Life isn’t fair – an open letter to students
The following life and work rules landed in my in-box this morning. I am sure many of you have also received it. Allegedly it’s an extract from Bill Gates as he spoke to school kids. Of course everything he said is true; however I wanted to expand on it. So students, listen up: Rule 1 : [...]
Where there is love, is there honour?
Teenage girl talk We gathered on the top terrace of our friend’s house where we can see our house too. Young girls giggling, exchanging myths and facts. Discussing boys and beauty. Sameerah said “oh come closer girls, I must tell you my new discovery…” We all rushed round her whilst we were all looking over [...]
Primary issues
As a working mum, I have felt extremely lucky to have had an employer who was flexible enough to offer me school hours (and term time only, which has been an incredible blessing). However, all that is likely to change soon due to my office relocating to the North East. This got me thinking about [...]
What I’ve learnt from my father
Yes, it’s father’s day this weekend and time to reflect on what whether there is a special relationship between a father and daughter. I have a perfect specimen, a wonderful father who at the the sprightly age of 84 is enjoying a new lease of life in his new home. Ok, he’s got a few [...]
Working in Collaboration: The Joys and Perils of Holidays!
One of the great things about this networking lark is the people you meet, get to know and, some of whom, having got to know them better, see a joint opportunity and agree to collaborate with. Often these days I first ‘meet’ someone online and it really doesn’t matter where each of us is based. [...]
All that jazz – All in A Day
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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