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Back to work today after a lovely, relaxing break over Christmas and New Year, which seemed to fly past all too quickly.
Still, it's nice to be getting back into the swing of things, especially as producing magazines when no-one is here...
Okay, so who's bright idea was it to hold the office Christmas party on a work night?
My head feels like it's full of cotton wool, I'm starting to vaguely hallucinate and I look like the living dead.
Still, it was a marvellous...
Well, three trips to Guildford, two to Dorking, two to Redhill and one to Reigate later, I think I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel - praise be to God and all his angels...
Still have two presents left to buy, but I think...
Honestly, if I speak to one more person who says with a smug smile that they have completed their Christmas shopping, I swear I'm going to swing for them.
Here at Surrey Life, we've been somewhat under the kosh over the last few days, what with...
Hurrah! Just got the January edition safely off to the printers and it's a real corker of an issue!
I won't go on too much, as I'm sure you're all immersed in preparations for Christmas, but here's a little taste of...
I know I've been banging on quite a lot about work experience students lately, but I now have a new bugbear.
Namely, the sheer amount of admin that's involved in taking on a student.
No wonder our poor teachers feel so bogged down...
Well, the carol concert turned out to be a resounding success, so a huge thank you to everyone involved and all of you who came along.
Because we're on deadline, don't really have too much time to go into detail, but suffice to say, it was a magical...
Well, it's finally here ... after months in the planning, it's just two hours until the Surrey Life carol concert 2009!
As mentioned before, it will be a very special evening packed full with traditional carols - and as well as a performance by...
Sorry, know I've been a bit quiet on the blogging front this week, but it's been a busy old time.
Because of the Christmas break, we have to get the February issue wrapped up in a grand total of two-and-a-half weeks - yikes - so, effectively,...
Made a start on my Christmas shopping over the weekend and, I have to say, there was certainly no sign of any recession in Surrey.
Spent all day Saturday in Kingston (did the park & ride from Chessington, which is fantastic by...
Just returned from a lovely holiday up in Yorkshire and am already well and truly back in the thick of things.
It's amazing how it all becomes a distant memory within about five minutes of walking back into the office,...
Survived the radio training day and, much to my surprise, actually rather enjoyed it.
Well, I say rather enjoyed it.. what I really mean is I rather enjoyed it now that I'm safely out the other side (in the same way you might look back on, say, a...
Having spent several years helping out at a hospital radio station, I've always had a bit of a soft spot for radio.
For the patients, hearing their request on the airwaves was a massive boost and really did seem to help cheer...
Well, that'll teach me to make fun of e-mails from potential work experience students (see yesterday's entry).
I'm well and truly eating humble pie today after making not just one but two ridiculous e-mail gaffes myself.
First, I was intending...
As you can imagine, we get absolutely inundated with requests from people wanting to do work experience at Surrey Life.
I can remember all too well how it feels when you're trying desperately to get your first job...
Many apologies for the slack blogging over the last week - or total lack thereof - but I've been up my eyes in getting the December edition off to the printers.
The Christmas issue of the magazine is always my favourite...
Well, so there is a new president in The White House and apparently they are going to get a puppy for their girls as a 'reward' for being so good.
I'm a little worried about this as puppies shouldn't be given as prizes, we have feelings, needs and concerns...
Spent Friday night down in Brighton at a big PR awards dinner.
There were three of us there from our company - group editor Jon Keeble, promotions manager Stephanie Drury and then myself - and we were each there to present an...
Just got back to the office after what turned out to be an enormously fun day at the photoshoot for our main Christmas feature.
In a nutshell (if you'll excuse the pun), we're doing a big article on how to do Christmas...
Well, all went well with Sir Cliff on Friday - and in the words of Surrey Life writer Janet Harmer, he was "very chatty and enthusiastic."
Haven't received the copy as yet but looking forward to hearing what he had to say about his life in Surrey....
I'm so sad. I heard this weekend that my football liaison with a pretty girl is off...apparently, she's been 'done'! After all the training I had put in and everything. My tail is definitely between my legs this morning.
So, to take my mind off it, I...
I love this time of year - the crisp, frosty mornings, the gorgeous autumn colour, the first hint of Bonfire Night in the air...
Having said that, I also wouldn't mind going somewhere hot and lying on a beach for a week - especially...
At last! The powers that be have realised that a Dog is good for you. How long has it taken them to work that out, I mean the evidence is all there.
Have a Dog and you have to go for a walk everyday as we simply can't walk ourselves. Going for a walk...
Today's the day that the new magazine hits the shops - and we've already had our first complaint - on a rather delicate matter, too.
Apparently, in our Chobham feature we got the name of the dog wrong - it should have...
The new magazine arrived in our office today, and I have to say, I'm thrilled with this one, not least because I really love the cover.
It's a beautiful picture of azure blue boats on the River Thames at Hampton Court, all lit up by the last rays...