Monthly Archives: January 2019

Last week, I booked flights for our Summer trip to Portugal. As we’re going with a small group, we’re opting for a Villa…. so I hopped onto HomeAway, as I’ve booked with them before, to search something out in the Algarve. Wow. I found a stunning villa…. 5 beds Huge private pool Two amazing lounges – one considered a day lounge, and the other an evening one Indoor swim spa And all for just £300 a night! I was thinking… “Is this is too good to be true?”So I contacted them to find out their availability, using the instructions given: “Please contact us on this number via WhatsApp, as our calendar is not synced with the HomeAway calendar”. After contacting them, I continued my search only to find the SAME property for over £1000 a night in a different location on …

This week I went to see Dream Girls in London with my friend Rachel. As we were going to be travelling back quite late, so we decided to stay over instead. I booked a cheap and cheerful hotel for us. When we arrived, there was much discussion about how we would get to the hotel in Covent Garden. I wanted to grab a cab (it’s convenience every time for me, not price). Rachel wanted to get the tube – 2 tubes, as a change was required. (Rachel doesn’t believe in spending over the odds unnecessarily). Rachel won – on the basis that it wouldn’t be THAT far to walk from the tube station at the other end (with our heavy overnight bags… my heels… and Rachel’s recovering broken ankle). First of all, we spent about 5 minutes at the Oyster card machine whilst …

I was on my way up to Winchester yesterday in the car, and I started listening to a new book on Audible called, “How To Have a Good Day”, by Caroline Webb. Three Chapters in… and she starts to explain what a good day is – and according to her research, it is this: 1. A buzz from being productive 2. Knowing that efforts counted towards something worthwhile 3. Confidence that a good job is being done 4. Knowing that the support is there from others 5. Days that leave you feeling more energised than depleted, from the joy and motivation What makes a good day for you? Of course, we won’t always have a good day… there are often factors that can get in our way; however what we can do is make CHOICES. We can make choices on: …

You may be aware that over recent years Facebook have encountered a variety of negative press, ranging from accusations of failing to uphold its responsibility to reduce and eradicate, the distribution of fake news stories across the platform. Through to the ongoing 2016 US election scandal. All this accompanied by criticisms that most users News Feeds were littered with content from news media, brands and businesses, rather than those they wish to socially engage with. I’m sure if you asked Mark Zuckerberg back in 2004 when he launched Facebook, where he saw it headed, never would he have anticipated coming under such scrutiny. But as Peter Parker’s (aka Spiderman’s) wise old Uncle Ben once said, “With great power, comes great responsibility.” So, in 2018 Mr Z and the social guru’s over in sunny California, set about re-inventing the ‘face’ of …