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I love cake! I have a sweet tooth and an hourglass figure (prone to weight on the hips).  I was probably 14 when I went on my first diet.  I’d watched Mum conscientiously record her calories and was […]

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It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to new starts, new goals and new aspirations.  An exciting time when we start a new diary or journal, that fresh clean crisp new page where the future can […]

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My final year of my Art Foundation Degree has just started it’s going to be a big big year.  It takes up about a day and a half on campus and perhaps the same amount of time in […]

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Do you remember those days?  You could just get a scrap of paper and some crayons and draw magical pictures or make up worlds in your head.  There was no right or wrong…..   …. you just let […]

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It’s been about 10 years ago I saw 2 mature couples strip down to their undies and swim in a Lake District tarn.  It’s an image that’s stayed with me – not in a bad way – it’s […]

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A follow on to the last blog post – now in business I go to networking meetings.  Good meetings are busy and valuable contacts will meet a lot of people – its important they go home clutching my […]

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I’ve spent a lifetime fading into the background.  The majority of my working career was spent head down, “Doing a good job” then feeling bitter for not being noticed for it or someone else getting credit for a […]

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Its exciting times. Tonight the Astound Exhibition opens.  Its the 2nd year of my art degree and when i look back I can physically see the progress I’ve made with my art.  I’m really looking forward to getting […]

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3 weeks ago a small change in circumstances (see previous post) now means I have a little more time on my hands – or I would have if I wasn’t studying for an art degree.  I have a project […]

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One of the reasons I’m self employed is because back at the start of 2012 I was made redundant.  Redundancy wasn’t a “dark cloud hanging over me” thing, at the time I really wanted to start my coaching […]