This morning started by me waking up to my daughters tiny but warm body nestling up against me. I stuck my nose into the top of her head and took a deep breath. I enjoyed the peace and quite while she laid still for a few moments as I knew soon enough the fun would … Continue reading Waking up by the coast in Iceland
I used to be a complete blabbermouth, it’s hard to believe I know! What I mean by that is that I use to say what sprung to mind straight away, no matter how politically correct or incorrect. Which in a way was bad but in a way it was also good. The bad thing is … Continue reading Getting involved in heated topics and issues
What a bizarre time to be alive! I must admit I have very mixed feelings at the moment. Sometimes I feel scared, worried and anxious and at the same time, everything feels so surreal. I say surreal as I know what is going on outside and all around, however, it seems so far away while … Continue reading Lets get corative!
Loaded questions, right?? That’s what I thought, I also thought there are not many professions that obsess with ethics as much as communicators and therefore I was intrigued to know more. Get some insight and real thoughts and ideas of people working in the sector. Therefore, this blog post will be about my journey while … Continue reading Are corporate communication leaders the corporate conscience? : How can they contribute to corporate ethics? Part One, Setting the scene
I have a friend who is a musician. He’s quite well established in Iceland. He once told me about the process of writing, recording etc. the whole production circle. Now that I am looking for a job his words keep popping up in my head as he described the whole process as: “You are putting … Continue reading Keeping on a brave face while job hunting
I got this recipe from a magazine in 2014, called "One pot". However, the original has BBQ chicken and lasagna sheets in it. The reason I changed it is two fold. Firstly, as mentioned before, we are trying to eat more vegetable dishes and secondly, as the lasagna plates were supposed to be torn down … Continue reading Chickpeas, Ricotta and Spinach bake
We had this for the first time late last year. I was a little nervous about introducing couscous to my kids. To my surprise my (then) 8 year old son really enjoyed it! I think he liked the change from potatoes or rice. I do have to admit though, I didn't use plain couscous, I … Continue reading Honey-glazed Chicken breasts with couscous
We are trying to increase the number of vegetarian dishes we eat. Therefore, I have created "Vegetable Tuesdays". This way we don't only talk about it but have to do it. I love trying out new things and finding exciting vegetarian dishes. My partner likes his meat, but when he had this dish he said … Continue reading Chickpea, Sweet Potato and Spinach Curry
This dish is very popular by most family members as it's both smokey due to the BBQ and sweet from the jam. I love it as it's really simple and very quick to throw together! I always serve this with rice so I can soak up the lovely sauce and I love a salad on … Continue reading Apricot and BBQ Chicken
While I studied, I frequently got asked questions such as: “What does a Corporate Communicator do?”, “What does one do with such a degree?” etc. First off, one searches for a job. A daunting, longwinded process that I am going through at the moment. I keep telling myself the dream job is just around the … Continue reading “What is it you’ll be doing then??”
