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Leonie Does TV: What I’ve Been Watching

Pooky bears,

What have I been up to?

WELL I AM GLAD YOU ASKED.

All the things. I’ve been up to ALL THE FUCKING THINGS.

Firstly: I’ve been reading a lot of books and blogs & watching TV a lot.

I fucking loved Anne with an E. And Love on the Spectrum. And Enola Holmes.

I also watched some comedy specials.

And I couldn’t just watch comedy shows. I had to draw the comics at the same time.

Because what does Leonie easily get? BORED. So what must Leonie do? KEEP HANDS BUSY WHILE MIND SOAKS UP LOLZ.

Gosh, it’s a REAL surprise that I got diagnosed with ADHD alongside ye olde autismz right?

First up: I can’t stop thinking about this chick because she’s just so gloriously fucking wild and she makes me want to be even bolder and braver.

BEHOLD. BRIDGET EVERETT.

When I first saw her open for an Amy Schumer special a few years ago, I didn’t get it at all. But now I do.

Fuck she’s glorious. She’s feminist + sexy + irreverent + subversive. I am INTO IT.

I bought Bridget Everett: Gynaecological Wonder on iTunes. I think you can also get it on Amazon Prime in the US. I watched a bunch of her short sets on Youtube first, got addicted and then bought. I laffed myself senseless.

I watched James Acaster’s 4 part Repertoire series on Netflix a few years ago – it is genius. My youngest kid likes the way he moves his body and she finds him Very Funny. She even went so far to say that he was Her Favourite James In The Whole Wide World and I said HOW VERY DARE YOU JAMES TAYLOR IS THE ONLY JAMES THERE EVER WAS AND WILL BE. And she said “Oh Mummy, you’re funny.” But I was SERIOUS.

Anyways, Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 is his new work. It’s fairly different from Repertoire in that it’s more personal. He talks candidly about his mental health issues and episodes, and sometimes it feels a wee bit like Hannah Gadsby’s groundbreaking Nanette. If, you know, Hannah’s girlfriend left her for Mr Bean. Which absolutely did happen to James. And he goes into heartbreaking & hilarious detail about it.

So yes. James Acaster. Nowhere near the #1 James in the world, because all the top 100 James are James Taylor. But a funny fucker nonetheless.

Righto, that’s all. Email me with TV, movie + comedy recommendations if you please!

Big love,

P.S. Two posts in two days. Does this mean I’m BACK? Nope. It means my brain is getting a wee bit full from all the stuff I’ve been collecting, and the only way to organise it all is to write about it all. SO… ENJOY!

FREE GOODIES:

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COURSES:

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Scrapbook: Brought to you by my Wet Ass Panda Bear

Dearests,

During this fallow restorative phase, I’ve swapped my focus from CREATE > CONSUME to CONSUME CONSUME CONSUME. I mean… it makes sense. I created a shit tonne last month (including 30 days of blogging & podcasting), and have been on a creative roll for months (including creating Sales Star). It’s about time I rest on my laurels and soak in other people’s creations instead of birthing my own!

I still am not yet “back to work” yet, I’m still waiting for that instinctive GO button to light up green… but I wanted to share with you some of the goodies I’ve been consuming lately with great gusto.

Watching

Nightsongs from SALT Project on Vimeo.

ListeningGlennon Doyle has a new podcast out and it’s already my favourite. It made me laff and weep and all the good things.A reader sent in this wonderful interview of my beloved SARK. If you don’t own all of SARK’s books already, OMG WOT ARE YOU EVEN DOING WITH YOUR LIFE GO NOW AND FEAST UPON THEIR RICHES.I was out partaying with one of my young friends in their 20s (because I’m like SO HIP GUYZ FIRE EMOJI FINGERNAIL EMOJI 100 EMOJI ALL THE EMOJIS) and as we were driving back, she played this song for me. And as we drove along the ocean road in the dark, we yell-sang this song, then played it again. It’s hilarious & glorious & everything. And that memory of us, driving along, singing our hearts out to this song, will be one of my favourite memories of this year.

BEHOLD:

Pretty ThingsIsabella Rotman’s Antlers mini-comic is stunning.I like seeing people making weird shit just for the hell of it.Creative Housekeeping by Grant SniderLynn Fisher also makes gloriously weird shit just for fun, and I am glad for it. EVIDENCE: Dress David Rose. Top Chef Stats. US Flags Designs. I want to make more weird shit.100 Visions of MotherhoodRoxanne Gay on collecting artworkASD comics: Autistic Joy + Autistic Burnout + the history of Apsergers + Social BatteriesACCURATE rendition of hiking with kids. By Grace Farris on Cup of Jo. Her comic on Spring reading is also glorious.The joy of ugly collage paper.ReadingRaised By Wolves: stupidly funny & touching all at once. Actually, the same can be said for the TV show by the same name which has nothing to do with this article.How My Assistant Climbed By Mt Everest: And by “climbed” we mean… “undertook a brilliant and creative series of Mt Everest themed tasks because travelling is nope and exercise is barf”. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ZITA!Fuck I love a good organisational spreadsheet.Effy Wild shares my thoughts exactly:

I think what I like about writing and reading blogs is that it’s pretty close to writing letters. Remember those? There’s something way more intimate about this kind of “keeping in touch” than the social media kind. It’s like slow food or slow fashion. It takes more time, but that also means it takes more *thought*, more *heart*.

I will never not love blogging.

My Foster Daughter’s First Birthday. UFFFFF THERE GOES MY HEART.I loved this article on the brilliance of showrunner Shonda Rhimes. Especially since it was written before the release of Bridgerton & some people in the industry were like “Yeah but was she worth the money Netflix paid to sign her?” And now Bridgerton is the most popular show on Netflix. I can’t WAIT for the next 7 seasons. I’m especially hopeful that it will have LGBTQIA+ love stories. I mean Benedict? Eloise? It is my fervent wish that they are baby gays in the making!“We gotta have some laughs. Otherwise we’ll blow our fucking brains out.” Olympia Dukakis, I hope I’m as cool as you were as an elder.Amplifying marginalised voices – Louise O’Reilly is a wonderful anti-racism teacher.HA! Is it a vaccine side effect or are you just over the age of 40?Answering Letters. Also: this is why I can’t reply to every email I get from readers.Funny AND thoughtful: This Better Not Awaken Anything In Me: How Ted Lasso Totally Did Awaken Lots of Things In Me Even Though Absolutely No One Asked It To Go So HardStill obsessed with Lucy Bellwood in the very best of ways:

And now we get to beam at each other and go make something beautiful.

I fell down a rabbit hole researching The Basecamp Situation (aka whereby the software company’s two straight white male founders decided they didn’t actually want to tackle racism in their company, and 30% of their staff quit). The Verve have two useful articles. Jane Yang, a (now former) Basecamp employee, also wrote an open letter to the two founders.This dude tried becoming a paid foot fetish sex worker & failed.I fell down another rabbit hole… a much happier, lovelier one this time! I discovered Susan Branch and I don’t know how I didn’t know about her sooner because she is all kinds of wonderful. A prolific author, watercolour artist, illustrator, blogger… who has been creating since the 80s and has built the most amazing readership of “girlfriends.” It’s everything I’ve ever wanted to be and more. I’ve ordered some of her books + she is just delicious.Ha! Clearly I’ve been consuming and collecting like a wild thang!

This doesn’t even count the glorious TV and books I’ve been inhaling whole. I’ll share those with you in another post soon because that’s a WHOLE THING all of it’s own. I’m like a firehose of information when all you needed was a wee cup.

Righto, I’m off to flop about some more.

Big love,

P.S. Also, I have started DIY projects around my house. And by DIY, I mean “paint everything in sight turquoise.” STAND BY.

FREE GOODIES:

[image error]  Daily-ish writings
[image error]  Weekly love letters
[image error]  Podcast: Leonie Dawson Refuses To Be Categorised
[image error]  A library of free treasures

COURSES:

[image error]   Sales Star
[image error]   Money, Manifesting & Multiple Streams of Income
[image error]   40 Days To A Finished Book
[image error]   40 Days To Create & Sell Your E-Course

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Diary: Seeding with Inspiration

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Fallow

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Podcast: How To Make Money In Affiliate Marketing

Love doves!

Want to know how some entrepreneurs earn millions a year without actually creating or producing anything themselves?

Affiliate marketing is the answer… here’s my MINISODE about how to do it & create a lucrative new income stream!

Explicit AF

Just to reiterate: this is one sweary motherfucker of a podcast. So if you listen to it around kids… they will defo learn some new vocabulary from Aunty Leonie. MWHAHAHAHA. ENJOYYYYY!

How to listen

Listen below, or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PocketCast (or wherever else you listen to podcasts!)

Want to find all of my podcast episodes?

Just pop over here treasure!

You can also just sit on your couch and yell “OK Google! Play me “Leonie Dawson Refuses To Be Categorised” podcast!” and your digital servant shall administer to your needs.

Who gives a fuck about privacy when you can have a little robot assistant at your beck and call so you may never leave the couch again.
HONESTLY HOW GOOD IS LIFE.
THE END.

Big hugs,

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Diary: 7 Little Things

Dearests,

A list post today. Because I don’t have much brain power for anything else.

I have big weekend plans. See above. I treated myself to a new batch of graphic novels on a bunch of topics. I’m excited. We are also forecast rain which is SPLENDID. Rain + books = ultimate sensory relief. (You can find my yearly best books list here, incase you’re needing some new reads.)We had visitors for a few days and it was THE LOVELIEST. And so much socialising also had me in autistic shutdown afterwards. My auditory & speech function shut down a bit, and my brain felt like it was on fire at the edges. Am recovering now with a very quiet routine, weighted blankets, essential oils & all the rest. Sometimes it really shits me that I can’t just have a fun time with people and not have a sensory hangover afterwards.I mused to my husband that sometimes I’m not sure what’s my personality, and what’s my ASD. His response: “Ya know, I just don’t see it like that. Sure, you’ve got a diagnosis. But most of all, you’re Leonie. You’ve always been Leonie. That’s the most important thing.” I think I’ll get that tattooed on my arse.Our visitors were lovely relatives have been married for close to 50 years. It’s a real joy to spend time with people who’ve been in love for so long and are still so clearly in love. It’s like a little portal into the future of what me and Mr D will be.I may have to start my next 21 day challenge a little bit later in May. Mama’s brain needs a reset from new information.We have a new bird friend to add to our backyard regulars. Currently we have three pee wees named Jerry, Gerry and Jeri, and a magpie, Nut, who is a beleaguered single dad to two adolescents named Cashew and Almond. There are many more, but these are the ones we have see daily and have attached extensive backstories and personalities to. Now there is a new bird on the block – an eagle who has taken to flying over our property, calling distinctively. It’s a beautiful sound. I have named him Terry Muller, after a childhood friend who passed away a couple of years ago. Terry always told everyone he saw that they looked beautiful today, and I like to think that eagle is doing the same.The Prices-Are-Doubling sale is almost finished, along with a month of daily blogging and podcasting. I’m proud of what I’ve been able to create and share. I need a wee nap, and then I can get on with all the new goodies I want to make next.

Big love,

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It’s been a big month… did you miss any of these?

Pooky bears,

This month I committed to blogging every day in April. We’re nearly at the end, and I’m stunned at how much I’ve been able to create.

So much in fact, you might have missed some.

So I thought I’d make you a helpful wee roundup of all the things I’ve made so you can find what you’ve missed.

I’ve got an Open Office Party this week – come, ask me questions, laugh yourself silly and win prizes!The long ass blog post where I record a day in my life.Blog post: My next 21 day challengeBlog post: On deciding to take on healthier habitsThe podcast episode where I admit my most embarrassing (and hilarious) mistakeTools of the trade – all the tech, software & art supplies I use in my businessI killed off $4,000 in expensesMe & my assistant Zita did a podcast episode just to emotionally process about our favourite TV showsA collage of some of the books my students have writtenA scrapbook of the things that have inspired me17 days of meditating.Notes on meditating.Free mini video training & illustrated e-book: 15 Reasons To Create An E-Course Now!Free poster: Affirmations To Make Your Soul GlowThe one where I discuss Frugality Vs Self CareMy new favourite investment: Mutual FundsMy favourite female Autism resources, books & checklistsGreat graphic novels for tween girlsA day in emergencyBehind the scenes of a business photoshoot (& how I cope with with Autism & work)Taking Stock in AprilI was interviewed on the Queen of My Day podcast!I was interviewed on the Align & Attract podcast!Free poster: What Helps With AutismBlog post: Offline is the new luxury

I’ve still got to write about a bunch more things, including sharing the results of my 21 day meditation challenge & what challenge I am doing next.

Here’s to blogging, glorious blogging.

Big love,

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Queen of My Day Podcast

Baberinos!

Let me share with you the wonderful interview I did with Ellen Holzschuster!


Ellen says it best!

“We are talking, thinking, pondering and laughing about 

soulful living and what does it mean

what it means to live your dream

how to honour your soul and get your crazy mind and ideas “straight”

why it is so important to listen to your dreams

what’s the most important promise and dedication you have to make to live your best life ♡

a 30 second exercise how to get clear on what you really want – stop the talk and “just do it”!

being an active part of your life and co-creator

stepping into your divine assignments

stepping out of old dogmatic and patriarchy structures to create a life and business you love

facing all phases of life and be true to yourself ꩜

being the most colorful scorpio and being such an open book psst: scorpios love secrets – BUT you are always more than your sun sign ︎

her inner shift this year and how she deals with it

my kind of colorblindness – ahm forget about that ”

 



Head HERE to listen!
 
With abundance and love,



 

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Podcast: Zita & Leonie talk TV!

Darlinghearts,

YOU HEARD US CORRECTLY. ME AND MY ASSISTANT NEED TO EMOTIONALLY PROCESS SOME RECENT TV VIEWINGS.

We’re talking specifically about Bridgerton and Alone.

A note: spoilerz are present in this podcast – if you’re wanting to avoid that, maybe listen after you’ve watched the show hohoho.

Enjoy!

Explicit AF

Just to reiterate: this is one sweary motherfucker of a podcast. So if you listen to it around kids… they will defo learn some new vocabulary from Aunty Leonie. MWHAHAHAHA. ENJOYYYYY!

How to listen

Listen below, or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PocketCast (or wherever else you listen to podcasts!)

Want to find all of my podcast episodes?

Just pop over here treasure!

You can also just sit on your couch and yell “OK Google! Play me “Leonie Dawson Refuses To Be Categorised” podcast!” and your digital servant shall administer to your needs.

Who gives a fuck about privacy when you can have a little robot assistant at your beck and call so you may never leave the couch again.
HONESTLY HOW GOOD IS LIFE.
THE END.

Big hugs,

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Podcast: FREEEEE SHIT!

Possum blossoms!

YOU HEARD ME. FREE SHIT! I MAKE IT! I GIVES IT TO YOU!

THREE things for you today!

Make Your Soul Glow – a delightful free POSTER!15 Reasons – Free MINI COURSE oh em gee!Ask Me ANYTHING – April live call with meeee!

I love! Giving away! Free shit!

Explicit AF

Just to reiterate: this is one sweary motherfucker of a podcast. So if you listen to it around kids… they will defo learn some new vocabulary from Aunty Leonie. MWHAHAHAHA. ENJOYYYYY!

How to listen

Listen below, or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, PocketCast (or wherever else you listen to podcasts!)

Want to find all of my podcast episodes?

Just pop over here treasure!

You can also just sit on your couch and yell “OK Google! Play me “Leonie Dawson Refuses To Be Categorised” podcast!” and your digital servant shall administer to your needs.

Who gives a fuck about privacy when you can have a little robot assistant at your beck and call so you may never leave the couch again.
HONESTLY HOW GOOD IS LIFE.
THE END.

Big hugs,

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