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    A Movie Star in The Making! Thanks to Brooke Byler Acting School!

    My little movie star in the making!! Alice went to a week long acting camp with Brook Byler. She has working actors taking her acting courses! For instance Alice’s BFF Olive! Who stars in the series I’m Sorry (BTW I put a licp below so you can see Olive. AND a big congratulations for getting a season 3 nod!) Yup. I hang out with movie stars when I am on California! Brook Byler’s Acting School is super fun. That is per Alice and Olive. Kids learn so much, like memorizing lines, helping with production. Kids learn everything (okay, maybe not EVERYTHING) that goes into making a movie. At the end…

  • Should You Give Your Child A Cell Phone?

    It’s difficult to imagine life without cell phones, but when you were a kid, that’s almost certainly the case. Now it seems as though kids are getting their first cell phone at an even younger age, and it’s something that’s usually top of the wish-list. Deciding when to give your child a cell phone is a difficult choice, and each child is different. To help you and your child prepare for getting their first cell phone, take a look at the following and work out if it’s the best decision for you. Are they old enough? Children mature at different ages. While one eight year old might be very responsible…

  • HOLY MOLY PEOPLE!

    Just a quick check in. Yes, still in sunny California along with 987 BILLION other people. I do not know where all these people have come from!! I feel like all I’ve done is park on the freeway. I know I always complained about California traffic when I was here but after you move away and get use to a sloooooooooooooow pace it’s rather over whelming. I forgot about go 70mph then come to a dead stop kind of driving. What kind of drivers are in the UK? Do you find it hard to get to work?? Do you sit on a freeway too?? For hours?  Do UK’ers get to…

  • How Secure Is Your Business Premises?

    There’s a lot of focus these days on the constantly looming threat of cyber crime. And although that is a huge factor in ensuring the safety of your business and livelihood, forgetting about the security of your physical premises would be a huge mistake. If you haven’t already taken proactive steps to minimize risk and enhance your security measures, then it may only be a matter of time until you find yourself vulnerable to an attack. The good news is, you can get on the front foot now and find ways to protect your business.  Develop A Risk Assessment All good security improvement plans involve taking a clear view of…

  • It’s Never Too Late For A Career Change!

    https://unsplash.com/photos/pKeF6Tt3c08 You spend a long time working. A long time. Whether you leave school early and get a job, or you leave college in your twenties and start out in your career, you could spend forty or fifty years of your life working – if not more. And when you’re dedicating so much of your time to something, you should really be happy about it. Or at least be doing something that makes you feel fulfilled. Yet, a lot of the time, you may find that we actually end up in jobs that we don’t like. In careers that aren’t right for us. And because you know that you need…

  • Careers For The Big Thinkers Out There

    Finding the perfect career is no easy task. It depends on your personality and your talents. Someone could be technologically-gifted, for instance, but find that certain IT roles don’t appeal to them because they have a social personality and need human interaction. It’s important to weigh up both your characteristics and your skills if you want a satisfying job. You can’t truly enjoy your career if it only benefits you in terms of your academic abilities; you’ll always feel as if something is missing. Likewise, a career that’s exciting but beyond your realm of expertise might be a non-starter. Obviously, you can always study in new areas, but our minds…