![A picture of Hope Bullen with her Grandparents when she was a toddler. She has curly dark blonde hair, and they are all wearing orange. Her Grandad has dark hair and is greying at the front, her Nan has brunette hair, they are sitting in a conservatory.](https://albohope.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20210802_225531-768x1024.jpg)
Remember to look back at how far you’ve come
You’ve come so far and you don’t even realise it Being tenacious isn’t easy, you’ll get struck down more times than picked up, but the feeling after it pays off,
![Hope Bullen (A Little Bit of Hope founder and Illustrator and Author based in West Sussex) is sat on a bed with a French, white looking wooden headboard behind her, she is resting on some pillow with a cream and orange mug of coffee in her hand which is decorated with flowers and says "you had me at aloha" written on the front. She is wearing under eye masks, has her brunette hair in a bun, and is wearing a black pop punk tshirt. She is in her mid-late twenties.](https://albohope.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20220828_132626-768x1024.jpg)
How to be creative when it’s the last thing you want to be
Being creative is one of the most frustrating things. I sit down at the table at 9 am, and some days the ideas just don’t flow and before you know
![A picture of Hope Bullen's Children's Picture Book, We are sunshine, rainbows and all the inbetweens - the front cover has illustrated dogs in the format of a rainbow.](https://albohope.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/il_794xN.4795239516_rwmx.jpg)
5 Books to Help You Raise Open-Minded Kids
As adults, we have a job to collectively nurture pint-sized humans to grow into compassionate, open-minded superstars. And lucky for us, children’s books are here to help light the way!
![A picture of a young brunette woman laying on her front on the grass with a brindle whippet laying side ways in front of her, both are facing the camera, it's a sunny day!](https://albohope.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot_20211205-215105_Instagram-1024x664.jpg)
Paws for Joy: How Dogs Enrich Our Lives
Our furry four-legged friends have an amazing ability to fill our lives with joy and laughter. Dogs have a profound power to lift our moods and spirits in both big
![A picture of a brunette woman in her mid twenties wearing Barbie pink trousers and a cream roll neck top. Her arms are extended in the air - one upwards and the other to the left, she is standing in the BBC Sussex Radio reception, it says BBC sussex above her on the wall, and there is an "On Air' red neon sign to the right.](https://albohope.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PXL_20230426_104518830-1-940x1024.jpg)
How Bright Colours Can Bring Colour to Your Life
Bring Vibrant Colour into Your Life with Bold Hues If you’ve met me, it’s highly likely that I was wearing bright pair of pink trousers. Bright colours bring me such
![A picture of Ashdown forest with Winnie the Pooh's door in the foreground with Winnie face down in a pot of hunny](https://albohope.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PXL_20230722_095124480-1-771x1024.jpg)
Activities for your kids in the summer holidays in West Sussex
You have a month ahead of you until a whole new school year begins, and you’re thinking “blooming heck, what am I supposed to do with them?!” First of all,