Mandys Blog Straightening Magazines How I love to be able to straighten up a display of TopicUK magazines! It feels like a lifetime since I was able to drive around my beloved Yorkshire delivering our latest edition! How grateful I am to be in good health and back behind the wheel again (speaking of By The Editor • 2 min read
Mandys Blog The power of social media It has been a while since I have blogged, even though we are still limited with regards to meetings and events, life with both TopicUK and Yorkshire Businesswoman has been particularly busy. In fact, there is now add another title to the list: "Yorkshire Kitchen" too! One of By The Editor • 4 min read
Mandys Blog A chance to change As the nation continues to de-escalate its Covid-19 response, and we slowly and cautiously emerge from hibernation, I cannot help but ponder over what we are all actually going to do when this is over? How often have we heard mention of “the new normal”? Personally, I’m not convinced By The Editor • 2 min read
Mandys Blog Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Do you recall asking that as a child on a trip? It’s a question that has passed through my mind increasingly as the weeks during lockdown have continued. I appreciate that patience always pays and we have to be incredibly responsible and respectful during these By The Editor • 3 min read
Mandys Blog A positive attitude As we enter into week 8 of a totally new way of living and working, I have reflected on all the things that have happened since my last Blog. You may recall that I shared a photograph of me in a long, elegant red dress putting my recycling bin out By The Editor • 3 min read
Mandys Blog So many hashtags As we continue to navigate our way through the current lockdown, my "PMA" has been somewhat challenged. Did Easter really happen? Every day seems to blur into the next! My daily routine has most certainly been shaken, not stirred and so many new hashtags introduced into my social By The Editor • 3 min read
Mandys Blog We will meet again As we enter week four of lockdown, I have reflected on the impact this has made on both my professional and personal life. As a consequence of a quite terrifying, killer virus I have to admit that the enforced lifestyle change has caused unexpected shifts in my attitude, tolerance and By The Editor • 3 min read
Mandys Blog There’s no place like home One of my all time favourite films is the iconic "The Wizard of Oz" with Judy Garland cast as the young Dorothy Gale. There are some classic quotes and songs including "You have always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself& By The Editor • 3 min read
Mandys Blog Let’s try to keep calm and pick up the phone I have tried my level best until now to not reference the Coronavirus in my blogs becuase I am generally "a cup full to brimming of postivity and light-heartedness" type of girl. However, the current pandemic cannot be dismissed nor taken fippantly. One by one, day by day, By The Editor • 2 min read