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10 February 2010
My discovery of this yummy recipe is all thanks to writer and Daddy Blogger Tim over at Bringing Up Charlie. I made these Brownies for our last Business Drop-In and, unusually, politeness/January diets went out the window and everyone came back for seconds.
Some people might find white chocolate a little sweet and sickly but [...]
08 February 2010
This week’s guest blogger is Interior Designer and mum of two Sarah Barnes, owner of Ivy House Interiors. In this blog Sarah gives some handy hints on how to organise your workspace in the home.
It has to be said that the benefits of working from home, especially with children’s hectic and somewhat unpredictable schedules, are [...]
Posted in Business Tips1 Comment
07 February 2010
I wanted to do something a little special, and personal, for Sam’s birthday so decided
a little poem may be in order……easier said than done!
However, I was not booed off at its ‘preview’ on Friday night
- so here for more of you to enjoy is my badly written verse!
An ode to a 40 year old friend
As [...]
Posted in Articles4 Comments
05 February 2010
As most of you will know, cake is very important to me – I love baking it and I love eating it. It never ceases to amaze me how so few ingredients can metamorphosise into something quite so delicious.
I love reading cookery books and trying out new recipes and, having relatively few ingredients, cake is a [...]
Posted in Cake, Charity2 Comments
05 February 2010
Mum’s the Boss member Geta Gill is a Mona Vie distributor. Having spent 18 years working in the Government sector, she reached a turning point in her life in 2005 when she had an accident. After the accident Geta became depressed, put on 5 stone in weight and became a virtual recluse. “I think I [...]
Posted in Mumpreneur Profiles0 Comments
01 February 2010
The idea for this blog came about when I read Rosie Scribble’s hilarious post The Little Girl Who Thinks She Runs The Country. Turns out quite a few mummy bloggers have been interviewing their children lately, all with similarly amusing results.
Now my 4 year old quite frequently astounds and amuses me with the strange things [...]
Posted in Ideas for Kids10 Comments
29 January 2010
I see this day as a positive new beginning.
(It’s never too late to have a new beginning.)
Today and tomorrow can be very different from yesterday if you can let go of yesterday and focus on today.
Look for things to feel good about, and watch how everything in your life will unfold to reflect that.
Taken from [...]
Posted in Well-Being0 Comments
27 January 2010
Guest blogger Leigh Williams is the founder of Marketing & Business Coaching company Truesilver. She offers one-to-one, telephone or online coaching and is a specialist at helping small business owners tap into Government funding schemes. In this post Leigh guides you through the process of accessing funds and putting them to good use.
When I mention [...]
26 January 2010
Sue Bedford is a busy mum, running two companies in and around Bedfordshire. After taking a break from her nursing career to have four children, Sue returned to her profession in 1998, initially working as an Outpatients Nurse and then as a Practice Nurse at her local surgery.
During this time, Sue became interested in the [...]
Posted in Mumpreneur Profiles0 Comments
21 January 2010
“Success is the sum of small efforts,
repeated day in and day out.”
Robert Collier, self-help author
Whatever the challenge, remember you can’t make it happen all at once. But every little step you take, and each small achievement, will all add up to a greater success.
Thought for Thursday #3
Posted in Well-Being2 Comments
19 January 2010
Guest blogger Lesley Singleton has been working in consumer PR and the media for more than a decade. In that time, she has worked for big London PR agencies (including PR Week’s “Agency of the Year”) as well as in-house for a major airline and a high street bank. Here she gives some advice on [...]
Posted in Business Tips1 Comment
18 January 2010
No-one can have avoided the stories and pictures of the catastrophic earthquake that has hit Haiti. Estimates of the numbers killed by the earthquake range from 50,000 to at least 200,000 and while food and water are finally reaching some parts of the capital Port-au-Prince, large numbers of survivors are still having to fend for [...]
Posted in Charity2 Comments
18 January 2010
As it’s a Monday morning we thought it would be nice to start the week by spreading a little happiness. Enjoy!
Spread a little happiness
Posted in Inspiration0 Comments
14 January 2010
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
William Shakespeare, Hamlet, 1.3
This is my favourite quotation and one which, whenever I am in doubt about something, I call to mind. Whether the issue concerns your children, your partner, your [...]
Posted in Well-Being2 Comments
13 January 2010
You may have a successful business, a fantastic product or a sought-after service – but how safe is your business idea and when should you start to think about protecting it? Here Trademark Attorney Aaron Wood gives you an overview of Wood’s 5W’s of IP – What, Why, When, Who & Where?
A successful business is [...]
Posted in Business Tips1 Comment
12 January 2010
Just over a year ago I had a new baby, but it was very unlike my previous two children. It had been discussed for a short while and was very wanted, but there was some doubt as to whether this was the right time. I already had 2 children, but I had a new partner and [...]
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