You’ll never guess what….?

Believe it or not my phone rang, not just once, but twice yesterday! And even more unbelievable – neither call was to tell me I’d had a momentary lapse of memory and had been in a car accident! One was a client of old and the other a potential new client....

Death by Comparison

As we wrestle in our household with our daughter’s introduction to secondary school, and all the delights that brings, I’m reminded of that haunting phrase ‘comparison is the death of joy!’. Only our third week in and we’re already amidst...

The Best Version…

Following a crazy May and June, that’s even tipped into the start of July, it’s that time of year where taking a break is fast approaching! This summer break is particularly welcomed. Work has been increasingly busy with involvement in a variety of...

Play to your strengths

I had a call last week from a company who thought they may have worked with me a while back and needed the voiceover updating. The original employee had moved on, they knew the voiceover was called Mel but didn’t know who exactly. Then, after a quick Google...

Just say no thanks!

It’s a Sunday morning on my birthday weekend and I receive an e-mail from a new client I’ve been working with. Can I do him a massive favour and pull in some edits that afternoon? It’s a very quick and easy decision – on this occasion,...

Joining the green scene

How many of you had ‘go greener’ in amongst your 2019 goals – business or otherwise? I didn’t bore you with my New Year targets but I can tell you I did include this one this year. Quite why I’ve never had it in there before has bugged...