artistic excellence and impact. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- "WHY ARE YOU WEARING THAT FACE?" my three-year-old screams at me as I attempt to eat my breakfast. Happy Monday, everyone!
- Well, our day began with our 6-year-old spilling a whole cup of coffee across both of C's laptops. So that's good.
- Really enjoyed writing this for Mog's excellent substack. Featuring coffee, choas and @hollyhopkins.bsky.social's book.
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- Read this this morning, on cooking for a toddler, and it's absolutely beautiful.
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- Taught our kid to play Santorini and he immediately beat us both. Twice.
