Category Archives: Up Close & Personal

How Transparent Do You Need To Be Online To Be Successful?

A lot has been made over the past year about how transparency – and radical transparency – is the way to go if you want to build up a loyal, active following (sorry, community) on your blog, Twitter or anywhere else you interact. You need to let people see the real you, you ought to…

On The Fence About Having Kids? Some Thoughts From Both Sides Of That Fence

It’s been a while since I posted here and I’d usually apologise but as a new mum, an entrepreneur and a world traveller, I hope most of you will understand why this blog has had to take a backseat for a while. However, I’m back with this (rather long) post and hopefully in the new…

Welcome To Our World…

Mali Hope Woodward born on 4th July 2009 by emergency C-section after 2 days of pre-labour and a 12 hour active labour – at a whopping 8lbs 110z.

Hiccups, Twitter & Bony Bums

I’ve been lying awake at night recently unable to sleep, thanks to the hiccuping of the little madam in my belly. According to the progress tracker on Babycentre she’s apparently practising her breathing technique (and no Daddy, she’s not a fish!), hence the hiccups. Strange sensation and quite disturbing until I realised what it was….

A Few Thoughts On Being Back In England

After 2 weeks in the UK, we’ve “enjoyed” a blocked & leaking toilet (you don’t want to know what Jonathan had to deal with), a raft of unexpected big bills, the coldest weather we’ve experienced for the past 2 years and a bit more in between. Once we’d found out about the baby and realised…

Going Backwards To Move Forwards

We’re now back in the UK. Everything was going smoothly having moved back into our rental house on Friday, until disaster struck late last night…

Goodbye World, Hello England!

That’s right, we’re moving back to the UK. Due to a combination of factors, we ultimately decided that having the baby in the UK was the sensible and responsible thing to do so we’re moving back there. This week. Fortunately, it’s only temporary – at least until we have the munchkin and feel ready to…

Merry Christmas from Dubai!

A Starbuck’s hot chocolate on the beach is the only way to enjoy Christmas in Dubai :)

You Deserve An Explanation.

This blog along with the Location Independent blog, my Twittering and pretty much all my other online activities have been limping along for the past couple of months now. If you know me and my usual self, letting a week go by without a post, tweet or something is most unusual. There is a reason…