Wham, bam – no thank you Ma’am.

Wham, bam – no thank you Ma’am.

Picture the scene.  You’ve been set up on a blind date by a close, trusted friend.  Your date is doing and saying all of the right things and they seem to be articulate and intelligent. Everything is going well – but then, something funny happens.  You’re...
Authentically yours.

Authentically yours.

The boom in online services is a blessing and a curse. On one hand, we all now have so much more access to products and businesses who can help us resolve that issue we’re experiencing, fulfil the latest need we have or scratch whatever itch is niggling us. This is...
Puppy Power

Puppy Power

It’s astonishing to me how many times I have found events in my personal life have resulted in a lesson or observation that chimes perfectly with my professional life. Meet Lando. The newest and most gorgeous member of our family (and, may I say, responsible for much...
Keep the faith

Keep the faith

I recently stumbled across a photo of me (a proper printed one – remember the days when we used to do that?!) from 18 years ago –  it’s 2002, the day I started my language business and I’m proudly grinning at the camera. Two months later I was pregnant and every day...