Tea break
Something different grabs my attention almost every day. I’m inspired by the people I meet, the things I do and the places I visit. Family, friends and colleagues are important to me. What motivates you? My zest for life, HR practices and recruitment trends, my garden and passion for baking all influence how I work. I’ve bundled up some of my thoughts and ideas into a few different collections.
So why not make yourself a drink, download my latest story and think about what you want to change? Go on, let yourself go and think crazy or outrageous. It’s how change happens.
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Something fizzy in the sunshine
It could be a new idea, an aspiration or a glass of sparkling water and perhaps a glass of champagne, although it’s always better when the sun shines.
Sunday social (goldfish style)
A glorious day in the garden to celebrate the arrival of Spring. I missed that extra hour in bed as a rather fierce sounding hornet woke me up this morning, but it spurred me on to …
Watching the birds or commuting?
There’s a Blackbird in the garden this afternoon, who’s learned to hover over the Sarcococca and knock off the shiny black berries. Once they’re on the ground, he rummages around …
Hidden memories
Shredding unwanted papers, a handful of mobile devices reset to factory settings and a trip to the tip – what more could a girl want?
Relaxation, reupholstery and recycling
We often mean what we say at the time but when our thinking moves on, we sometimes forget to tell others that we’ve changed our view. Instead, we leave them guessing …
Learning to fidget
I received some liberating advice earlier this week. A further instalment to my observations about how we work. It seems that now I need to be a foot fidget. I’m excited by the prospect. Why not join me?
A witches spell?
I find writing so calming yet inspiring and it draws on my creativity; it’s satisfying. When I write I relax and get ideas …
It's been a while ...
Some time ago (mid-July) I shared my latest wedding cake plans and mentioned that I’d keep you posted on progress. And it’s been an eventful couple of months. Here’s what happened …
Be the solution
The bees are sunbathing in our garden, the goldfish are hiding in the shade and it’s the beginning of another fabulous week of Summer. What’s on your “to do” list for this week?
Unconventional ideas or creativity?
Some of my innovative and early reflections on working and career flexibility were almost lost to the tip recently. I’ve just found some cue cards I wrote 20 years ago …
Lazy Sunday afternoon anyone?
Live in the moment – how often have I written or spoken that phrase? And how often have I taken my own advice?
Ambitions or achievements … what motivates you?
Another week and fresh opportunities for us all to shine bright. If you’re anything like me, you’ll begin each week with a plan and then see where it takes you.
Celebrate more stories to come
It’s a gloriously sunny Saturday morning and the Tits are already at work …
Celebrate … it’s Spring
Fantastic achievements, new opportunities and fresh challenges, that’s what Springtime means to me. Bring it on, I say, anything’s possible now. Let’s cheer …..
Old dogs, new tricks and spellings
This week I’ve been taught how to use some of the features of Zoom which I didn’t know existed, so that’s two learning triumphs on the same day. My teacher clearly knows her stuff …
New beginnings 2021 style
How’s your year going so far? Today it’s drizzling, it’s chilly yet it’s bright at the same time. It wasn’t long before I concluded that, “at the same time bright” is my 2021 vision.
Over specified and underutilised – I’ll let you decide
I didn’t expect to write something which brought together my ongoing work in resourcing and my interests in cooking and sewing under a single heading in this way, but here it is. The technology is capable, but it seems that the humans are not.
It's all about balance
I wanted to write something upbeat this morning to encourage us all to think a little differently about ourselves and our strengths to balance the disappointment of redundancies effective 31st October.
It's time to find your zing
I’m proud of my knowledge and I’m proud of my skills, although it’s my personality that brings these qualities together and creates my strengths. It’s like adding a twist of lime to make my drink zing.
Invest in yourself, encourage others and practise positivity
I love a good news story and there have been a couple today. A new job for one of my clients and a promotion at that. It’s not easy to be upbeat all of the time and my husband just reminded me to acknowledge my own philosophy to be positive, encouraging and …