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How do we replicate last weekend?
Last weekend was so exciting wasn’t it? Olympic torch For us in Chorley it started early Friday morning with the Olympic torch passing through the town. School opened early and the children played on...
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I think we should all visit Auschwitz in our lifetime
Controversial? Well, maybe. Not my usual style I know. But with discussions this week about what’s been achieved by football players visiting Auschwitz before Euro 2012, and the whole media circus...
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Why blog?
Guest post by Award winning Business Woman, Joanne Dewberry Search Engines love Blogs. Why?? The content is always fresh and new, with regular posting, categorised content and search engine friendly...
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Picking yourself up
Sometimes we go through tough times. It may be work, family, friendships that cause us to be sad, or low. We may be watching someone die, or caring for someone who is poorly. It’s tough isn’t it? But...
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Being part of a team is important
Some of you know that I only started running 3 years ago. I’ve been going out by myself, setting myself goals and achieving them. As with all things in my life, there’s been ups and downs. Since April...
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The juggling of the Summer Holidays
Well, it’s almost over and we’ve survived another year. But we’ve also enjoyed another year of playing with our children & enjoying spending time together doing different things. Supporting Team...
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A change is as good as a rest
I’ve been quiet recently. Sorry. It’s been busy. I’ve been shattered. Big decisions have been made and put into action. So here’s the first of my posts about it all. “A change is as good as a rest”,...
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Waiting is the most difficult thing
Sometimes we have to wait for things to happen before we can move on in our lives. Usually it’s just one thing we’re waiting for, and we have to be patient. At the moment I’m waiting for quite a few...
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What is your No.1 priority?
I mean it – what is it? I’m not talking about that ‘to do’ list you have – 1 for home, 1 for work, plus the household tasks that need doing. What I’m talking about is what you drop everything for....
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My nightmare is over – finally
3 1/2 years ago I commissioned a new website for bras4mums. This was part of the business growth plan to move to a more sophisticated website for both customer shopping experience and for our own...
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Guest post – Can the online community help?
Today I’ve got a guest blog from Liz Weston, who I’ve known for a number of years as she’s evolved from being someone who knew that they wanted to start a business of their own, but wasn’t sure what to...
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2013 – here we go!
I know it’s the 19th January, but I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s only just getting going with 2013 ‘stuff’? Not my diary – it’s got things already written in it! I got all my diarys and planners...
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Life will always be too short
Last week we went to the funeral of OH’s 47 year old university friend. It wasn’t the easiest of days, or weeks leading up to it. Compared to a year ago when I was sad at the passing of my 97 year old...
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Getting back in the saddle
It’s been a while since I’ve been around. A lot has happened over the past year. I’ll share some of it, the rest is very personal and may well be shared through my learning experiences and comments....
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My little man
My eldest is 12 years old today. He’s charming & intelligent, incredibly fit & sporty, and usually fun to be around. We have reached the stage of moods & anger, but overall, he’s lovely....
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Getting into the swing of things
Yes, 2014 is already a week old, so I’m not talking about this year. I think we’re finally getting into no.1 son being at secondary school! I’m not sure who’s had the steepest learning curve – the...
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For my teenage daughter and her friends
This was shared by a Mum I know with teenage daughters. I feel it’s relevant to any parent & child relationship. What do you think? Thanks to Lynne, @HonieBUK, who’s a busy Mum & blogs here....
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It hits you when you least expect it
Today would have been my Mum’s 70th birthday, had she been alive. Mum June 2008 – a year before she died Surprisingly, I’ve been OK today. It was last week that it hit me that we were reaching a...
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Assessing priorities
Since I started my business almost 10 years ago, I’ve been juggling priorities. My youngest child was 5 months old when I met my first customer, and bras4mums has grown, developed, changed and...
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