Today is the shortest day of the year!

It's the Winter Solstice – bringing the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture such a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals and gatherings. So why not celebrate the fact that the days are now going to get longer - you will be able to see that much more daylight. But to really make your days longer call in the help of a Freelance Secretary (such as me) and see how I can make all of your days that much better.

The last full weekend to do your Christmas Shopping!

Today sees the start of what is going to be the busiest shopping weekend of the year! If this fills you with panic ... relax and for just one moment think how easy life would be with a Personal Assistant, your very own Girl Friday ... someone who could look after all your work whilst you are preparing for Christmas! So remember when you are writing out your Christmas Wishlist add an extra item for yourself - a versatile secretary to help you out next year!

Snowed under at work?

Now the snow is starting to melt - are you still snowed under ... with work? Don't struggle. Give me a call - Freelance secretaries are ideal for this situation. I have hourly rates and a lengthy secretarial and administration background to cover every aspect of office work - and some household chores too! Give me a call and let me see how I can help you - don't drown under your workload!

Make the most of your snow days!

The song says "Let it snow" and it is!! Everyone is saying not to do any journeys unless really necessary ... so think are your journeys necessary? If they are not and you, like me, are able to work from home ... Let the internet do the walking! Get around to a few jobs from home - enjoy the extra time you usually spend travelling to work! KEEP SAFE

Remember, remember the fifth of November ...

Today sees people light huge bonfires and let off magnificent fireworks throughout England, towns and villages.... to celebrate Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night. 
It might be tempting on this day to see your paperwork looking like an unlit bonfire ... but wait ... help is at hand! Filing is one of my specialities - turning "unlit bonfires" into working systems. Go on put down the matches and get in touch. Then go outside and enjoy the spectacles of Bonfire Night!

Today sees "Mischief Night"

The 4 November is known as Mischief Night in some parts of the country. This is the night when all sorts of naughty things are done - the main idea being to put things in the wrong place. If either things are in the wrong place or you think one of those pesky little Mischief Night pixies is at work then call me and let me put everything right! You will be amazed at how in just a few hours normalness can return with the help of a freelance secretary - hourly rates are available!

Don’t have a “boo” moment when the clocks go back!

This weekend sees Halloween and the clocks going back one hour. But dont make the clock going back a horrific event – use that extra hour to think about how to make things better for yourself – craving the extra hour to have an extra treat is great but if you spend it worrying about needing more time ... then I am the person to call.
So remember clocks go back at 2am on Sunday 31 October and Happy Halloween!
Did you know we've been changing our clocks forwards and backwards in the UK since 1916. A builder from Kent called William Willett first proposed the idea of British Summer Time in 1907 in a pamphlet entitled 'The Waste of Daylight'. Willett had noticed that the summer mornings light was wasted while people slept, and that the time would be better utilised in the afternoon by putting the clocks forward.