About me I’m a writer, blogger, virtual assistant, narrowboater, mother, poet and e-course creator. Hire me for writing commissions, business blogging and virtual assistance. Gratitude and Goal-Setting is my free e-course to reinvent your life, your business and your story. Narrowboat Wife is my personal website sharing information and stories about living on a narrowboat. Free e-book ‘Narrowboat Families’. Contact Me…
If you already understand why your business needs a website and how to attract traffic to your website your next step could be to consider setting up a business blog. Search engines love it when you regularly add fresh content to your website and readers will keep revisiting your site to hear expert tips and…
I’m delighted to introduce my newest client: Boatshed – the international boat and yacht brokers. I’ve begun contributing weekly articles to their blog and am assisting in the development of their Facebook page. You may already know I write for Boatshed Essex and Boatshed Grand Union. This new client is the Boatshed head office and…
Here’s a taster of a recent article I wrote for Towpath Talk. Boaters Respond to CRT Moorings Consultation On 24th January the Canal and River Trust invited canal users in the south to comment on some proposed changes to the maximum stay times at popular visitor mooring sites. The consultation ended on 1st March and…
“There is something about boats that have history, individuality and have been worked by the hands of different people over many decades.” Last year I visited Bates Boatyard traditional sideslip and dry dock facilities and spoke to Jem Bates about the unique services his company provides. It was a fascinating interview and I could have…
I seem to read a lot about the importance of finding ‘me time’ as a mumpreneur. The advice is often to schedule in some time to do something you enjoy; read a book, have a bath, or see a friend. The reality is very different. Sadly my default ‘quality time’ is often flopping exhausted in…
My clients at Ace Inspire, Erica and Antonia, have created a new blog called Ace Vie. It’s about health and beauty, life changes, big decisions, writing, money and relationships. It’s right up my street so I’ve written a couple of guest posts for them. In Abundance Manifesto I wrote about my friend Star Khechara who wrote a…
My friend Star is a blogger, business woman and author and is inspirational to me because she runs a successful online business from home. She likes to use visualisation to focus on her goals and wrote herself an Abundance Manifesto to focus her mind on building her business income. So when she wanted a cute…
I recently created a daily paper for the National Community Boating Association. The Community Boating Times supports both waterways and community regeneration. We share waterways updates, charity news and current affairs. You will find videos, photos, education, politics, tips and advice. If you’re on Twitter you may have seen other users tweeting their daily papers.…
What a lovely surprise I had the other day when I was blog of the week on the NetMums bloggers network. As my eldest daughter started school for the first time I wrote a little memoir piece about the day I ran away from school, when I was five years old. *** When I was…
I have had a flurry of nice emails lately, from people who have been pleased with my work, so it seemed only natural to share them on my website 🙂 “At a recent Finance subcommittee meeting your work was recently mentioned…Your contribution albeit brief was very strongly praised – seriously thank you for your enthusiastic…
This was a fascinating commission. I was asked to interview Jurgen Huber for Towpath Talk, about the boat he created: The Bauhaus Barge. Jurgen is passionate about sustainable living and cruising and has spent years looking into alternative power solutions for boats. The barge encompasses so many amazing ideas that I could only cram a…
So, as you laze around drinking cocktails and getting sunburnt in August (we can dream…) be sure to pick up the August issue of Towpath Talk to read. My article Life in the Controlled Zone is on page 100, and looks at what life is like on the London canals during the Olympics. Did the…
The August edition of Waterways World is out! Welcome to the new editor Bobby Cowling. It’s the first edition following the move of British Waterways to the Canal and Rivers Trust. On page 94 you will find my interview with my local marine engineer, Ed Boden. “It was winter. We were low on diesel and…
At the beginning of July I began blogging for the website Become a Mumpreneur. It offers regular articles about business training, blogging, business ideas, networking, working from home, and business advice and tips for mums. Become a Mumpreneur was founded by two mums who juggle work and family. Antonia Chitty is the author of a…
Peggy Melmoth 