It’s been a very short amount of time but the long summer holidays looks short. We have been spending as much time outside as possible, in parks and in the garden. It’s funny how your perspective changes whether you are in work and out of work; just recently I would’ve been in an office mostContinue reading “The summer start”
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Brands and Freedom
So yesterday I talked about persuading my girls to take nice pictures on Eid… here is the aftermath after ice-cream; barefoot handstands and football! Taking time out to explore your own freedoms and not being restricted by the exterior. When companies have a particular feel with their brand, sometimes doing something different reminds us ofContinue reading “Brands and Freedom”
Unusual moments of Teamwork
There aren’t many moments when you can have perfection in and out. This picture looks like it, the girls were dressed up for Eid but what we can’t capture in the picture is the rest of the scene. The commentary of me saying ‘let’s take photos before the playground’, ‘we’ve got a few more picsContinue reading “Unusual moments of Teamwork”
Energised by the Little Things
Children have an innate curiousity and an interest in things we take for granted. As lockdown is starting to trap us in the four walls of our local area, it took a short walk to our local park to realise that sometimes we limit and confine ourselves. With children, everything is a new experience noContinue reading “Energised by the Little Things”
Being in the moment
It’s been a while since I wrote my last blog post. I’m very thankful so many of you have kept reading it whilst I have been away being in the moment. I’m naturally a busy-minded person having multiple search tabs in my brain and enjoying being able to move from one topic to the next-Continue reading “Being in the moment”
External Validation
Living in Tier 3 is interesting. You can go out and about, but you can’t visit each other in homes. Making friends becomes very challenging at the loss to your support network. As a mother, I am aware of how often I call my mum, my friends who have more experience to ask advice onContinue reading “External Validation”
Nature
As shared previously, my little one loves anything to do with leaves, insects, soil, trees. Here is a photograph of her looking outside of a basketball court in the park in order to pick leaves from a nearby tree; I have learned to check her pockets before I set the laundry! We recently needed toContinue reading “Nature”
In a Minute
In a Minute! Where do the children learn these words? Where do adults learn this concept? What happened to having the natural human instinct which says just do it now? the impulse to really do something immediately because we know it is the right thing to do? I look at my children and with theContinue reading “In a Minute”
Getting your hands dirty
My children love to get their hands dirty and barefoot in the soil. It’s an earlier trip to the park today as the lovely heatewave means midday is just too hot! As business leaders, we are encouraged to coach, mentor, give the team space to deliver but how often do we really get our handsContinue reading “Getting your hands dirty”
Water Balloons
It’s another scorching hot day! It is incredible how much summer we are having! Our interest at going to the beach has peaked but the scenes on the news show way too many crowds and therefore infection risk so we will enjoy our garden! My kids love water balloons… filling them up is just asContinue reading “Water Balloons”
Skills Repeat 