I’m starting to think that Christmas is a lot like parenting, everyone has their own style, and yet we still all compare with others! Blissfully Ignorant As a youngster growing up, I had no idea that Christmas could be stressful. My parents made it all look so easy. Then at 22, I impulsively came to […]
‘Twas the month before Christmas… First week of November to be exact. And all over the internet people are going crazy! There seems to be two camps with this one… Camp One: Pro-Christmas Pro-Christmas’ers simply can not wait to put up their Christmas Trees and deck their halls with boughs of holly. These are the […]
I took my son with me today to meet up with a friend. He is 7 years old. A couple of things happened that probably should have made me cringe. But they didn’t. And for that I am proud. Let me explain. The Situation We were sat on the couch talking and my 7 year […]
My favourite type of customers are the ones who are not sure what they are looking for… Why, I hear you asking? Let me explain. When a customer approaches me at markets, they are normally drawn by the colour of the stall. As they peruse the stall, they start to explore further. They smile. They […]
As a small business owner with a much smaller marketing budget then you’d expect. We have to be much more creative about how we get our message out there. Lately, I’ve been thinking of ways to promote our Cute Cuddles baby teething packs. What’s in our Cute Cuddles Teething Packs Why pick one of our […]
I am part of various business groups and communities, as you’d expect running a small business from home. They often ask questions and challenge us to keep moving forward with our business. This weeks Go Live on Facebook question was “Felt the Fear – Did it Anyway”. As I sat here thinking about how to […]
When I think of my childhood and my fond memories, I thinks about running around in the long grass, bare foot, with my sister. This is one of my favourite memories from childhood. Closely followed by fish and chips down by the seaside, with the seagulls squawking. We all have fond childhood memories – what […]
While having family time over our dinner table last night, my daughter told us about her ‘Worry Doll’ that they are making in her class at school. The idea is that when she is scared, she can tell her Worry Doll and not be scared any more. My first response was shock horror! But then […]
As a parent, we look forward to each stage of our childrens’ development. However, I found that I approached each of my childrens’ transitions with a feeling of dread or trepidation – do you ever feel the same? Let me explain Children are unpredictable, well mine are! Incredibly so in fact. It didn’t matter what […]
3 Tips for choosing the Perfect Gift There are many options when it comes to buying gifts for new parents – it can become a little overwhelming. So, we have out together some top tips to help make the decision a little bit easier… Buy something useful… Don’t be suckered into buying the latest gadgets, […]
