Category Archives: General Ramblings

Sick and Solo

This isn’t a post; more of a stream of consciousness about being sick and running your own business. I haven’t done any research yet, but wanted to put something down and get your opinion on this subject, too. As you … Continue reading

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New EU Directive on Cookies

And , unfortunately, not that they all have to be 70% chocolate… I didn’t know this until I read Nikki Pilkington‘s blog yesterday, but the EU has a new directive that came into force on 25 May 2011, which deals … Continue reading

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5 Reasons I Miss My Commute

As you know, I live and work in central Portugal. Condeixa is now home for us and my commute is less than 5 minutes. However, for many, many years I lived in South London and commuted into various parts of … Continue reading

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Getting the job done. At what cost?

A bit of a rant from me today. ‘No’, I hear you cry!! An email landed in my inbox yesterday bragging that they could get an hour’s worth of Virtual Assistant writers for $1.56. An incredibly cheap way of getting … Continue reading

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New Information Sharing Concern on Linked In

Oh, it’s Sunday and this is my first blog post from my new office! I will be blogging about the move and my new office shortly. But first, Linked In have a decided that they are going to share your … Continue reading

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Affiliate Programs? Shopping Carts? Check for Fraud!

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Generating Blogging Ideas

Just a quick one this, as I’m interested in how you blog. How do you generate ideas for your blog and where do you have them? I ask, as I seem to be getting my inspiration for writing as I … Continue reading

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A Business Lady’s Working Week

Working ‘part time’ when you run your own business is not an option! Whether you want to work part time or not, it seems that for the most of us business owners, working a 8hr+ day is the norm. And … Continue reading

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Life Begins at 40?

This week I turn 40 (happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me…). Is 40 the new 21? I do hope not, as that was not a good year! I’m actually okay with turning 40, as I think I’ve never … Continue reading

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Blogging: My Dilemma

Here I am, Saturday evening, trying to drum up something, anything to say. I haven’t written a piece in such a long time that I feel as though I owe my loyal readers (all 5 of you) a little ‘hello’ … Continue reading

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