What are you adding to your year, rather than cutting things out? Those familiar with my blogs will be very well aware that I am NOT a new year resolutions person. Nor do I believe in setting goals for the Read more
So here we are, heading towards the end of 2022, perhaps it’s been a year of change for you, some good some bad? Maybe it’s been a fantastically productive year, maybe you have had challenges you never thought you’d manage Read more
It’s nearly December, it’s been a tough year, a particularly tough autumn/winter and you have a busy month ahead. We all bang on about self-care but how does that seem possible when time is so precious right now and money Read more
As if Christmas wasn’t stressful enough, we then insist on catching up with friends and relatives that we haven’t seen for ages, cramming them into a relatively short holiday period whilst also trying to enjoy some time off at the Read more
Don’t worry, this is not a blog about “finding the time to make thoughtful gifts for family and friends.” I suspect you don’t have the time or the energy to even begin thinking about that. So, what can you do Read more
As we head towards Christmas we are bombarded with image of how Christmas “should” look – whether it’s large raucous families around a festive table piled high with food and drink or indulgent gift guides in magazines where they suggest Read more
Recently, I went to an excellent networking event, networking has never been something I particularly enjoy (in the business sense) but I realised that my view of it was probably a little outdated and I needed to give it a Read more
I love reading! It’s my “go to thing” at times of stress, when I want to escape, I read before I go to bed, I read in the evenings, I read whenever I get a spare five minutes – it Read more
I know that you really don’t want to think about Christmas, but I expect you are already worrying about it, particularly with the financial pressures we have right now but it’s not going anywhere, and we need to plan Read more
Remember…a layer of dust protects the Wood beneath it. When I was growing up and a teenager visiting various homes of friends, I became very aware of others surroundings, the homes they lived in and sometimes the differences in their Read more