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 to keep costs down when it comes to present buying? 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 “little prezzies” that probably require a 2nd mortgage to purchase, 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been something I particularly enjoy (in the business sense) but I realised that my view of it was probably a little outdated and I needed to give it a go. It also tied in with an excellent guest speaker 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 takes me somewhere else, I switch off and relax even 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 to minimise the anxiety If you would like to feel Read more…
It is okay to ask for help if you are struggling financially. It’s really quite frightening for most of us at the moment. Everywhere we look or listen we are reminded about the rising cost of living; the terrible predicaments people are finding themselves in with very little “good news” Read more…
There will be lots written about grief and grieving at the moment and rightly so, it’s a hugely personal experience that affects everyone very differently and there is a variety of “help & support” for those grieving but what about the immense sad feelings we can have which feels Read more…
Here’s the thing… It doesn’t matter what age you are, it doesn’t matter who you are, trying to keep on top of everything, how to remember things gets trickier by the day. And if not the day certainly by the month or the year! We have so much stuff to Read more…
As we head at alarming speed towards the school summer holidays I talk to more and more parents, particularly mums who are already investing a whole lot of energy in planning things to do that will entertain, educate, interest, motivate, inspire and a whole host of other things for their Read more…
With the cost of living causing concern for so many and people really having to tighten their belts and think about what they’re spending money on, it’s always a tricky one when we get invited to something social, particularly over the summer where there are likely to be weddings, barbecue’s, Read more…