Do we arrived back just after midnight last night, and our 18yr old had decided to lock us out of all four doors and was not answering his phone or the doorbell ringing... Ot me shouting up into his open bedroom window. Eventually when we do get in we are welcomed with the delightful aroma of cat deposits and a few wet patches on the carpets along with teenager dishes and empty cat food tins piled high in the sink which I clear this morning before the cleaner arrives (but then they didn't). But it's law to clean the house before the cleaner arrives apparently. This afternoon that I was just walking through the hallway whilst looking up at my son who was walking down the stairs and I didn't see where I was going and I accidentally stepped on a bundle of kittens, then mum angriiy attached herself to my leg and starting hissing and clawing me frantically... 🙀 Luckily for me, I had jeans on but one claw was stuck in the back of my leg. I felt so bad, but Yuki and her kittens are all checked over, happy and fine and manma has now forgiven me...😻 I also have an intention to prosecute for speeding on my desk to sort out amongst a load of other really not fun paperwork. And now my laptop has decided to do this, it's frozen and I have calls to make on it... 😞 I'm gonna go to work and make a wooden sign, and come back with a more positive mindset... Urgh. 😖 Mondays ..! (I usually love them!) Welcome back Adam! 😂 Hopefully your start of the week is a lot more productive than mine today, but however, your Monday is going, if yours is not going so well then maybe seeing this will make you feel a little better knowing that in other people's gardens it's not always a bed of perfect roses!

I finally got my headshots done with Cristal Vancarson today and, she is magic! On her Skool community @Karin Crawford said, “Great photography. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 @𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴!! Genius!” and that pretty much sums it up! To put this in context, in the 52 years I have been on this earth, there has not ever been one photo of me that I am happy to post online. That's why up until now my current social profile image is an AI avatar of me. I thought I would pose a challenge with my dodgy squinty eye which seems to know exactly when a camera is pointed at at, and my elusive smile that normally looks like I'm constipated but she knows all the tricks in the book, and you just can’t NOT smile when in the presence of @Cristal Vancarson . So here is real, human me! I'm so pleased with my photos and she turned an event I was dreading doing and kept putting off into the highlight of my day. 🥰 Thank you so much for making it sooo fun, AND I even got a bonus portrait of me with my daughter that’s definitely going on the wall. When I said that to Cristal she said, “There is NO greater HONOR than for me to have a picture on the WALL in my client’s home.” You can tell she genuinely cares about the people she photographs. What I loved most is that this whole thing was done remotely from home, between my other calls, and was all wrapped up in around 40 minutes. No awkward standing around wondering what to do with your hands. Just a proper live session with someone who knows exactly how to bring the best out of people. She was also brilliant with my daughter. They say never work with kids or animals but Cristal orchestrated then both effortlessly! That is what Cristal does so well. She does not just take a photo. She catches a moment. She makes you relax. She makes it fun. And somehow she makes the whole thing feel easy, even when you thought you were going to hate every second of it.

Yuki is so proud of her little kittens. 😸 Nearly 3 weeks old now. They've got their eyes open and you're just starting to see their individual little personalities shine through.

You do not need to post every single day to become recognizable online? You need recognizable assets: - A clear visual identity - Consistent messaging - Strong visuals - A recognizable tone - Content that actually looks and feels like you. A lot of business owners are stuck in an endless cycle of: “Post more.” “Be everywhere.” “Feed the algorithm.” Meanwhile, the brands people actually remember usually feel cohesive before they feel loud. Think about the businesses you instantly recognize online... It’s rarely because they post 5x a day, right? It’s because: - their visuals are consistent - their messaging is clear - their content feels intentional - everything connects together That’s branding, and AI is making this easier than ever for small businesses. You can now create: - branded visuals - cinematic videos - custom graphics - polished ads - reusable marketing assets without a massive team or agency budget. The goal shouldn’t be to constantly scream for attention, it should be to build a brand people remember when they see you.

Let's get to know each other! We're all here to learn and grow, and knowing our starting point is really helpful. Tell us where you are on your journey, and be brave and tell us in the comments your next question, or what you're working on that you would like help with !