Good Reads — FunkyRosebud Studio

“Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life”

— Mark Twain

These are books that I love that have helped me along my journey - hope you you find them inspirational too. Just so you know I do have an amazon associates account but, of course, you can buy these wonderful books from your local bookshop or anywhere else you like to shop.

Books about art and photography

Taking Flight: Inspiration and Techniques to Give Your Creative Spirit Wings

By Kelly Rae Roberts

Expressive Photography: The Shutter Sisters' Guide to Shooting from the Heart

By Tracey Clark, Andrea Scher

The Beauty of Different: Observations of a Confident Misfit

By Karen Walrond

Brave Intuitive Painting - Let Go, be Bold, Unfold: Techniques for Uncovering Your Own Unique Painting Style

By Flora S. Bowley

Steal Like An Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told Me About the Creative Life

By Austin Kleon

A Daring Adventure in Paint: Inspiring Techniques with Collage and Mixed Media

By Mati Rose McDonough

Books about personal development / enhancing your wellbeing

A Field Guide to Now: Notes on Mindfulness and Life in the Present Tense

By Christina Rosalie

The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

By Gretchen Rubin

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to be and Embrace Who You are

By Brene Brown

Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy

By Sarah Ban Breathnach

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

By Brené Brown

Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, be Mindful and Live Intentionally

By Patti Digh

The Wishing Year: A House, a Man, My Soul; A Memoir of Fulfilled Desire

By Noelle Oxenhandler

Calling the Circle: The First and Future Culture

By Christina Baldwin

Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life

By Gretchen Rubin

Books about starting / growing your business

Visionary Business: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Success

By Marc Allen

The Right-Brain Business Plan: A Creative, Visual Map for Success

By Jennifer Lee

The $100 Startup: Fire Your Boss, Do What You Love and Work Better to Live More

By Chris Guillebeau