I literally had tears in my eyes while I said goodbye to the team. To those lovely faces I had only met on screen and never had the chance to see in 3D. I still hadn’t sat down for the cup of coffee we kept talking about having one day. I sat in my car … Continue reading How Twinkl is successful in keeping employees engaged and happy
I’m looking out my window and I see nothing except Christmas lights on my neighbours tree, as Icelanders have been encouraged to put their Christmas lights up early this year, in order to light up the dark days left of 2020. While I stare out and my mind wonders I can hear the wind blowing … Continue reading Working through my breakup… with the city of Leeds
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
