New beginnings

Monday marks the beginning of a new era for me. A new job. A new city. A new commute. A new boss. A new company. And new products to market.
I’m filled with anticipation and anxiety.
It’s one of those times in life where I need to find some self-confidence and have a little faith in myself. 
It’s [...]

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Contract is over

10 weeks after been made redundant my ‘life-saving’ contract for three-days marketing consultancy has come to an end. It’s been an interesting journey. My experience is 98% B2B, so working in consumer has been a fantastic opportunity, but yesterday, my last day highlighted just how large the gap in knowledge is.
Interviewing for my replacement (a [...]

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18th Birthday!

Yesterday was my (eldest) god-daughter’s 18th birthday. Oh my goodness. I can’t quite believe that 18 years ago when she was born I was living in Switzerland, teaching English.
I remember getting the call to tell me that LAR had been born and that all was well. A couple of months later, I became a god-parent [...]

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Grumpy this morning…

Me, yes, I was grumpy this morning. I need to share the source of my grumps…
I, unfortunately, had to visit the supermarket this morning. It caused me to be grumpy for a few hours afterwards. The reasons:

people who allow their children to sit in the shopping trolley. DISGUSTING! VILE FILTHY CREATURES! (Erm, when I say [...]

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3bts – cuddles, tea, puddy tats

I haven’t 3bt’d for a while. It’s just not been a great time for it. Life got a bit stressful on the 25th August, but now I’m hoping things are changing – for the better. Here’s my first 3bt of 2009…
1. Getting a cuddle from my step sons before they go to bed. The small [...]

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New gadgets?

I’m seriously thinking about getting a new phone. My HTC Tytn ii is getting old. It still works well, but needs a makeover…an extreme one. A year of abuse, being dumped into a cluttered handbag, sports bag or into the cradle in the car has done the fascia no good at all. With an 18 [...]

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Twitter

Last nights’ ‘Friday Night with Jonathon Ross’ featured Stephen Fry (as well as Tom Cruise and Lee Evans). During the conversation between Ross and Fry, they mentioned Twitter…the micro-blogging website. @Wossy as he’s known on Twitter and @stephenfry discussed it briefly (according to their Tweet, it was edited down). This morning the Telegraph has a [...]

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Another birthday approaches

I can’t quite believe that it’s time to prepare for another birthday (well, not the birthday, but the party/drinks evening we will have). Another year, another few wrinkles and lots of changes in life.
I look back over the year with mixed feelings. I’m healthy, OK just got a new job, and I have a great [...]

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The ticking clock

Most of you that know me know that I’m not a mum, that I would have liked to be a mum and that it’s not really going to happen (for many reasons, too many to explain here). 
Years ago, I was adamant I didn’t want to be a mum – for all the reasons you’ve heard [...]

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Busy month ahead

The month is crazy and we’re just over halfway through. Work is pretty good at the moment – there’s been a bit of a change in the team dynamic, but I think for the long term it’s progress. I’m helping the CEO recruit a full-time marketing manager to replace me (part-time, temporary). I think there’s [...]

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