“Just be yourself”… What in the world does that mean? “Who wants to share?” asked Paige Elenson, leader of Baptiste Yoga Level 2 training. “Do I want to get up in front of over 100 strangers to spill my guts out?” I thought to myself. This scenario was unlike any presentation I have had to […]
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Dolly Parton sang to us about the pitfalls of working regular hours as long ago as 1980 yet it took until almost two years ago for the UK to introduce legislation around flexible working. Since 30 June 2014, all employees have had the statutory right to request flexible working after 26 weeks of employment service. Yet
Workin’ 9 to 5 – what a way to make a livin’ Read More »
To gluten or not to gluten Hi everyone! This week is Coeliac Awareness Week, but do you know what being coeliac means? A few years ago I met a girl that was coeliac and she mentioned that there were certain foods she could not eat and how hard it was to find nice tasting food that didn’t
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I flew to the South West of France last week to meet my adorable five-month old nephew Eliott for the very first time. My sister-in-law and her husband live in Australia, so it was a treat to be able to spend time with them in Europe. Oh and the 20+ degree (celsius) sunny weather didn’t
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I often hear people say: “I like family constellations but I’m not sure about the orders as I don’t like hierarchy”. The orders, or orders of love as Bert Hellinger, the originator of family constellations calls them, have nothing to do with a strict hierarchical system. So what are they about? We
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YOUR BLOG – YOUR ESSENTIAL TOOL IN MARKETING So, you have created a website for your business! You’ve probably also got some social media organised! But what about your blog? A blog is a great marketing tool which keeps your business website being ranked highly in Google, as well as providing much needed advice and
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One year ago yesterday, the Government introduced the concept of shared parental leave (“SPL”) with an estimated a take up of between 2 – 8% in the first year. SPL gives parents the option of sharing statutory leave and pay between the two of them, rather than the traditional method of the mother being
It takes two to make a baby… Read More »
One of my favourite cities in the UK is Bath, since the first time I set foot in it I absolutely loved it. I had read Pride and Prejudice but had not yet discovered Jane Austen‘s other novels, I had not yet discovered my absolute favourite: Persuasion, which is partly set in Bath. Since my first
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Like it or not, there is a continuous stream of children all over the UK heading towards life influencing exams. It is the system we currently have and no matter what we may think of it, until it changes or you decide to home educate, I believe we need to work to achieve the best
7+ 8+11+13+…help your child to pass exams Read More »
Anyone with a teenager (or pre-teen…) at home will be well versed in the ‘get off your phone!’ mantra. It’s an epidemic amongst these guys – whatsapp, Instagram, snapchat…words we had never even heard of just a few years ago. Contrary to what my own teen thinks, I will admit that it’s not all negative.
Teens, Screens & Sleep Read More »
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