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Hospitality
“TRUE hospitality means the doing and giving – freely and heartily – the best you can, and of the best you have.” - The Lady, Entertaining. 11th August, 1898
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It’s all about who you see
This picture fills me with a lot of joy. It also reminds me so much of my little girl, Phoebe. I don’t know where she gets it from, but she is confident, bright as a button and is in no doubt of who...
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Gossip or networking?
“THE woman who allows herself to speak badly of others, who through envy or any other reason tries to injure another, loses each time she does so some softness and youthful contour.” The Lady- Health...
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Be positive about your business
If you are a woman and particularly if your business is a creative business, women tend to lack confidence and talk about how they’re just a cake maker/dressmaker/ or design cards. You certainly won’t...
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Homework help
Whenever a woman comes to come to me and asks me for advice when starting or developing a business; one of the first things I tell her is that she must be professional and business minded. This will...
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In my footsteps
You never know how you can go on to influence your children to do great things. My little girl loves to sit with me when I’m decorating cakes. Sometimes it not always possible. But if there’s space...
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Look who’s around you
As you move forward with your business ideas and projects, it is really important to surround yourself with positive people. You need to be around people who will: • Encourage you • Cheer you on •...
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Flourishing Women: Let me introduce you to: Ayo-Dele
Let me introduce you to one more of my Flourishing Women, before the year is out. She is a breath of fresh air… Tell me about yourself Hello my name is Ayo-Dele. I’m a wife, mother, singer/actress...
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Keep on Moving
The date was set. It had been in my diary and on the kitchen calendar for months. I was asked to speak about black achievement and, although it wasn’t actually Black History Month in December, the...
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Still moving…
The other day, I shared with you about speaking at the Celebration of Black History and Culture, on the evening after the announcement of the death of Nelson Mandela. Here’s the speech… I started off...
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The last School Run
For most mothers of Primary School aged children, 8.00am – 9.00am on most week days is pretty full on. You’re busy getting yourself and your children washed dressed, fed and also remembering what to...
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Light a Christmas Candle
Christmas is a wonderful time to cultivate your own family traditions. If your dear ones are not so near, make use of technology and gather up close together. Try this: Arrange a time during the...
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Hey Big Spender
It’s very easy to over-do it in December and be ‘caught short’ throughout the whole of January. Here’s a few tips to ease the burden: Is this what it’s all about? • Set yourself a budget and stick...
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Have you got it together, this Christmas?
We’d all love Christmas to run so smoothly, that those home interior and housekeeping magazines will flock to us for festive tips. But Christmas rarely is picture perfect…But it should be fun. Instead...
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Christmas essentials and safety
Here’s a few last minute things you might want to consider for Christmas to be less stressful – some essentials and safety. Essentials: I’ve put together a list of things that tend to fall off the...
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Christmas: Hospitality and Etiquette
Show some hospitality over the Christmas season: Hospitality: Love thy neighbour: Check in on your elderly neighbours. Are they warm enough? Have they eaten? Half an hour, over a cup of tea could...
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