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Rolling back the years and playing some riffs

Jan 30th, 2012 | By Eveloped Journalist | Category: Business Acumen

When I was younger I always dreamed of being in a band – who didn’t right? Well my dream came true for a brief moment recently when I got to act out my childhood fantasy. There was a fundraiser for one of our clients recently and as part of the fundraiser, a charity auction […]



Hired help – the new way to do it

Jan 30th, 2012 | By Eveloped Journalist | Category: Business Acumen

Have you ever been in a store and dropped your wallet without it being closed properly and all your coins go rolling around everywhere? Well I witnessed this first hand today. Normally I’m known for laughing at the misfortune of others (I have a weird sense of humour I know!!) but today was different. […]



Future’s so bright, I’ve got to wear shades; only, mine are broken…

Jan 25th, 2012 | By Eveloped Journalist | Category: Business Acumen

You’re supposed to learn from your mistakes right? So how come I don’t?! Not for the first time, I sat on my Sunglassesthis morning and broke them. And it couldn’t have happened on a sunnier more glarey morning driving to work!! Try as I might, I couldn’t wear my damaged sunnies even when […]



You are what you wear, so don’t be too cheap!

Jan 24th, 2012 | By Eveloped Journalist | Category: Business Acumen

The saying that you pay for what you get really does ring true when it comes to clothing I find. And when it comes to uniforms, you really can’t go wrong with cherokee workwear. Good value, great quality garments in easy care fabrics and a good diverse range. My brother’s birthday is […]



Trying to organise chaos isn’t easy

Jan 5th, 2012 | By Eveloped Journalist | Category: Business Acumen

As it’s the New Year, I’m trying to get organised – part of my new year, new me policy. So far, so good! The first thing that needs reorganising is my desk – cables everywhere and no idea which cable is for what. So, I bought some wire covers to organise and group my […]



Never got it so wrong so badly…

Dec 22nd, 2011 | By Eveloped Journalist | Category: Business Acumen

We had our office Christmas party last weekend and we did Secret Santa. I ended up buying for a colleague that I didn’t really know but whoever bought for me must have known that I recently took up yoga because I got a really cool present – I got a theraband set! I was […]



Diamonds are forever – just like family

Dec 15th, 2011 | By Eveloped Journalist | Category: Business Acumen

My sister is in for a treat this Christmas. Her husband has been looking at diamond eternity band and is having one specially made for her. She’s going to love it! They had their 4th child earlier this year and that’s their family tree done and dusted for them. She’d always […]



Diamonds are a girls best friend but in a recession, costume jewelry will do!

Dec 15th, 2011 | By Eveloped Journalist | Category: Business Acumen

What with these economically challenging times, people are looking for ways to enhance their disposable income. A neighbour invited us in for coffee recently. She’d just moved into the area and was introducing herself to the neighbours in an effort to make friends. She’s new to the area and doesn’t know many […]



Starting up and going it alone freshly!

Dec 8th, 2011 | By Eveloped Journalist | Category: Business Acumen

We’re a new start up company and in order to make sure we achieve all that we need too. We’ve kept our overheads to a minimum and decided against renting an office space. We’re going for a more online presence and so we’re working with a a company that provide turnkey marketing solutions for online […]



Head over heels but it’s definitely not love

Dec 2nd, 2011 | By Eveloped Journalist | Category: Business Acumen

Have you ever been immature enough to have a race in your office on your office chairs? Well today, we had what you might call an office derby. We had heats and I ended up going head to head with the office clown. We were in the middle of our race when […]