I'd love to welcome @Cherise Clough who is a "System's Fairy" and I love good systems for everything from work in my office to cleaning the bathroom! Cherise is an admin Queen and @Paula Chapin is a paper lover who is ready to nuture her creative heart, so we are going to have lots to talk about!

I've been getting stuff done by having the One Thing Approach - more on that later but first... WEEKEND: This weekend I set aside time to catch up with family while we are up in the city, that was the priority. We played cards, went on country walks on my sisters property, loved seeing Pedro & Nacho their highland pets and went to church with my Son and his girlfriend. I also managed to create a couple of colourful cloths despite the post dog bite issues with my hand and arm. (hmmm I probably should not do this but it's so hard not to create when it's a big part of my world) oh well. I did it anyway! MONDAY: It's good to start the week afresh, grateful for what has been..and have a plan for the coming week. Let's start with ONE THING TODAY Drop you weekend update and Monday plan here..... It will keep us accountable - I'll start....

Today I’d like to welcome our 70th member to our community and tonight I’ll be doing a giveaway as promised and look forward to doing another one when we reach 100! Let’s welcome our 70th member @Bethany Elle 🤩 I’ll be sending something to you too as part of our giveaway. i’m so excited and look forward to hearing more about your creative heart ❤️ . Keep your eyes peeled everybody. It’s happening tonight.

I'm a little bit on the extra happy side tonight - we are one off from reaching 70 members and our "giveaway" day - at this rate it will be tomorrow! I'm doing a cottage happy dance! Let's welcome all these lovely folk who arrived today @Jan Appleton @Agnes Ryckman @Aoife O Donovan @Julie McKenzie who are from "The Crochet Circle" and @Fred Tyre The jewel in the crown hey Fred who is rediscovery his artistic talents over in Kate's "Smidgen of Calm" Also @Susie Muir who comes form my home town! and a HUGE thank you particularly to @Caroline Fransz and @Kate Bullock who invited so many who have come. We'd love to hear from you all 🙏 Please share something about yourself below - it's how we get to know each other a bit better. the list below might help get your started. Maybe... - your favourite foods - favourite holiday destinations - your artistic talent or something you're working on now - your country - where you live - your relaxation hobby

✨ A little recommendation from me for those of you who might be interested in building your own small businesses or have already started but find the sales conversations uncomfortable… I know so many creative women who genuinely love helping people… but freeze when it comes to talking about what they sell or confidently saying what they charge. I'm going to join in @Tori Davey’s Heart-Centred Sales Workshop on 27th May inside her free community. Tori is such a genuine champion for us girls, and I love her gentle, non-salesy, down-to-earth approach 🥰 Pop over to her community, Mid Life Momentum, and find out more Here's the link to the calendar below https://www.skool.com/live/WXmQN74v9hk