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Kate Swade

On time, abundance, and discerning porosity

Some reflections on six months of freelance life

6 min readMar 28, 2023

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On time, abundance, and discerning porosity

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Kate Swade

New shoots, and trepidation

The bulbs are beginning to push through the earth. Some plucky daffodils are showing their petals already. I find myself worried for them…

4 min readFeb 3, 2023

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an old tree with an extensive root system, and lots of moss.

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Kate Swade

On freelance life as a learning journey

Can I create a reflective practice as a freelancer?

3 min readJan 20, 2023

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a card discarded on a rainy street that says “you are nice” in white letters on a red and pink background

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Kate Swade

no new thoughts here

This is not a new thought, but the most banal things — the most everyday things — are actually the most amazing. Babies. The strawberries…

2 min readMay 31, 2020

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Kate Swade

Monthnotes! Or, time is getting weird

I have been getting a lot of reassurance from this graph over the past couple of weeks, and trying to embrace and acknowledge the fact…

2 min readApr 19, 2020

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Monthnotes! Or, time is getting weird

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Kate Swade
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Web of Weeknotes

w/c 16 March — plague! and panic!

Well, this has been a deeply odd week for everyone. Moving from a vague nonchalance about the virus at the beginning of the week to a deep…

2 min readMar 20, 2020

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w/c 16 March — plague! and panic!

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Kate Swade
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Web of Weeknotes

w/c 9 March: many little pieces

I feel like this could be the theme of many of my weeks. A little bit start-stop. A little bit bitty. A pleasant feeling of having lots of…

3 min readMar 13, 2020

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w/c 9 March: many little pieces

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Kate Swade
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Web of Weeknotes

w/c 2 March — wellbeing & saying no

This week mainly passed by in a flash of coughing fits and self-isolation. I always struggle with actually calling in sick, especially…

3 min readMar 7, 2020

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w/c 2 March — wellbeing & saying no

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Kate Swade

w/c 24 Feb 2020 — love & failure

This week I have been mainly thinking about love, connections, and failure.

4 min readFeb 28, 2020

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w/c 24 Feb 2020 — love & failure

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Kate Swade

Weeknotes! W/c 11th March

Belatedly getting these thoughts into a decent shape…

2 min readMar 17, 2019

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Weeknotes! W/c 11th March

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Kate Swade

Kate Swade

trying out an intentional approach to freelance life. exploring #communitytech, #governance, #orgdev, #selfmanagement, #coaching and seasonal living.

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