What's in store for 2025

I have given myself one hell of a challenge for 2025, possibly the biggest to date.

Having spent the last few months in education as a cover teacher has made my need to share my design knowledge even more keen.

Challenges set;

Launch a podcast and YouTube channel to talk about design and the new Wrap and Go product.
Secure speaker roles talking about design and photography in schools and at events.
Relaunch the Wrap and Go
Do more photography
Finish the book and publish it

My overarching theme is to do more of what I love and enjoy.

My podcast and YouTube channels are focused on my design journeys, what I'm currently doing, how I'm doing it, and what the outcome is, good or bad.

I've been in a constant state of procrastination regarding all of it, but now I'm ready to take it all on, I've found that I struggle to get straight down to something until I fully immerse myself and then it's all systems go.

I plan and plan until I can't possibly plan anymore, and then I feel confident enough to go ahead and ultimately succeed.

Wrap and Go

I designed the Wrap and Go over twenty years ago when my youngest was a couple of months old. I made one, and when I began to use it, the other Moms in the mother and baby groups started to ask me to make one for them.

With encouragement from my partner, I launched the Wrap and Go onto the nursery market when my son was about 8 months old. My oldest was eight at this time, which meant I also had to navigate all her extra-curricular activities while running a business and caring for a baby.

This time around, the product has changed slightly, but the benefits are the same, making life for parents easier while out and about with babies and small children.

You Do Design

An in-depth online course that walks you through the design process one step at a time, helping you to understand your goals and realistically approach them.

It took a year for me to write the course which `I wrote during lockdown, my time was not wasted at all while at home.

Broken down into several modules, you can take what you need from the course at the point you need it. I've tried to make it easy to understand without any unnecessary jargon; if I have used any, there is a full explanation of the terms in the glossary.

You Do Design is for anyone interested in design and maybe has some ideas they want to explore. The course will help you decide whether your idea will work or make the necessary changes to make it ready for market.

The book

I can't wait to get this out there and share my stories finally

Photography.

I'm looking forward to doing more projects and working with brands.

What challenges have you set yourself this year?