Yoga Girl by Rachel Brathen

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For some reason when I first started using Instagram, I decided to start following @yoga_girl.  Some of her earlier posts were very heart wrenching and so honest that you couldn’t help but feel sorry for her and wish her good luck.  She is now doing really well for herself and because of her honesty and openness or maybe because I’ve been following her for so long, that you do feel really happy for her.  Her Instagram posts are still very open and honest but it’s also interesting to see where she is with her life – married, pregnant and in the process of building a yoga studio on the idyllic island of Aruba that they live on.

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Where’s my profit?

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In its simplest definition, profit is the difference between the sales you have made less the expenses incurred in bringing the product or service ready to sell.

 Sales – Expenses = Profit

The profit is what you get taxed on whether you are a limited company (corporation tax) or a sole trader (personal tax). So let’s have a look at all of these three things in a bit more detail. Continue reading “Where’s my profit?” →

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of Eat, Love, Pray which I love and this book she has written is another amazing book.  Her main advice in this book is to protect your creativity.  Elizabeth says that for your creativity to grow, you should not put the pressure on it to earn you an income.  If you want to write then write or do whatever or go wherever your creativity takes you.  If your dream is to be a published author then go for it, but enjoy what you are doing and don’t let it become a burden, emotionally and financially.

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8 Steps to Finding Your Focus

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I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching recently and I’ve read a lot of blogs and emails and books about what things you can do to make yourself happy and to realize your dreams.  Well, maybe not soul searching but more focusing on what I want to do and going for it.  From everything I’ve read, there are so many courses and good ideas to implement but having the time to do it all is another thing entirely.  After a lot of trial and error, I’ve narrowed it down to my favorite 8 as follows:

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Reporting your personal pension contribution

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If you have taken out a personal pension plan, do not forget to include this in your tax return.  If you are a basic rate tax payer, it will have no effect but if you are a higher rate tax payer, you will benefit from some tax savings. Continue reading “Reporting your personal pension contribution” →

The Go To Expert by Heather Townsend and Jon Baker

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I’ve just finished reading this book which I am sure I started at the beginning of the year.  I know I started reading it while on the train to London which was in December or January time.  However, I don’t travel on the train on a frequent basis so my reading also got less.  I’ve currently found a new time to read, while putting the girls to sleep as long as it is in a kindle format. Continue reading “The Go To Expert by Heather Townsend and Jon Baker” →

The Pain of Class 2 National Insurance

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A change in tactic in my blog post today and hopefully going forward.  Once a month, I’m hoping to post a technical accounting or tax related post.  At the moment, I have no schedule for it and it will most likely be on what takes my fancy or what I had to deal with in that month.  So, for today, I’m going to look at national insurance and  in particular Class 2 NIC. Continue reading “The Pain of Class 2 National Insurance” →

The Conquer Kit by Natalie MacNeil

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This is another book about starting, progressing and excelling in your chosen business.

The chapters are called steps and you have to go through each step in order. In each chapter there are tasks for you to do and at the beginning of each task, there’s a time frame as to how long that particular task should take.  Continue reading “The Conquer Kit by Natalie MacNeil” →

A Mums Morning Poem

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In the darkness of the night and the early morning, 

When monsters lurk just behind the shadow of the door 

And spiders threaten to come out and hang, 

A restless stirring, shows the nightmare is in full swing, 

 

A woman creeps out of bed to start the day. 

A list of things to do running through her head, 

Making sure the girls have everything for school is her first priority 

But its an endless list making her angry and helpless at the same time.

 

This is when meditation needs to be done (and ticked off the list).

A multitasking meditation, deep breaths while ironing,

Knowing that the things that she wants to work on will get left behind again.

When did life become so busy? When did lists become so long?

 

A loud swoosh as a door opens, brings the woman out of contemplation.

There’s a patter of small feet running across the hall searching for a grown up,

And a big relieved hug from two sleepy girls as they find their mummy.

Maybe life will be frustrating for a while but the big hugs are amazing.

 

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A Mumpreneur Guide by Annabel Karmel

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One of the best things I like to read about is inspiring stories of people (especially women) who have achieved amazing success against all odds. This book is full of motivational stories like this, starting obviously with:

Annabel Karmel – Cookbooks for healthy food ideas for babies and children at different stages of growing up.  This is where I first found out about Annabel Karmel.  I was all into cooking healthy nutritious food for my babies. Continue reading “A Mumpreneur Guide by Annabel Karmel” →