Office Rescue

13/05/2025

Oh I do love to be beside the seaside! Networking with the lovely Frinton POP Connect group, hosted by Ben Golding.

Great people, great weather, great food, always inspiring conversations with other business owners = great vibes!

30/04/2025

April: stress recognition into de-stress action.

As the month draws to a close, and we evaluate the impact we’ve made for others and ourselves, I wanted to share this testimonial from a client for whom I feel I contributed to their stress alleviation.

Stress takes all forms and comes from many sources. If we can identify factors one by one and start picking them off we can work towards experiencing a calmer, more focused existence in both personal and business lives.

Reach out if you think outsourcing could contribute to your own de-stress mission.

Let our April stress awareness positively carry us into May and beyond!

23/04/2025

Stress can become overwhelming and consuming if it's not managed.

Identifying your stressors can be a really helpful task (this can be applied to personal and/or business life)…

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻.

- Give each item a number, ranking them in order of stress according to the most prominent, with 1 being the biggest stress point.

- Focus only on number 1; identify your feelings around it and what it is that makes it feel stressful. This will help to put it into perspective, which will ultimately move you into the next stage more easily: solution.

- The action of going through the process will allow you access to your personal toolkit where you can start to explore options using your own resources, and find your solution or management preference, or identify actions to get you there.

Do this as often as you feel is helpful.

And if your solution-finding process leads you to needing to outsource some of your admin tasks, send me a WhatsApp or email! Details can be found in my About section.

10/03/2025

On International Women's Day Saturday 8th March 2025, I found myself in Manningtree, just up the road from home, and sitting on a bench taking in the atmosphere, spotted this plaque, which suddenly felt quite poignant.

It made me think of those poor women who were unnecessarily discriminated against and needlessly lost their lives through the stupidity of others. And of all the women who had before them and have done since, in endless multitudes of scenarios and of those who still continue to have lack of opportunity and fairness in society.

It also made me feel lucky. Whilst our national and international society is far from perfect from many viewpoints, I am happy that I am able to do what I do and have freedom of choice in this world. And I am lucky that I don't live in fear or feel that I have to hide who I am.

Somebody told me there was a debate as to whether International Women's Day should remain a thing. Well, I for one, am happy and proud to celebrate women and the unique wonder that we are, and our continued growth in strength and existence, both individually and collectively!!

Happy International Women's week everybody!

18/11/2024

I'm so lucky I can literally work from anywhere as long as I have my laptop and a wifi connection!

Late September/early October took me and my laptop (and partner and pups!) on a 3-week adventure in a motorhome around the South West of the UK... 🚐 🧭 🏞️ 🐶 ...

We set up 'home' in 6 locations across 4 counties over 23 days:
📍 Cheddar, North Somerset
📍 South Molton, North Devon
📍 St Ives, West Cornwall
📍 Looe, South Cornwall
📍 Paignton, South Devon
📍 Ringwood, Dorset

A happy number of bright days allowed plenty of exploring in the surrounding areas; my favourite places being Cheddar Gorge, Exmoor National Park, Lynton & Lynmouth, Valley of Rocks, St Ives, Kynance Cove, Minack Theatre and Dartmouth!

Some early starts and time-blocking enabled me to fulfil the work for my clients without any gaps in service; whilst checking the forecast a few days ahead (and a bit of finger-crossing) allowed forward planning for afternoons out. And for those rainy days? Getting ahead on work tasks whilst looking forward to some lovely long walks when the clouds cleared! 🌥️

The best part is that my clients reported no disruption in the service whatsoever! I was confident this would be the case, but was great to get that feedback!

Bring on the next trip! 😃 🐾 😊

I'd love to hear about other people's 'working' adventures! Where has your work taken you to and how long for?

07/11/2024

04/11/2024

The Ruth Strauss Foundation has come together with ALK+ UK and EGFR+ UK for the All You Need is Lungs campaign.

This Lung Cancer Awareness Month, our message is simple: Anyone can get lung cancer – All You Need is Lungs.

The campaign is raising awareness by sharing 26 real stories from people living with lung cancer. They’re opening up about their journeys to help others understand the realities of lung cancer, wishing they’d known sooner that it doesn’t discriminate by smoking history, age, or background.

These stories also reflect the hope that promising advancements in treatments and research bring.

Visit allyouneedislungs.org.uk to learn more.

28/10/2024

Today is about reflection for me.

Two years ago I was working my final day in employed work and about to embark on a scary adventure!

I still have to pinch myself sometimes, and have done for many reasons, questioning both the positive and negative consequences of my actions over the past 24 months. In the early days, it was, have I really done this - removed my source of secure income; pulled myself out of a situation that was making me miserable; trusted myself with the task of creating something new for me. Now it’s more like, wow, have I really come this far already, am I really on this amazing path that I created?!

And I’ve had doubts along the way too, of course! Mostly very fleeting moments, thankfully. It has been an enlightening, educational, and at times exhausting journey so far. But I haven’t looked back on that decision with any regret, even in those moments when the classic negative internal chatter and self doubt has challenged me.

The outcome: For one, I feel a sense of achievement like never before and I’m look forward to growing more as a person and continuing on my mission. The overall experience has been a positive one so far. I am happier, feel better about myself and I am grateful to myself for being brave and bold and believing in me! The relief of walking away from my previous situation and finally embarking on this adventure is still very strong.

I didn’t go into this blindly believing everything would miraculously fall into place and that it would be easy; nor that I would be financially better off (I’m definitely not!) and I’m under no illusions going forward either, but I have enjoyed the challenges and will continue to do so, and most of all I will continue to enjoy the rewards of my efforts. The freedom and flexibility, being true to myself and realising my dreams.

I’m just so pleased and happy to be where I am right now that I simply want to share it! 🥰

13/10/2024

Always lovely to get a new review. Proud of what I do and the support I am able to provide to business owners.

27/02/2024

Looking forward to further enhancing my love for this industry and seeing what the PA Show is all about.

09/01/2024

A lovely review, very happily received, from one of my clients… 🙌