Pre-order Inspiring Global Entrepreneurs
Hey guys! Exciting news, exciting announcement. My second book co-written with Heidi Walker, Inspiring Global Entrepreneurs, is now ready to pre-order. A bit about the book….. Being an entrepreneur is a choice and sometimes it is a choice you make many times along the way. Inspiring Global Entrepreneurs is for you whether you: just found […]
Crowdfunding – requesting support!
As some of you may know, I used to be the Worthing manager of The Mumpreneurs Networking Club (MNC) where I worked closely with the founders of the club, Sara Guiel and Nicky Chisholm. Now, three years and 16 additional locations later, MNC has flourished rapidly. Although I resigned as the Worthing manager due to […]
No more page Three
Last night I went to Feminism 3.0 at Brighton Dome with my friends Ruth and Moose – thanks Ruth for organising it! It was a panel discussion on feminism and social media with Helen Lewis, deputy editor of the New Statesman as the moderator and four other women; Suzanne Moore, columnist for the Guardian; Bridget […]
Festival season in the UK
It’s the festival season in the UK! Fun and festive summer days with lots to do and see and also to be involved in. My friends and clients Sara and Nicky of The Mumpreneurs Networking Club were at the Edinburgh Fringe strutting their networking stuff making new contacts and introducing Scotland to the MNC brand. Well […]
Reading lists!
It is finally mid July and my children and I are looking forward to the summer break – a break from the school run, from homework, from clubs (although Anna Grace will still have ballet classes), from swimming lessons, from uniforms and from lunchboxes. We are all feeling tired and ready for a change […]
William Beaver
Knowing that I have several blog followers who are American expats, this post today is for you. It is also for any expats who have started up a business overseas and for those who are thinking about it. I want to introduce William Beaver, an American expat who spent 16 years in Kuwait and, after […]
Playing out days in Britain
‘Playing out’ in Britain is a scheduled, organized outdoor free play out on the street in family neighborhoods. On our street in Worthing, Sussex, the first playing out day was held this past Sunday from 3 to 5pm. The road was blocked off right in front of our house! It was a fab day and […]
Khan Academy
My friend and graphic designer, Wendy Barratt, sent me a link the other day which has opened up something amazing for us, particularly for my 11 year old son Sam. Some of you may know of this already but I hadn’t come across it before. I am always on the look out for learning tools […]
Look what’s here! Doctor Who stamps have arrived
For Doctor Who fans, this year is all about celebrating 50 years of the infamous TV show about an eccentric ‘Doctor’ who travels through time fighting sometimes scary, sometimes hammy and sometimes the weirdest most vile enemies in all the universe. As an adult, did you poo poo the idea of the new Doctor Who […]
Expat Explorer 2013 – the largest global survey of expats in the world
Announcement: the new Expat Explorer survey for 2013 is here. Expat Explorer 2013 – the largest global survey of expats in the world. Take a few minutes out of your busy day to fill in this survey. “By sharing your experiences, you will be adding to this picture and in turn help other expats and […]
Krispy Kreme!
Our day out in Portsmouth ended with a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts on the train back home. My husband and kids had never had them before so this was a new experience for us. I told my children I used to go to Krispy Kreme with my room mate in college (university) at 2 in […]
Lousy Books
Last night my daughter, Anna Grace, wrote her second review on Amazon. It was for a book she read called Lousy Behaviour, the sequel to Lousy Thinking by school teacher and children’s author Mike Davies. Her first review was, of course, for Lousy Thinking. I am so proud of her and pleased that she A.) […]
Charlie Plunkett on motherhood and career
If you are a parent who also has a freelance career or runs your own company, then this post is for you. Charlie Plunkett, author of The Secret Diary series and 100 Little Words on Parenthood has visited my blog! She has kindly chosen to guest here during her big blog tour and I am […]
Lincoln
I took my older two to the cinema to see Lincoln as part of their American history lessons. It is a great movie and I enjoyed it, however, in terms of it being useful for the kids, I’m not 100% convinced. It was very atmospheric and in that way it was good, but it dealt […]
100 Little Words On Parenthood
Yesterday I met up with fellow author Charlie Plunkett to catch up and talk about her new book, 100 Little Words On Parenthood. Charlie is the author of the series ‘The True Diaries’, is Brighton based and is a lovely lovely person. She is mum to her son, Cole, and is currently working on her […]