After the three-and-a-half-hour drive, we were home. We sat on the sofa and looked at each other as if to say: “Now what?” So began my 18-year journey with Stanley, the Lancashire Heeler. As with so many of our pets, Stanley was an enormous part of my life. Naturally, we had some anxious and frustrating Life with Stanley: Lessons in Love, Laughter, and Planning for the UnexpectedRead More
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Know your value: Understanding your worth and your finances
It’s almost a new year? Are you going to be putting up your prices? When was the last time you put your business prices up? One , two, three years ago? Do you even know how much you should be charging? All these questions are a challenge to a small business owner. When I started Know your value: Understanding your worth and your financesRead More
Children’s artwork – overwhelm or celebration?
I am in the middle of decorating my mum’s house at the moment – a brilliant excuse for a declutter! Hanging by her dressing table was a ‘tapestry by numbers’ attempt of a horse’s head which I produced when I was about eight. “Do you want to still keep this?” I asked. “Absolutely, it’s one Children’s artwork – overwhelm or celebration?Read More
Putting your affairs in order – an act of true love?
It’s not easy to think about what will happen to your assets and your family after you die. But if you die without having put your affairs in order, the impact is both stressful and potentially heart-breaking. So how do you avoid this? The answer is simple – the ‘death’ file. It’s not the most Putting your affairs in order – an act of true love?Read More
Curating the Family History
I have worked with several families over the years helping to sorting out the family archive. The start of such projects can look overwhelming – boxes of photos, letters, papers, keepsakes and even furniture accumulated with each generation but never tackled. Along the way the gems of our history get buried and lost. However, modern Curating the Family HistoryRead More
