I Can't Believe......

.....it's January and there's daffodils out in bloom!  A whole bank of them all happily waving their yellow heads around in Windsor last week!  Hope they're not too shocked by this cold snap!  I can't believe Christmas came and went so quick - well the Christmas tree all packed up in its box, still standing in the living room, waiting to get put back in the loft is a reminder that just four weeks ago we were getting all geared up for it and now it's a distant memory!  I can't believe we still haven't put the Christmas tree back in the loft!!  I can't believe yet again we have a Christmas pudding left over - why do I buy 2 when we only ever eat one!?  I can't believe I have to fill up my car with diesel yet again! Boring! (and expensive!)  I can't believe we're halfway through January already - this time last year I was still in my 30's - now I'm in my 40's!  I can't believe I'm still awake and not asleep on the settee - blogging at night prevents me zonking out whilst watching the news, cup of tea in hand!  On that note bed is calling, so off I go...but not before adding yet again...I can't believe I'm going to be an Aunty!  :))

My Blog's Gorn Public!

Thanks Netmums for having me on your Bloggers Network, as of today!  Scary biscuits!  People might read what I blog! - but then, duh!!! that was the general idea!!  I feel like a new Mum - so proud to bring forth my creation to the world!!  ("Oh get over yourself, Suzanne," I hear you say - "it's a blog, not a baby!!")   Nevertheless, I will help my little 'blogchild' entertain you and hope you enjoy watching 'it' grow.  For now, bedtime is calling - oh but damn, so is that pile of washing up in the sink!

I'm going to be an Aunty!!

Well it's now official - I'm allowed to announce that I'm going to be an Aunty!  Yes my little brother will become a father in July!  And I will be an Aunty!!  Yes - see I'm so excited, I keep saying it!!  Looking forward to this year's Christmas shopping already!!  Those little Christmassy clothes for babies are so cute!!  Roll on July, I want to meet my new nephew or niece already - from your scan photo, you're looking good already babe!!

The Flying Dog Poo!!

Anyone in the UK today knows how windy it is!  It was like Armageddon this morning - squalling winds and lashing rain - floods everywhere - if these are just gales, as described on the weather report, imagine what hurricanes and typhoons must be like!  Nearly had a mishap picking up the dog poo this morning!  'Him indoors' bends down in the lashing wind this morning, poo bag in hands, stands up straight on successfully scooping the poop, only to have the bag literally ripped out of his hands!!  Contents of poo bag fly out into the air, whilst empty bag whizzes airborne away and across the field!!  Good job I started to laugh just a split second later and not before, else I'd have been hit in the face!!  Talk about getting egg on your face! Shit happens!  Haha!!

Self-Employed versus Working for the Man!!

Well 10 years ago I had a full-time job and a steady salary every month - these days I'm at the mercy of good ol' supply and demand!  It has taken quite some time to re-adjust to the change in work culture when switching to self-employment.  For instance, not being able to take for granted that there's X-amount of money coming in each month - instead you just hope for a busy month!  Difficult, given these economic climes!  If you're sick you don't get paid, likewise, days off don't come into the question - for the same reason!  However what I do like - is being my own boss, planning the days when I take bookings for dog-work and now more recently, Phoenix work.  I enjoy working from home and preparing my Phoenix brochures, researching events and contacting organisers.  Receiving Phoenix stock and preparing customer orders for delivery.  Report writing for dog behaviour work and preparing for classes!  Chatting with dog owner clients and making appointments for one-to-one training sessions!  And blogging about it all and updating social media sites!  I even love doing my accounts every month!  The best thing of all is being able to spend more time with my lovely dogs - I now get to walk them and play and train them - all of us are much happier as a result!  I hope to get busier to ensure that there'll not be a return to commuting in the rush hour to a place where the work is dreary and for which I have little passion and where office politics and stress reign!  It is with that in mind that I'll continue working hard to endeavour that this woman will not return to working for da man!  :))

New Products for 2012!

Christmas has come and gone in the blink of an eye!  It seems to be true that the older you get, the faster time flies by!  Well what's next to celebrate??  Good ol' fashioned lurve!!!  There are loads of cards in the Phoenix range with a Valentines Day theme - please see my beautiful website
www.phoenix-trading.eu/web/suzannebullworthy

New Year, New Blog!

Happy New Year!  With the New Year has come a brainwave!  Why not share with you all, my experiences as an Independent Phoenix Trader!??  The beauty of the business is that there are no targets or pressure imposed by the company - just as well! as in the last year since I joined, I've not done much with my Phoenix business other than sell to friends and family!  Hence why I've not blogged about it up 'til now!  But now - in 2012, the Phoenix will rise, so to speak - already booked in for a handful of events and customers asking for the new brochure already - looks set to be a promising year!