I am a member of the Women in Business network run by Alexis Bowater and Clare Baker. Each month, they invite interesting speakers to their Plymouth and Exeter gatherings. In recent months they have put me in the room with activists from the plastic free movement in Exeter, the head of the new business school […]
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Mpower National Business Awards
How have you spent your weekend? Did you hang out with any totally awesome women? I did 😀 I actually got to hang out with loads of awesome women, because I was lucky enough to spend last night at the Mpower National Business Awards in Birmingham with my dear friend Nina Farr, who was a finalist. […]
Unexpected Gifts
I am a very, very lucky girl. I know this. I have some very thoughtful and generous friends. On Friday, when we gathered for our team meeting, I was delighted to be presented with a copy of Karen’s book. She had mentioned previously that she had self published a book of her watercolours and of […]
The Circle
I think this might be one of my favourite pictures from our shoot in May. Both of our official photographers from the day are in the photo, and I can’t remember who stepped in to hold the camera, but thank you! These two awesome women have been with me since the very first meeting back […]
The Photo Shoot – Part 1
Last week, I had a photo shoot with some of the members of my Totally Awesome Women’s Network. I laughed A LOT, I pulled out the Shirley Bassey impression to make them laugh while on the spot for headshots, and I got the last ones standing to do #charliesangels for me. I love these […]
Mental Health Isn’t Just For An Awareness Week
Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK. My beloved mother in law ended her life last year. She was a great friend and ally to me – the best mother in law I could have dared hope for. Her life had become unbearable and she reached the end of her […]
Spa Day
Yesterday was an adventure in bliss. I was blessed to be gifted a spa day by my sister and brother in law for Christmas. Having mentioned it in one of our team meetings in January, I was delighted to find an appetite among the team to go together. The stunning Gaia Spa at Boringdon Hall […]
The Four Tendencies
At the end of February, in our inaugural meeting, the TAWN book club discussed the phenomenal Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin. First up, I loved the book’s originality. This was a standout feature to me in a sea of books and courses that are formulated through the cherry picking and combination of other people’s work. […]