Archive for August 26, 2008

Business Advice Open Day – 18 Sept. (Twickenham)

{ August 26, 2008 @ 4:01 pm } · { Business, UK }
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A couple of days ago, my colleague received an invitation from HM Revenue & Customs for a Business Advice Open day to be held in Twickenham on Thursday 18 September.

She knew that I am in the process of starting my own business, and asked if I wanted to come along. Since it’s free I was quite eager.

On these open days, Business Link and others host free seminars which can be booked through the website. Topics include: Tax/VAT/National Insurance, Import & Export, Marketing, Intellectual Property, Health & Safety and more.

I’m not quite sure what to expect, but I can’t imagine any better way to spend a day I would’ve otherwise spent sitting in office, staring at a PC screen. And if I learn anything useful, I’ll be sure to post it on this blog for everyone to read.

Wanted: 1 bedroom flat in Middlesex

{ August 26, 2008 @ 3:42 pm } · { Misc, UK }
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In case you didn’t know, at the moment my husband and I live in a tiny studio flat. We had a long weekend just now, due to Monday being off; Summer Bank Holiday. This holiday seems to be just an excuse the British thought up in order to drive the working class to the shops and spend money. But that’s an entirely different topic…

So, this Bank Holiday Weekend, I decided to pass on horrible, store bought naan to go with the Indian dishes I generally cook. So I made some Atta and wanted to make Paranthas. If it wasn’t enough that I was preparing Dry Rajma at the same time, and had tons of various spices strewn all over the place, putting wheat flour and water together in a bowl in order to create the atta was just a little too much to ask. With my arms up to my elbows in sticky dough and my hair falling in my face, I was getting increasingly frustrated and claustrophobic. When the atta was done, and the Pressure cooker happily hissing and whistling away, I decided to make a little space for rolling my Paranthas. I should’ve known better.

Things got knocked over, Paranthas stuck to the work surface. Mayhem and chaos in my kitchen…

It is time I think, to find a place just a bit bigger. One separate bedroom, a slightly bigger kitchen, perhaps even a big wardrobe that will actually fit our clothes? It seems like a distant dream…

Wanted: 1 Bedroom flat in Middlesex. Budget: as cheap as humanely possible ;-)