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Sara Starling - Voiceover British voiceover with a touch of magic! 30+ years with the BBC, corporate & commercial clients Voiceover Artist

23/12/2024

Thank you for keeping me company, for your support, and for all your delicious scripts. You make a difference to me, and to young Neville Longbottom the studio dog (still banned from the studio!)

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a happy, healthy, hopeful New Year - we hope this crackers audio Christmas card makes you smile!x

(Available for last minute panics 30th and 31st, then back in the studio as usual on 6th Jan.)

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โญ๐‘Š๐‘’๐‘๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’: โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘๐‘ ://๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”.๐‘๐‘œ.๐‘ข๐‘˜/

19/12/2024

๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™– ๐™—๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ค ๐™™๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ...?

Bitten off more than you could chew?
Accepted a challenge that was beyond reasonable?
Was actually flappin' daft?!

๐ŸŽ„Maybe you'll relate to the second of my festive audio treats...!
A micro-story, a vignette, a Murmuration.

โญMore audio treats in my festive blog https://sarastarling.co.uk/2024/12/16/a-feast-of-festive-voice-over-treats/

18/12/2024

Your bird in the booth's been busy creating three little festive fancies to get you in the spirit of the season!

I've been writing daily since August and people seem to like it. In fact, they insist I keep doing it. Oh and then they tell me to voice it, so that's what I've been doing.

This is the first in a whole series of little micro-stories or vignettes that I'm calling Murmurations. I hope you like it!

๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ข๐™–๐™™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š ๐™ ๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ฉ - ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™–๐™ง๐™š! So....This little bird's festive newsletter is out. These things shoul...
17/12/2024

๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ข๐™–๐™™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š ๐™ ๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ฉ - ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™–๐™ง๐™š!
So....

This little bird's festive newsletter is out.
These things should be ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป and full of ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ.

Think ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ-๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ to make you smile.
๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ, ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ-๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ผ
Recommendations to tickle your brain cells.
And as ever, a big, fat, thank you!

But I know not everyone wants to sign up to a newsletter.
So, I've written a ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด, which also offers all this and more!

https://sarastarling.co.uk/2024/12/16/a-feast-of-festive-voice-over-treats/

Btw, this week's totally crackers, but I'm still slotting last minute bookings into nooks and crannies, so just drop me a dm if you need me!

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๐ผ'๐‘š ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž, ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž.
๐‘‰๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’.
๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘˜ ๐ด๐‘™๐‘งโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ'๐‘  ๐‘†๐‘œ๐‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ฆ, ๐‘ƒ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘’๐‘Ÿ, ๐ต๐ต๐ถ, ๐‘Š๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’ ๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก, ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ƒ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘œ.
๐ผ๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ '๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”', ๐‘–๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก, ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ โ„Ž๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘›๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›.

โญ๐‘Š๐‘’๐‘๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’: โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘๐‘ ://๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”.๐‘๐‘œ.๐‘ข๐‘˜/
โญ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’“? ๐‘ซ๐’“๐’๐’‘ ๐’Ž๐’† ๐’‚๐’ ๐’†๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Š๐’.

Aaaaaghhhh! Christmas!Do you loathe rush, stuff, expectations?I've spoken to a few people recently who do. I also opened...
15/12/2024

Aaaaaghhhh! Christmas!

Do you loathe rush, stuff, expectations?

I've spoken to a few people recently who do. I also opened conversations with friends I'd usually exchange gifts with...

โญ"Do you still want to? Would you rather not? Shall we arrange to meet up and see each other instead?"

They all thanked me for asking the question and felt comfortable enough to be honest (there are going to be more gatherings next year!).

โญFor me, Christmas is a feeling. It's a generosity of spirit. It's thankfulness, gratitude and love. And I don't want anything to get in the way of that if I can possibly help it.

โญI'm going to try and give you that feeling over the coming week or so, by sharing a bit of (sometimes daft) human creativity.

It's a thank you. For your company, your support, your humanity and, of course, your scripts.

And if you do loathe Christmas, maybe there's something you can do, however small, to change that?

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๐ผ'๐‘š ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž, ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž.
๐‘‰๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’.
๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘˜ ๐ด๐‘™๐‘งโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ'๐‘  ๐‘†๐‘œ๐‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ฆ, ๐‘ƒ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘’๐‘Ÿ, ๐ต๐ต๐ถ, ๐‘Š๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’ ๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก, ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ƒ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘œ.
๐ผ๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ '๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”', ๐‘–๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก, ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ โ„Ž๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘›๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›.

โญ๐‘Š๐‘’๐‘๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’: โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘๐‘ ://๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”.๐‘๐‘œ.๐‘ข๐‘˜/
โญ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’“? ๐‘ซ๐’“๐’๐’‘ ๐’Ž๐’† ๐’‚๐’ ๐’†๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Š๐’.

I'm not a runner. There. I've said it!Perhaps it's a life-saver for you.And for Neville Longbottom, too.But me?I'm a wal...
24/11/2024

I'm not a runner. There. I've said it!

Perhaps it's a life-saver for you.
And for Neville Longbottom, too.
But me?
I'm a walker.
A listener.
An absorber.
No headphones.
Just nature
and the sound of whippet paws
squelching through mud.

๐ŸŸ In a world full of distractions for sale, sometimes it's good to just...

be.
Experience.
Allow.

๐ŸŸ A well placed pause (or paws) can elevate the dullest of days and the plainest of scripts, too. Book me and I'll prove it to you ;)

I'll be in the voiceover booth as usual this week (back's improving slowly - phew!).

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๐ผ'๐‘š ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž, ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž.
๐‘‰๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’.
๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘˜ ๐ด๐‘™๐‘งโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ'๐‘  ๐‘†๐‘œ๐‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ฆ, ๐‘ƒ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘’๐‘Ÿ, ๐ต๐ต๐ถ, ๐‘Š๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’ ๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก, ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ƒ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘œ.
๐ผ๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ '๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”', ๐‘–๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก, ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ โ„Ž๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘›๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›.

โญ๐‘Š๐‘’๐‘๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’: โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘๐‘ ://๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”.๐‘๐‘œ.๐‘ข๐‘˜/
โญ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’“? ๐‘ซ๐’“๐’๐’‘ ๐’Ž๐’† ๐’‚๐’ ๐’†๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Š๐’.

"Inspiration is a reward for hard work."                                                            Philip Pullman.I'd n...
17/11/2024

"Inspiration is a reward for hard work."

Philip Pullman.

I'd never thought of it like that before, but a light went on in this little bird's head when hearing those words. The more I think about that idea, the more convinced I am he's right.

The more years I voice
and write,
the more I play.

The more I do all of that, the deeper I go.
And the more inspiration bubbles to the surface.

But what say you? What's your experience of inspiration striking?

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(Neville Longbottom says inspiration comes to him when looking for squirrels!)

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You can hear Philip Pullman talking to Kirsty Young in episode 12 of her series Young Again on BBC Sounds :
https://lnkd.in/exYwiGGD

In support of Movember...Young Neville is modelling a freshly grown moustache, and this little bird thought it only righ...
03/11/2024

In support of Movember...

Young Neville is modelling a freshly grown moustache, and this little bird thought it only right to write a few words for the cause, because:

1. I've recently voiced a campaign for breast cancer, and I believe in equality.

2. This sneaky beast is messing with men she knows...


The smoothness
of a baby's
freshly washed
soft
head,
turns
fuzzy,
grubby
grey.

Once
shorn,
prickly
as a
wayward lawn,
now
BOOM!
A bristly broom
upon your lip.

That uncouth
half-youth
swept aside,
for not one day,
but
a dirty,
flirty
thirty.

The yell?
Rebel!
Grow a pair,
It's only hair!

"Face enhancer
Raises awareness
Of killer ball and prostate
Cancer."

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Wishing you a bold, courageous and healthy week! I'll be in the booth as usual.๐Ÿ˜Š

"GREEN WHICH. MEANTIME, HERE IS THE NEWS."When I worked at BBC World Service, I was told that someone actually said that...
27/10/2024

"GREEN WHICH.
MEANTIME, HERE IS THE NEWS."

When I worked at BBC World Service, I was told that someone actually said that, live on air. Thankfully, that person wasn't me! ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜‚

Wishing you a golden week of brighter mornings.
(Let's not mention the shorter days or darker nights!)

If you only do one thing this week...Listen.โญโญโญโญAs I was baking this morning (healthy stuff to keep me going before earl...
22/09/2024

If you only do one thing this week...

Listen.

โญโญโญโญ

As I was baking this morning (healthy stuff to keep me going before early morning dog walks, I listened to a podcast, as I often do.

Dr Rangan Chatterjee was explaining how he'd helped someone he didn't really know how to help, simply by listening. A weekly appointment just to listen. A luxury these days, though it really shouldn't be.

And do you know what? She got better.

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As a voiceover artist, I know just how important is to feel heard.

As a human being who, years ago, lost their voice for three months, twenty one years ago, I know this too (thankfully it's never happened again).

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So, this week, if you just do one thing?

Listen.

It could make all the difference.

(Oh and Neville says, when he listens, he gets treats! So, you never know...๐Ÿ˜‚)

โญโญโญโญ

๐ผ'๐‘š ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž, ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž.

๐‘‰๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’.

๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘˜ ๐ด๐‘™๐‘งโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ'๐‘  ๐‘†๐‘œ๐‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ฆ, ๐‘ƒ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘’๐‘Ÿ, ๐ต๐ต๐ถ, ๐‘Š๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’ ๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก, ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ƒ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘œ.

๐ผ๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ '๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”', ๐‘–๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก, ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ โ„Ž๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘›๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›.

โญ๐‘Š๐‘’๐‘๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’: โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘๐‘ ://๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”.๐‘๐‘œ.๐‘ข๐‘˜/

I look at young Neville Longbottom the studio dog and smile.He pleads, silently, standing in a small pool of sunshine."O...
15/09/2024

I look at young Neville Longbottom the studio dog and smile.

He pleads, silently, standing in a small pool of sunshine.

"Oh alright then!" I laugh, pick up his mat and put it down in that exact spot.

When a script calls for relaxed warmth this week, I'll think of Neville, basking in that golden light, sighing contentedly.

โ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธ

Wishing you a beautiful week!

(Oh and before you ask, yes, he's still banned from the studio๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜‚)

************

๐ผ'๐‘š ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž, ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž.
๐‘‰๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’.
๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘˜ ๐ด๐‘™๐‘งโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ'๐‘  ๐‘†๐‘œ๐‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ฆ, ๐‘ƒ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘’๐‘Ÿ, ๐ต๐ต๐ถ, ๐‘Š๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’ ๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก, ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ƒ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘œ.
๐ผ๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ '๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”', ๐‘–๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก, ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ โ„Ž๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘›๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›.

Meet Ray.Sunshine, to her mates.In full glow,to wish you a golden week.Whether you're back to work,back to school,back t...
01/09/2024

Meet Ray.

Sunshine, to her mates.
In full glow,
to wish you a golden week.

Whether you're back to work,
back to school,
back to doing what you love,
or just back to it after the weekend.

Ray's promised this little bird
a seed feast when her work's done.
A friend for all seasons!

(Meanwhile, your bird in the booth is looking forward to bringing a ray of sunshine to September's scripts.)

โ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธ

"Failure isn't the opposite of success."According to Arianna Huffington, it's a step towards success.******************A...
25/08/2024

"Failure isn't the opposite of success."

According to Arianna Huffington, it's a step towards success.

******************

A year ago, Neville Longbottom ran into a fence, so intent was he on running with every dog he saw.

He hadn't clocked that this dog was highly reactive, being trained in the next field, or that there was a fence between him and said dog.

In one fell swoop, he illustrated the story of why he (and we) had landed at the trainer's feet.

And so we began training in earnest.

๐Ÿ˜ฌI remember the day he chased a pigeon, almost into the road!

๐Ÿ˜ฌThe day he ran with a greyhound and disappeared from view at breakneck speed.

๐Ÿ˜ฌAnd the time he almost ran off with another dog's toys.

But yesterday? A red letter day.

At a drop-in training session, Neville Longbottom became the stooge dog. Off lead, helping to train the other dogs at the session. Calm, focused, and a total star.โญ

"Failure isn't the opposite of success." It's another step towards it. Take it from Arianna and from Neville, too.

*************

PS. Neville's still banned from the studio.
I mean, hasn't turned into a saint!

Which would you choose?Two hairdressers.Both good.One's efficient.Calls back.Replies.Appointments easy to make.The other...
11/08/2024

Which would you choose?

Two hairdressers.
Both good.

One's efficient.
Calls back.
Replies.
Appointments easy to make.

The other
never calls back,
doesn't reply.
You have to pop in
to make an appointment.

No contest, right?
*******************
But it's not that simple.

One leaves me feeling...
ok.
My quirky strands
worked around.
Neatened.

The other,
makes me feel amazing.
We don't stop laughing.
My quirky strands loved,
freed.

Which would you choose now?
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With thanks to my studio assistant, Neville Longbottom (still banned) for illustrating this post with his 'curious' expression.

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๐ผ'๐‘š ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž, ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž.
๐ป๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก, ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ โ„Ž๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘›๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘ฃ๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜'๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก.

"There are always two stories. โ€ข The one you want to share.โ€ข And the one you donโ€™t."                                    ...
28/07/2024

"There are always two stories.

โ€ข The one you want to share.
โ€ข And the one you donโ€™t."
David Hieatt.

I've been doing what I love for 35 years.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž:
โ€ข The client testimonials.
โ€ข Some of the work.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž:
โ€ข The crazy shifts I worked at the BBC.
โ€ข The tears through lack of sleep.
โ€ข The lonely days off when no-one else was around.

โ€ข The uncertainties of the self-employed life.
โ€ข Madly busy, closely followed by...
โ€ข Where's everyone gone?
โ€ข AI - enough said.

โ€ข The never truly switching off
โ€ข The totally unsexy admin.
โ€ข marketing,
โ€ข accounts.
โ€ข The endless shoulds.

๐€๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐ž๐ญ...
for 35 years, I've been ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž.
And I'm still here doing it.

๐“๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, running in parallel. The yin and yang of life.
And this little bird is ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ for it all.

Wishing you a glorious week, lingering longer in the moments that make you smile.๐Ÿงก

********
I'm Sara, your bird in the booth.
Heart, soul and human connection is what I'm all about. It's never 'just talking'.

๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ and ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐›๐จ๐ฑ๐ž๐ฌ don't cover it.We could tell each other๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ clients we've worked with,how many invoices we've...
21/07/2024

๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ and ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐›๐จ๐ฑ๐ž๐ฌ don't cover it.

We could tell each other
๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ clients we've worked with,
how many invoices we've sent,
(how few pay swiftly)
how many years we've been doing this.
We could ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ the hours, the days, the awards.

โœ…

๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ the ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ?
The ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ?
The joy, ๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ซ and tears?
What about the ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ?
The ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ?
The ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ, ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ and human ears
(not to mention the canines')
tickled, fluffed and ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐?

โ“

๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ.
And yet the most ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž
and ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž of all.

Full disclosure, I can't actually tell you some of those things, because my software doesn't go back that far!๐Ÿ˜‚

Wishing you a week full of the things that matter most to you.๐Ÿงก

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