Monthly Archives: October 2011

heading off to New York

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So I packed my bag, booked my taxi and headed off to the airport. Had some lunch, met up with my travelling companions and did some last minute shopping. Yet even as I walked onto the plane, it still seemed completely unreal that me, little old stay-at-home mum, should be flying to New York, going to the SaveUp conference.

And yet here I am, blogging in midair.  And having watched an episode of Glee and had a full meal with some coffee, I am starting to come around to the idea that it is really happening. Read more

Healthy Snacking Habits for your Kids

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It’s no small task to convince your kids about eating healthy food. Fast food chains, frozen fried snacks, sweets, and fizzy drink advertisements dominate every type of commercial media. Whether your child is watching the television or surfing the web, they’re constantly exposed to enticing images of junk food. So how can you motivate them to develop healthy snacking habits?

Home-working Hints: Making the most of your Post Office

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For mums running a small online retail business, the Post Office is a daily part of life. But Post Offices up and down the country are closing due to diminishing incomes. In theory, the year-on-year increase in online retail should help individual Post Offices, but Royal Mail have concurrently developed a number of online prepaid postage products that enable small businesses to weigh, pay for and print postage at home.

5 Things You Can Do to Boost your Confidence

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How confident are you? How do others perceive your level of confidence? Do you feel that you lack confidence?