Healthy Business!
I know I was toying with the idea a few months ago to start expanding my business and to say the least the idea hasn’t gone away.
My business has been doing reasonably well lately and although I enjoy the current work rate I do feel like I should be doing more. I’ve [...]

I came across this documentary on YouTube about organic farming. It’s only a student project but it’s pretty well done if you ask this laywoman! Ah, to retire to the countryside and live on a farm would be a thoroughly lovely way to spend my days… Might need some help though (yes, she’s still here)…

Well, by the title of this blog post I’m sure you can guess what I’m going to talk about. She’s still here! But at least she’s starting to open up a bit about what’s going on, and she’s also helping me with the business, which is real boon.
After I wrote my last blog I decided [...]

“Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.” – Mark Twain
I’ve been thinking lots and lots about advertising. As I’ve previously mentioned, I’ve made attempts at reeling in the custom of the Hebden Bridge residents by selling cakes in local pubs, but it was never really enough.
My attention has now been [...]

Well New Year has come and gone and, no, I didn’t have anyone to kiss when the ball dropped! Doesn’t matter, I had a great time at my sister’s in Manchester. Well, I was with my sister and Jools Holland and guests!
I think I have decided to move back to Manchester, but not just yet. [...]

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” – Norman Vincent Peale
Well firstly let me apologise if my last blog raised the hopes of anyone re: the new man. Nope, it didn’t work out. Like most middle-aged men on the internet, it turns out he was only [...]

“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” – Bill Vaughn
As we enter the first day of the last month of the year, I find myself forlorn AGAIN. Where has it all gone, what do I do, what did I [...]

Yesterday was my 40th birthday, and I think it would be strange if I didn’t take stock of everything that has happened to me over the past year, so here goes…
I should be proud of the chances I’ve taken and the changes I’ve made, really. I mean, a year ago I was in a relationship [...]

I must say it’s rather disconcerting when I receive emails from my e-dating website telling me that ’someone chose me’. I didn’t know what to make of it at first – I thought I had won the lottery!
Basically, someone had rated me four or five stars on the e-dating website, which made me feel [...]

“I wanted control over the merchandising, the actual packaging of the product. That was a big factor. The only way for me to exercise control on all those levels was to start my own label.” – Helen Reddy
As you might have guessed, I’m going to talk about packaging today. Basically, I’ve now finally decided on [...]