Sydney Harbour Bridge in fog

Image by Joanne Kee

There is something about a hazy winter's day with sunlight filtering through, symbolic of hope, beginnings.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Lunagraph - Sydney

This is the work of Ed Hughes, who I am working with. He has created an amazing technique of lunar photography.

If you are interested check out his website. If you live in Sydney he has a gallery exhibition which is opening on Thursday 6th July from 6.30-8.30 @ Matilda Framing Gallery, 10 Beattie Street, Balmain.

http://www.lunagraph.com.au/.

Joanne
www.ceressolutions.com.au

New website launched

Hurrah! finally my website has been launched for my business www.ceressolutions.com.au!

Kate Bush

My 6 year old loves this and I am amazed on what you can find on the web!

Tantrums and temper in the age of immediacy

At age 6 what an amazing perspective to feel the world revolves around you.

Then how annoying to find a world filled with adult rules and other people's perspectives.

Strangely, one of the images I love of my daughter is of her sulking. How incredible to feel that life isn't fair and that it should revolve around yourself. If I can't have it now it's not good enough.

The world of need it now.

Watch out world when this generation of alpha females grows up!

Fifteen minutes of fame

The web is a great social equaliser, with everyone able to register for their 15 minutes of fame.

What is amazing, is the number of people who have the time to view things on the web. Also the viral spread of popular videos. It is incredible the number of people who have viewed the video Evolution of Dance and the capacity to exponentially increase the hit rate.

What makes a hit?

Day to Day

It is amazing how busy my days are. There are so many things to do and it is very liberating to have more control of my time, but yet, the list of things to do and things I would like to do grow and grow.

Developing my arts business is very time time consuming, making sure I am up to date, keeping my ear to the ground. Plus all the practical admin stuff that needs to be done.

However, the range is fantastic. An example of the people I am working with are a wonderful photographer Ed, who specialises in a technique called lunagraphs, which have the most amazing luminescent quality. Daisy, a singer who is launching herself with her own songs and style. A short play writing festival, Short & Sweet.

My dream project is working with a group to develop an iconic music precinct in central Sydney. That is ticking along and is very long term - fingers crossed.

Past imperfect

Recently my Uncle Henry died and at this funeral, I learnt more about him than I had in the many years that I had known him. With a sense of family connection in mind I went to visit my Aunty Phyliis and her daughter Sherry to find out more about the family history.

What struck me most was a memory she had of my own childhood about my mother always carrying my older brother up the stairs and making me walk. When I mentioned it to my Mum, she didn't remember this and decided that it must have been my grandmother.

My six year old daugher remembers slights from over two years ago and holds onto them, long after everyone else involved has moved on. For myself, my recollection of events is often so different from my husband's, its as though we have been existing on parrallel universes.

There are so many recollections of the past which vary. It is interesting which ones stick in some people's minds and which take a back seat. No wonder history has so many different versions.

Business ticking along

Things are moving along nicely with the businesses. My client base is growing and I have had the opportunity to meet some fantastic and inspirational people. The great thing is that you never know what might happen and the process of actually finishing up a chapter in my life has opened up all sorts of new and exciting possibilities.

I am working with a designer, Annie for the launch of womenandwealth.com.au. Currently this is a registration site only, but hopefully the full site will be up and running in July.

Perrie Croshaw the Editor is putting together the content. She has a fantastic background in finance having launched the Money Section of the Sydney Morning Herald and having been Editor of Women's Money.

There has been so much encouragement and support for this venture, it seems that there is definitely a need for financial education for women. I would love to have some feedback on this one as to what other women are interested to read about. If you have comments they could go to jkee.womenandwealth@gmail.com

Our plan for this is to provide a free fortnightly newsletter and our website will be full of information on financial matters that can be used as a reference site.

Alongside that I am in the process of setting up a website ceressolutions.com.au which should be up and running soon. That is really a business card type site for my arts consulting work. So quite different types of sites.

Anyway, back to work now.

New business

So I have decided to leave the security of a steady income and try my hand at starting my own businesses - never one for half measures I am looking at two. Things are ticking along. I am taking a very philosophical - live in the moment attitude.

One is setting up an online financial/educational magazine for Women - Women and Wealth - there's more to wealth than money. www.womenandwealth.com.au to be launched in August.

The other is working with small to medium sized organisations to grow and maximise resources, particularly with reference to the arts, Ceres Solutions.

So far, so good, but it will be interesting to share my experiences.

More to follow

Jump in

I have decided to join the blogger's world and am starting off on my adventure today.

Any tips or feedback would be very welcome!