5 ways you can tell that you’ve had a successful school parents’ evening
It was Parents’ Night at my children’s school last night. School parents’ evenings can be stressful in that you never know what to expect, […]
Butlins revisited – blue version
At the weekend I marched purposefully all the way to Butlins in Bognor Regis and demanded to see some fairground rides. See that screeching harpy in the orange scarf […]
Half term, half working? 5 ways to combine freelancing with school holidays
So it is half term and I am hiding in my office. One of my children has scarpered to a friend’s house. The other is […]
Filth, music and art – inspirational reading for weirdos
A million years ago, when I started in coaching, I tried to read as much mind/body/spirit-type inspirational guff as I could. Every week I would […]
10 things Twitter can do for journalists
It seems like every media bod I know has put “Get to grips with Twitter” at the top of their To Do list for […]
Planning to go to the gym 3 times a week? Don’t bother
I was interested to read on The Guardian’s website that Zoe Williams thinks that the gym is a con. Williams admits that she doesn’t […]
Take That And That And That
It’s funny how the world turns. If it hadn’t been for the unvitation, I would have been in France yesterday, and not in a hotel […]
That PR/Blogger Bunfight
You might have seen this post which was re-tweeted with glee by many bloggers and media types yesterday. It’s the tale of a blogger who […]
A Product Launch But Not As We Know It – The Project Natal Experience
It’s been a week and I am still coming to terms with the madness that was the XBox Project Natal launch. Perhaps I never will. I’ve been to […]
Press Trip Virgin
It’s funny the little rabbit holes you fall through in life. As confessed last time, I am off on a press trip to LaLa Land, […]