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Raspberry & White Chocolate Brownies

10 February 2010

Raspberry & White Chocolate BrowniesMy 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 [...]

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How to create a workspace when you have no space

08 February 2010

How to create a workspace when you have no spaceThis 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 [...]

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A Special Birthday Blog

07 February 2010

A Special Birthday BlogI 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 [...]

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The word ‘Cake’ belongs to me!

05 February 2010

The word ‘Cake’ belongs to me!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 [...]

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Focus on…. Geta Gill – Mona Vie

05 February 2010

Focus on…. Geta Gill – Mona VieMum’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 [...]

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Interview with a 4 year old

01 February 2010

Interview with a 4 year oldThe 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 [...]

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Thought for Thursday #4

29 January 2010

Thought for Thursday #4I 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 [...]

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Government Funding – are you missing out?

27 January 2010

Government Funding – are you missing out?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 [...]

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Focus on ….. Sue Bedford – Pulse Health Screening

26 January 2010

Focus on ….. Sue Bedford – Pulse Health ScreeningSue 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 [...]

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Thought for Thursday #3

21 January 2010

Thought for Thursday #3“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

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How to make your PR more newsworthy

19 January 2010

How to make your PR more newsworthyGuest 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 [...]

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Blogging for Haiti

18 January 2010

Blogging for HaitiNo-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 [...]

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Spread a little happiness

18 January 2010

Spread a little happinessAs 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

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Thought for Thursday #2

14 January 2010

Thought for Thursday #2This 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 [...]

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Intellectual Property – 5 things every business owner should know

13 January 2010

Intellectual Property – 5 things every business owner should knowYou 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 [...]

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A new baby in the family……

12 January 2010

A new baby in the family……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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