I think November is one of my favourite months due to the
beautiful Autumnal colours kicking-in so for this month's 'Best Things in Life'
we've answered questions from our favourite Red magazine and also added
our own (simple!) question inspired by colours...
Katie
Best Things in Life...
Zest Magazine - One
of my other favourite monthly reads (aside from Red) is Zest, the pages are
packed full of inspiration for work, life and play. It’s a read a go to when I
need a quick pick-me-up and it never fails. I am really sad that Hearst have
closed the magazine with immediate effect and that the January issue will be
the last, and judging by the reaction on social media, I’m not the only one!
Winter Walks - There
is nothing better than a winter walk to feel fresh and alive – it conquers
stress and worry too! This year my friends and I are visiting Malvern at the
end of November to wrap up warm and walk the hills, indulge in hot chocolate
and stuff our faces with delicious food!
Sunday Times – I
love the entrepreneur interviews on the back of the Money and Business sections
on a Sunday. A recent piece featured Luisa Zissman on finding backers for
business which was insightful and encouraging, and interesting to read her
thoughts on owning property. Another featured the founders of Four, an elegant
hair salon in London. The four female founders are the leading hair colour
specialists in Mayfair and they talk to the Sunday Times about keeping an eye
on profits, rather than focusing on sales.
My Most Treasured
Piece of Art is... One of my ambitions is to know much more about art after
I read a feature on buying first time in Marie Claire this month. Alex Farkas,
co-founder and gallery director of Ugallery shares five essential tips to making the big purchase on your first piece of
art. You can read the full article here. In the meantime, before I take the first step, my most treasured piece of art
has to be the paper Christmas tree
decoration that I lovingly created when I was 5 or 6 at school. It has
survived all these years and still hangs on our tree every year, no cheating
with laminate either, it’s there in all its scruffy glory!
My Ultimate Favourite
Colour is... Sky Blue it reminds me of the most beautiful sky I ever saw in
New Zealand and of course it’s the colour of my football team – Coventry City!
Jane
Best Things in
Life...
Speaking to
inspirational entrepreneurs for our blog - Nataly Kogan from Happier Inc. is an amazing women with a really interesting story which I loved
hearing about, Becca Reeves created Hattie's Wines with a great business
idea aimed at women and Nikki Cooper faced the dragons in Dragons' Den for the benefit of her company Inner Me! Read all about these three
inspirations here.
Starbucks Eggnog
Latte - yes, the red cups have returned! I am very happy about this
although I do not allow myself to move over to eggnog (from caramel) until I am
feeling especially Christmassy which is around the middle of November!
SkillShare -
discovering online learning website SkillShare and then creating an eCourse of our own 'Creating a Facebook Strategy' all in one month has been tough but
definitely worth it! Exploring the range of courses available from typography
to business planning has been really interesting and I can't wait to start
learning myself online in 2014!
**Blog readers can get 10% off our $23/£14 SkillShare course
until the end of November here!**
My Most Treasured
Piece of Art is... I'm not sure if I can say my own art piece here but I am... my scrapbooks are my most treasured
pieces of art. I have been creating scrapbooks detailing important and
memorable events in my life for the past seven years amounting to four books
and around 200 pages of photos, keepsakes and collectables! I often get them
out to reminisce about birthdays, incredible holidays and unforgettable
celebrations. I aim to continue to keep scrapbooks until I'm old and grey to
pass down to family so they can see what an amazing life I had!
My Ultimate Favourite
Colour is... Purple - although
my favourites change with the season and my mood! It's purple at the moment as
I love the different hews from deep to violet. Plus it's girlie with an edge -
a little like me!
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