LifeCircle 2012: Progress Report

This week Kate is asking us for an honest report on how we got on with our plans from 2 weeks ago. I have to admit that I haven't actually managed very much - for much of the last fortnight one or other of us have been ill so things have all been up in the air!

Finance

I have chased a few leads and put out more social media marketing for my Usborne books but this hasn't resulted in any more sales or bookings as yet. I haven't got any spare money to buy the latest leaflets so this doesn't help!

On the blog I've been involved in some sponsored posts but these have mostly involved freebies so no impact on the bank balance. 

Romance

Well not been in the mood for looking for love when feeling bleurgh! My social life revolves around other mums and my family so its great fun but hard to find Mr Right in those circumstances.

I hope other people have managed to get on better. Go and check out the linky at Kate's place to find out. 

LifeCircle 2012: Taking Action

Kate has asked to put in a Taking Action plan based upon last week's 2 lowest scores on the Wheel of Life. We need to think of 2 actions to undertake in the next fortnight for each area. In my case my lowest scores were Finance and Romance. So let me see what I can come up with for each of these...

Finance

Well I obviously find ways to increase my income as there isn't much I can do in the way of reducing spending! So what can I do?

1. Follow up on my leads for my Usborne Books business and generate some revenue. 
2. For my Kendal Family History Services and blog businesses I need to up my online presence and keep on marketing.

Hopefully by the end of the fortnight all of this will have resulted in money in the bank...

Romance/Significant Other

This is a tough one to crack! It maybe beyond my control but this is what I can try to do to increase my chances of finding myself a new man:

1. Get time to myself out of the house in places where I can meet people.
2. Er can't think of anything else!

So there you go hope that I can report back with some progress in a fortnight's time... To see everyone else's posts pop over to Kate's Action post and the linky on there.

Flash Back Friday: Romantic Student Break

I am really loving this idea of Karin's and hope I can keep on joining in! Today I have to show a snap I've taken of adjacent pictures in my photo album from 1991:

The occasion of the joint photos was my first ever romantic break away with a boyfriend! For some reason we had detoured to Iron Bridge on our way to have a day at Alton Towers... Being a pair of equally impoverished students we were taking turns at paying for our accommodation and it fell to me to book a B&B via the Tourist Office. At the time my surname was Jones and when we arrived at the B&B the owner said she had expected us to arrive under cover of darkness as she thought it was a cover name! I was only 20 at the time so it was embarrassing enough having my first double room booking without such a comment....