Your BE HAPPY Checklist

I’ve often mentioned my good friend, Rowena McEvoy, the inspirational speaker and (along with her husband Kerry) founder of the Maxx International College for Fitness Professionals! Well, I loved her new year message and checklist so much I’m sending it to...

Why do they do this to me at Christmas?

My dog, Millie Mollie Mandy, the Groodle (golden retriever + poodle) looks pensive in this photo as she considers the stupidity of her owner who has her ears and tail coloured for Christmas (and the rest of the year).  Still, it’s not as bad as my groomers dog...

Christmas wishes:

As the last business day before Christmas draws to a conclusion and weary retailers with aching feet and almost exhausted good spirits look forward to the end of day and the rest of us swing into holiday mode with enthusiasm, may we take this opportunity to wish you...

A Christmas video

Alright, alright I know that you like them to be funny but here’s a very lovely, even schmaltzy, commercial that’ll warm the cockles of your heart at least the first couple of times you see it.  Here’s one produced for the UK retailer, John Lewis, which Wikipedia...

Christmas Lights

A neighbour a couple of houses down from me spends months prior to Christmas every year getting his beautiful light display up and going for the few weeks prior to the big day. Here’s just a little bit of how it looks.   What it costs him in time and money...

Another video commercial – Heineken

Here’s one that must have cost a motza to make. I think the aim was to get it to go viral coz it runs far too long to run on commercial television.  There’s a heck of a lot of action and the only thing mentioned is the brand… very cunningly getting it into our...