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Volcano Chicken Recipe

BEN’S ZONE: Volcano Chicken Recipe

May 3, 2020

Volcano Chicken Recipe This is a nice easy chicken recipe that has got a bunch of fairly bold flavours, feels pretty wholesome and makes for … Read more

Stop Food Waste Day: Shortbread Mincemeat Recipe

Stop Food Waste Day: Shortbread Mincemeat Recipe

April 29, 2020

*Advertisement feature in conjunction with Aldi Today is Stop Food Waste Day and I am working with Aldi to talk about how we can all … Read more

Comfort foods: Easy cook jambalaya recipe

BEN’S ZONE: Comfort Foods: Easy Cook Jambalaya Recipe

April 12, 2020

Easy Cook Jambalaya Recipe Another of my favourite comfort foods this week and one that ties in nicely to what I was saying last week … Read more

My Top Tips for Batch Cooking

BEN’S ZONE: My Top Tips for Batch Cooking

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020

My Top Tips for Batch Cooking So, right now we’re all stuck indoors which sucks. One upside though is that as people are home we … Read more

Gravy being Poured over a plate of Roast Chicken

BEN’S ZONE: Comfort foods – The Sunday Roast

October 27, 2019

Comfort foods – The Sunday Roast This article is a bit of a cheat really, blogging about comfort food when I’ve said before that I … Read more

My Favourite Comfort Foods - Stewed Apples

BEN’S ZONE: My Favourite Comfort Foods – Stewed Apples

August 11, 2019

My Favourite Comfort Foods – Stewed Apples I often blog about new gadgety stuff I am playing with in the kitchen and I’ll be honest, … Read more

Pressure King Pro Review

BEN’S ZONE: Pressure King Pro Review

August 4, 2019

Pressure King Pro Review It’s no secret to anyone that knows me that I rather like kitchen gadgets and my latest is a Pressure King … Read more

Barbecue and Pollution, What's the Deal? - Assorted delicious grilled meat with vegetable over the coals on a barbecue

BEN’S ZONE: Barbecue and Pollution, What’s the Deal?

July 28, 2019

Barbecue and Pollution, What’s the Deal? I’ve blogged many times about my love of the barbecue and that hasn’t waned. This year, for the first … Read more

My 5 Favourite Bonfire Night Recipes

BEN’S ZONE: My 5 Favourite Bonfire Night Recipes

October 28, 2018

Welcome to a weekly feature on my blog – Ben’s Zone. Written by husband… Ben. A foodie, coffee obsessed, ex-smoking, ex-drinking and Ridgeback loving Dad. Who … Read more

BEN'S ZONE: Caramel Shortbread Recipe

BEN’S ZONE: Caramel Shortbread Recipe

August 12, 2018

Welcome to a weekly feature on my blog – Ben’s Zone. Written by husband… Ben. A foodie, coffee obsessed, ex-smoking, ex-drinking and Ridgeback loving Dad. Who … Read more

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Don’t worry Aria was paid in Kindle books for th Don’t worry Aria was paid in Kindle books for this reel 😜

A friend said something lovely to me last week, about how I was a great role model for my children with my business. And it was such a lovely thing to hear. 

If I can teach my children anything, it’s just this. Don’t let your fear of anyone’s opinions stop you from doing what you want to do. 

And I want to say this to you too. Don’t be afraid to show up on your social media, to jump on a video.

Ok you don’t need to do a video like this, maybe that is too far out of your comfort zone. But you totally can chat to camera. 

Think who do you want to be and if you have children or even friends with children. What sort of role model do you want to be with your dreams and business? 

#socialmediamarketing #smallbusinessowner #contentmanagement #womeninspiringwomen #mumbusinessowner
Can you spot the moment we get the actual giggles? Can you spot the moment we get the actual giggles? 🤣

But it really doesn’t matter what stage of business you’re in… and I did feel like I had to do this when I first started out. You deserve to be paid for you time, work and expertise. 

I’m not talking about skill swaps which can be really beneficial. I’m talking about often big brands asking you to work for free to essentially get your name out there. 

Spoiler alert…. Having fallen into this trap. Exposure doesn’t pay the bills. It doesn’t put food on the table and it’s rarely ever worth it. You deserve to be paid. I never work for free now and neither should you.

#freelancerlife #smallbusinessowner #exposuredoesntpaythebills #smallbusinesssupport #freelancelifestyle
A few mini highlights from our holiday. We honestl A few mini highlights from our holiday. We honestly kept things fairly simple. We were very lucky with the weather - combined with paddleboarding work my husband is so tanned he looks like he’s been to the Mediterranean! 

We spent most of our days on the beach. I read lots of books, we explored a castle. My family love a castle. And it was lovely to have Poppy with us this year too. Can you believe we have had her a year now? 

And the best part of it was time spent together. 

#holiday #walesholiday #summerholiday #summer2025
I was only away for two weeks… two weeks! And so I was only away for two weeks… two weeks! And so many changes… 

Here is a summary of a few of them. Drop me a comment below if you have any questions around about of the Instagram updates and how they might affect your social media. 

#socialmediamanagement #instagramtips #socialmediamanager #smallbusinessowner #smallbusinessmarketing
Ahh... the irony. I meant to film the second part Ahh... the irony. I meant to film the second part of this all holiday and then forgot until the last day when it had been raining!

But let’s talk time off. I took two weeks off, I did share on socials, but I haven’t shared on my main grid. I need to take two weeks off, to give myself some downtime, to breathe, to reset, to spend with my family. 

It’s not only ok to take time off, it’s important. It’s hard when you run your own business and I did have a couple things I needed to pick up while I was away, but I also did spend lots of time relaxing. 

I have thought a lot about my work life balance while I’m away, my exciting goals for my business and its growth, and one of the big things I have come away with is yes I want to grow. But I want to do so without burning out and without missing time with my children who are growing far too fast. Which is the whole reason why I decided to grow my own business rather than returning to the corporate world. 

So I want to say to you, it’s not only ok to take time off, not just from your socials but from your whole business, it’s needed. So go and do it and live in the moment.

#womeninbusiness #worklifebalance #mumlife #femalefounder
It’s the summer holidays, the juggle is really s It’s the summer holidays, the juggle is really so I thought you might like a bit of a lighthearted post 🤣 

To all those parents, small business owners or not, I feel you. I love having the children home, but also find it hard juggling priorities. 

Remember to make time for you as you’re important too 🫶 and it’s ok to have a moment where you might want to scream into a pillow 🤣

#smallbusinessowner #mumlifeuk #mumjuggle #schoolholidays #summerholidays #socialmediamanager
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