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Creative freelance writer and event planner. Copywriter, Planner and Marketer! I am Amy! I don't want to toot my own horn BUT I am an expert in all.
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I could list all my qualifications here but without experience they mean nothing so let's talk work, business, home and family. I'm a fierce advocate that with the right content and copy your business will succeed...put this alongside a lot of planning, organising and motivation. Being an Event Manager for over 15 years married (no pun intended!) with a wedding planner, administrator, virtual assi

stant, writer, researcher and hospitality guru and you've got yourself... well me! It's like one of those meetings but my addiction involves a laptop, typing, research and a lot of spreadsheets. As long as the diet cokes are cold, the laptop is charged and there is ink in my pen and spare paper I'm happy. I've been an event planner for years; even in my teens it was me who organised the parties, the school fundraisers, helped at parent teacher evenings, volunteered for everything and then took over editing the yearbook on the side just to keep busy. I like being involved, I like helping and I love it when a plan comes together! After gaining a huge amount of experience and expertise running my business for over 10 years, I chose to take my business on a different path. My organisational, business strategies, social media skills, researching and writing skills have transferred perfectly into Freelance Writing. I create strategies whilst giving assistance, copy, content, a friendly chat, a proactive plan and when needed a critical eye. I help businesses as well as the people in them to thrive, increase motivation, become more focused and get results. Creating copy and content for businesses gives them the right words to attract and gain their target audience. When I am not writing and organising you will find me enjoying family life, marching through the fells and dales of The Lake District, gorging on the wonderful Cumbrian cuisine and having a glass of wine in our local pub. Or I'll be running an event for the PTA or fundraising for a local cause!

10/10/2024

Absolutely flaming beautiful day in Windermere today!

Get out and walk! On your own, with friends or with music blasting through headphones - anything to get you moving and heart pumping.

01/10/2024

Happy October!

The last quarter of 2024 has begun. It feels like just a moment ago and we were in shorts and t-shirts, and now here we are - pumpkins galore!

Wishing you all a gloriously fun filled Autumn with stews, scarves, pumpkins, witches, movie nights, cosy weekends, hot chocolate, blankets, conkers and slow walks in the hills.

~ Amy x

18/09/2024

Absolutely beautiful evening...despite having to walk incredibly slowly, so these two could catch

So lucky, and grateful, for the amazing weather we are having at the moment as it's been effortless to get the children...and us, out and about!

I am completely biased but we do live, in quite possibly the most stunning place.

11/09/2024

Take a walk ~

Clear your head and pop out for a walk - it makes you think, it makes you take a breath, it allows you to get out of a rut, it gives you the chance to do nothing; to get away and realign your thoughts.

Also, the view can be pretty good too!

08/09/2024

Went walking yesterday!

Finally had the time to get out and just walk. It was blooming lovely!

A quick 3.5 miles up at High Dam was just what we needed to get back into the groove...you know, just in time for Autumn. Hoping that the weather is kind to us over the next few months and we can get out again.

First time trying the remote control shark, fantastic find on Amazon.

26/08/2024

Made it to the last full week of the summer holidays!!

Tbh we've made the whole 6 weeks up. (I can actually hear your panic and intake of breath!) Completely flying by the seat of our pants and hoping for the best - it's not for the faint hearted!

I never put a lot of pressure on holidays anymore - working from home, my husband working in the busy tourist industry, the crazy weather....and the guilt...sometimes not planning is better than a full schedule.

Before we go head first into the next busy school year, we are continuing to take things slow, see friends and enjoy picnics in the lounge, because there is no way that the ground is dry enough after all this rain!

One week left then I'm gutting my house from top to bottom, so I can fill it with autumnal wholesomeness!?!

~ Amy x

19/08/2024

We loved seeing all the incredible and diverse murals and street art throughout London. Suddenly walking through a quiet park, we came across this utterly beautiful depiction of 'The Battle of Cable Street'.

I love to find the lesser known areas, without hoards of tourists crowding round, where it's just us in the 'normal' neighbourhoods that people call home.

Make sure you try to catch a glimpse of the 'behind the scenes' as well as what's in the foreground of life.

16/08/2024

Edinburgh ~

You've been lovely, but it's 100% time to get the train home!
Three days of rest, catching up with friends, spending time with loved ones, bus rides, shopping, eating and slow walks around town. Finished off with an emergency doctors appointment, for the youngest, who has tonsillitis!! Life doesn't stop, just cause you're on holiday.

Holidays are meant to be just that - a change in routine, a chance to relax and a break from the everyday normality and humdrum. In truth, relishing in the 'I have no timescale or need for savings life' for a week, gives you the opportunity to realise how much you like your own bed and your boring routine!!

So, it's a quick check of the bank account, with one eye closed, before it's back to work, trips to the park, movie days, walks and, I imagine, anything free for the last few weeks of summer!?!

11/08/2024

Day 3...

Another fabulously hot day!!!! Popped to Camden Market to see our lovely friends, then over to Trafalgar Square, National Portrait Gallery, Downing Street, Westminster and Big Ben and finally went to Leadenhall market to see the inspiration for The Leaky Cauldron 😀

And that's just a small part of London done in 3 days, can't wait for our next visit!💪

Highly recommend staying at a premier inn and feeding the kids up as much as possible before entering into the busy city!!

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10/08/2024

Day 2 in London...another thumbs up!

We started the day with The Garden at 120, the Great Fire of London Monument, London Bridge, Borough Market, Shakespeare's Globe, Millennium Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, Wicked at The Apollo, Hamleys, Leicester Square, The Lego Shop and a few sights on the way and a good amount of steps 💪😀

09/08/2024

Great Day 1 in London...

19,000 steps including, Wall of London, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St Katharine's Dock, To***co Dock, Young V&A, Hackney City Farm, Columbia Road, Spitalfields Market and a lot of random sightseeing, tubes and ice-cream stops!💪

Can't wait for tomorrow when we have Nick with us for the full day😀

06/08/2024

A perfect natural picture frame for the day.

Windermere can be such a lovely retreat....it can also be incredibly busy! But you just need to know where to look to find serenity.

06/08/2024

Life has felt utterly chaotic the past few months, with the oldest leaving primary school, the general end of term events, work being completed in the house, an influx of work projects and new clients plus trying to spend quality time with family and friends. It can be somewhat endless tasks and to-do lists at times. Can't it?

So, I've decided to take some time to focus, grasp some sort of control and maybe take a holiday too!

For me, personally, that means organising from point 1 - the home! Now that can involve sorting cupboards, tidying rooms, having a good clear out but also food, meal prep and planning.

This is why I've decided to start with for the next 16 weeks. Yes I'll lose a few lbs, but more importantly, I'll regain the clarity and control I need at home to take charge allowing everything else to fit into place.

I'll take you along for the ride - which will not be all food and before and after pics but things that will help you to regain some sanity in life. Sound good??! 😁

04/06/2024

The most holidaying holiday picture of all! It's been a good few years, 7 to be exact, since I've sat beside a pool in a foreign country and it's been our first all inclusive holiday ever.

It's been a wonderful thing, not having to think about what to cook, what to do, if the electronic devices are charged...however it has been a time to sit, relax and read. I read my book in a day and now regret bringing a sensible factual/learning book as my second!

However, it's also been the most guiltiest time, and not just cause wine and ice-cream are quite literally on tap! I am not one to sit and just be and it's very disconcerting just lying around not doing anything. Feeling like you should be exploring and seeing the wonders of the world rather than watching your kids in the pool, glass in hand.

But after a busy few years it's needed and we are already planning our next trip...we just need to get the kids out of the pool!!

31/03/2024

What a lovely day in the lakes for Easter Sunday. A most glorious day to stroll around the crowds of people or go on a boat trip!

Happy Easter xx

23/03/2024

Lovely jubbly walk and lunch with these gorgeous girls! It was sodding freezing but it was lovely to walk and talk and find the occasional geocache!

22/03/2024

Messy and wonderful!

Nothing in life is perfect, so let's celebrate that!

We had the most lovely lunch, followed by cake on a Friday in March by the sea. I didn't tidy the table before I took the picture, cause who in their right mind has time for that!?

Take the picture, be in the picture, don't tidy up, show it for what it truly is. A couple spending time together without their children and enjoying that 'in the moment' time.

Also, have cake more often!

15/03/2024

My brain doesn't work when there's no organisation and tidiness!

Believe it or not this is my AFTER! I bought some drawer dividers and spice rack sorters and rearranged my kitchen drawers so they actually worked.

What I noticed was, that I had doubled up on herbs and spices and I had no idea, as before, I could only see the tops of their lids. What a waste of money! So, for now, the spices are a little disorganised but that's okay - soon I'll have used up those double spices and shopping and cooking will be much easier and more productive 😀

Anyone got a good recipe to use a lot of coriander in leaf?!?!

~Amy x

12/03/2024

Had such a lovely birthday last week...back to reality this week with a mountain of work projects! I'm working on a few fabulous houses, tying up the final few bits for the 2024 trade show, starting new ideas for the 2025 trade show AND I really want to get my teeth into something new, but currently that will have to wait.

Also, why is there always so much washing, cleaning, cooking, ironing and tidying to do!!!???😬🥴😂

29/02/2024

It's been a fabulous week! Having a lie down and a celebratory drink for a hugely successful 47th show. I love working with the

Meeting fantastic people, working hard, talking, listening, and working together.

Here's to next year!

19/02/2024

Happy new week!

Writing, socialising, working, living, keeping your head above water kind of gets in the way sometimes of original plans, doesn't it!?

Remember to take a step back and refocus your efforts. Listen to the music and figure out what's important before stepping back into the room.

04/11/2023

Fireworks ~

Crowds stand in silence with nothing but 'oohs and aahs' watching in wonder as the sky fills with twinkling lights.

Excited squeaks from the children as they get brighter and louder.

Remember, remember the 5th of November.

Relish the time with family and friends. Enjoy the feeling of belonging, of hope and of starting the Christmas shopping!

02/11/2023

This tree!!!

Every day we walk past this tree, on the way to school. This past week it turned into a flaming stunner!

With grey skies and drizzle days it brightens the street like a burning beacon of hope, of new things to come, of changing days.

Right...back to work.

30/10/2023

Time ~

We walked, sat, picked up stones, found shells, watched the huge wingspan of the herons as they softly flew past, waited for the cloud to roll in, felt the drops of the Cumbrian drizzle and chatted about everything and nothing.

It seems like a lifetime ago, yet only last week, when we spent some family time regrouping and just being.

It's back to work and school, the daily grind of the routine that shapes us until the next time.

29/10/2023

Why are the last two months of the year the busiest...do we not do enough throughout the other 10 months??

Carving pumpkins, tinsel, skeletons, wrapping presents, parties galore, shopping, outfits, carol concerts, picture perfect walks, school, oh and maybe fitting in some work as well!

How I'll be getting through it all??

Lists, lists, lists!!!

Starting today, in plenty of time, the lists and organising begins 💪

Don't get overwhelmed start a list today!

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