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17/11/2023

Time for a Screen Sabbatical! 🌳📵

What a week! After a huge and bustling Conference and Awards Ceremony in Birmingham and a very full weekend’s worth of editing that tested the old ‘burning the midnight oil’ adage, I'm now properly ready for a spot of rest. It's probably too rare you’ll hear me say this, but my tech and I are about to have a bit of time apart.

In just a few hours I am going to be switching off for a much needed screen break. My eyes are telling me they need to be focussing on the blues at the beach and the greens of the valley.

This week has been even more chokka than usual with detailed admin, focussed and thinking tasks— house sales, business plans, checking forms - all needing close attention and reading glasses! My eyes are hurting today!

Work-wise, it’s been exciting—I've had some cracking firsts. Photographing the Directors of a new client amidst their executive shake-up, and capturing the smiles of Award winners for another new client from as far afield as Pennsylvania, Johannesburg, and Kuwait, all from the cosy confines of my Devon farmhouse. I still find it wonderful how technology allows us to connect across miles, and it's always, always a treat to see the surprise on faces when I show people the results of our remote photo sessions! Everyone's happy! It gives me joy!

Do join me and take some time to properly unplug this weekend. I’ll be embracing the simple joys: long walks by the sea, hearty laughs with some recently neglected friends, and time with my girls over home-cooked meals and games in front of the fire. I'll be ready for more action on Monday but now I am counting down for the weekend.....

What are you up to?

22/10/2023

🥓 Vegetarians, kindly look away. 🐖 Let's talk about Pigs and Bacon 🥓

🪵 After enjoying some physical exertion with my daughter yesterday morning, moving our winter's supply of logs, I decided a proper brunch was in order. I go mad over the smell of sizzling bacon!

🌳 We'd had a great chat with our friendly log supplier's Nick and Caroline, who shared their commitment to sustainability, explaining that for every tree they cut down, they’re now planting two more. My 16 year old Bronwyn, was all in on this eco-friendliness - and the conversation continued over our food talking about the source our beloved bacon.

🤔 We challenged ourselves about how we can be more conscious about what we consume and shop more responsibly- how we can ask ourselves before purchases: Do I really need it? Where does it come from? What steps were taken to get it to me? Could I make a better choice?

(Also was it delivered to me in a way that makes me feel good - that's another post. Customer experience is such a biggie for me!)

🙏🏼 Today, I want to express my gratitude for the humble pig. These incredible animals provide us with such delicious food! I'm also very glad of our 'logs and bacon morning' giving us an opportunity to have such a great discussion and to reflect on the importance of being intentional, mindful and responsible in our everyday choices. 🐷🌎

20/10/2023

I love my job.
I take photos of people
I love people
I love smiles, emotional moments
And I am a total sucker for a good old laugh, a snort, a fit of the giggles.
Why? Because it’s real. It’s the moment we start being ourselves. And that's what I aim to capture in my photographs - emotions, surprise, pride, joy, connection - those moments!

Especially laughter -because it's oh so contagious. It shakes us out of our work-mode stiffness, home-life stresses, it knocks down walls, and lights up rooms - and the photos - they're always the winners!
I capture presenters going off script or a networking event that's ditched the formalities.

And in my remote headshot sessions where there's often miles between me and you - it's that time when the guard goes down, the nervousness lifts and I see some lighting up of eyes and a little smile breaking through the 'I flippin' hate having my photo taken' grimace! I love seeing this!

Feel like injecting some real smiles into your professional images? Let’s make it happen. Let's have some fun.

(These were taken at a meet-up of local ladies last evening at the lovely new Hotel Indigo with wonderful hostess Katie Arscott)

😄📸

27/09/2022

'APPRECIATION. Voluntary - Printed by permission'

Don't we all love to receive praise for what we do!

This little simple printed sheet, slipped inside a beautiful box of handkerchiefs, made me smile. Linen and silk, monogrammed with an 'M' - of a quality clearly appreciated by some distinguished customers including Her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire, Lady Mary Montagu and The Right Rev. The Lord Bishop of Worcester! Probably nice to know that you're in such good company with your choice of handkerchiefs!

(They were among some other surprising things in my Mum's roofspace found while clearing her house for sale. There is a note inked on the back of the box that says "Meg, from mother with love. BIG for colds' My grandmother, Marguerite was born in 1890 - so this practical yet luxurious gift from my great grandmother could have been given over 100 years ago!)

Reviews, testimonials, endorsements, social proof - I like the emphasis here - appreciation.

It's also so helpful to check out reviews before we make our own decisions about buying things isn't it? Customer ratings almost always contribute to my choices while shopping on amazon, selecting our Friday night films (IMDB anyone?), investing in books (Goodreads), hotels, VRBO and even who to buy from here on Facebook! I am a big review reader.

It made me think about fresh, or even old fashioned ways we can show our gratitude to companies that serve us well or whose products we value. It'll help others make more informed choices and encourage our suppliers to keep up the good work.

It is nice to discover Hanna and Co still sell fine Irish Linen to discerning customers. A quality brand.

I might give start giving some praise about more freely. I might even write a letter!

My appreciation - voluntary

21/03/2021

How’s your weekend gone? What’s been the best bit?

I’m so, so excited for Spring. We’ve had enough of grey skies havent we? Being outside seems to make things better!

Went to the beach today - chickened out of going in the water this time. The girls had a paddle but I was content with my coffee on the shore!

28/01/2021

Thursday throwback (to another throwback):

‘Life moves really fast if you don’t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it’

Ferris Bueller

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