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The realisation of being a freelancer

The realisation of being a freelancer

Having spent last Friday at a freelancer training day, it hit home during a 'personal branding' session that I can do SO much more to market myself as a freelancer. I've struggled for a while to actually define what I do as I have several hats, with radio presenting,...

Pregnancy drinking  – pass the Bumbleberry juice!

Pregnancy drinking – pass the Bumbleberry juice!

Earlier in the week I had a lovely belated birthday lunch with my pal at The Sun Inn, Kislingbury, in  Northamptonshire  and as normal, there's the slight wonder as you approach the bar to order a drink.. will there be anything other than sparkling...

Dressing your bump for a wedding

Dressing your bump for a wedding

Last weekend we had a lovely wedding of an old friend. All exciting, however  I wanted find the best way to 'dress my bump'.  Being a curvaceous 5ft 4 1/2 inches, my bump isn't quite developing how I might have imagined - I've seen friends with very neat...

Justin Theroux is a strange kind of Leftover..

I'm having a bit of an issue with Justin Theroux..fiance of Jennifer Aniston, cousin of Louis, and star of the new Sky Atlantic series The Leftovers which is the story of the people left behind, three years after 140 million people (2% of the world's population)...

Erev Yom Kippur, a time to reflect..

Erev Yom Kippur, a time to reflect..

Tonight sees the start of the holiest day in the Jewish religion, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement - a fast of repentance. A time to reflect and ask for forgiveness. Once a Jewish child has had their Bar or Batmitzvah they will then be expected to fast from...

If I make a Baked Alaska will I get on Newsnight?

If I make a Baked Alaska will I get on Newsnight?

I caught up on the Great British Bake Off yesterday, a day late after #freezergate. Annoyingly the drama was spoilt due to my dear co-presenter being over excited and along with the national press told me the outcome of Iain Watters and his bake going into the bin...

Spread your wings, take a few minutes and fly…

Spread your wings, take a few minutes and fly…

Yesterday I spoke to a man called Dave Newman who works for the Young Lewisham Project (YLP) who are collecting unwanted bikes to fix up and send to Africa  Dave got the idea after seeing a film called The Boy Who Flies which I just saw a clip of and had to...

So much to say about Israel..

So much to say about Israel..

Today  a temporary ceasefire has been agreed between Hamas and Israel, which will hopefully bring some relief for the innocent people on both sides of this awful conflict. Everyday, social media is full of people's opinions of what is happening. Newspaper...