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Falling Back in Love with my Blog
This summer, I took the advice I’ve long admired and never achieved – I took a proper break from work, and when we went away on holiday, the laptop did not. This feeling that I really ought to stay available could be a mental hang-up from no longer doing a full time...
The July 2021 Brand Blog – HK Hair at Furtho Manor Farm
You know how lovely it is to meet someone who is totally on your wavelength – someone who’s also got young children, their own business, similar values, similar interests? Well, imagine my joy at meeting someone like that, and then discovering that she is an...
Me, the Pea, and A and E
I knew that 5-9 July was going to be full on, so I decided to make life a little easier for myself and take the week off. I had a visit booked in from my Dad and uncle from Mon-Weds (first time in many years, so that was a major event in itself), my sister and her...
Save the Date for our Mailchimp Lead Magnets Workshop!
It’s brilliant to have a mailing list of people who are interested in your business – but how do you get that list in the first place, especially with GDPR restrictions on who you can send to? Lead Magnets is one answer – and I’m running a workshop on that very...
The June 2021 Brand Blog – RestoreU
Meditation: something that I thought seemed nice, but probably not for me. I was far too busy for that sort of thing, barely got time to grab a cuppa, and what do you even get out of sitting still for a bit - especially when you could be cracking through the to-do...
Our Mum and Son Day – A Litter Pick in Milton Keynes
There have been lots of opportunities to spend quality time together as a family over the last 18 months, but one-to-one time with each child has been more difficult to come by. So we recently decided to revive it, and I asked the older one what he would like to do....
Summer Term Joy – Three Things We’ve Loved Having Back
The kids are exhausted – when they’re one small squabble away from a meltdown, I know it must be nearly the end of another half term. But this one’s been different. There was so much to grieve a year ago (my post at the time is here: Feeling the Grief for what...
The Brandblog – Poplar Osteopathy Clinic
Aimee Newton and her husband Rhodri Griffiths at Poplar Osteopathy Clinic are the Remarkable Local Company on the RLC BrandBlog this month. Here’s what they did for me, and what they could do for you…Picture the scene: we’re in the grounds of stunning Warwick Castle...
