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To All the Small Business Owners Out There – You Can Do It!
I know I’m not alone when I say that as a wife, mother and business owner, these last 14 weeks have been hard. Every time I look in the mirror I can see more grey hairs appearing and that’s not just because I haven’t been able to see a hairdresser for the last 3...
Straighter Teeth
Straighter Teeth Do your teeth stop you from smiling as much as you’d like? Do you find you don’t want to smile in photos because your teeth are crooked or have gaps? The good new is we can help. We can easily straighten your teeth and give you a smile you’ll want to...
Worry About Tomorrow’s Problems Tomorrow
In 1999, Baz Luhrmann released a spoken word single Everybody’s Free (to wear sunscreen). It provides general life advice to the graduating “class of ‘99”. In it he says:“Don’t worry about the future.Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve...
Find the Silver Lining
On Saturday I emerged from 2 weeks of family isolation – my daughter had a persistent cough, which didn’t appear to come to anything – and took a trip to Tesco. I have to admit I was slightly apprehensive about what it would be like. This was my first experience of...
My Kids Call It Nagging, I Call It Motivational Speaking
So this week I had to be a nag - I don't like doing it but someone's got to! To be fair with one teenage daughter and one tween at home, most days I'm a nag, however this week I had to be a nag at work, which I really don't like doing. I knew at the...
You Never Regret A Run
According to the health app on my iphone I took an average of 1,232 fewer steps every day last year than I did in 2018! Over the course of the year that is nearly half a million fewer steps!! That seems a huge amount, but I only have myself to blame. In the first...
Stop Focusing On How Stressed You Are And Remember How Blessed You Are.
Keith and I are very different. I'm the anxious one. I'm the one who worries about every little thing we do in the practice: our staff; our patients; what new techniques we should offer; what new equipment we should buy; do we have enough money to...
Go On Take A Step Out of Your Comfort Zone!
Earlier this year, I found myself taking a dip in the North Sea. This was my way of celebrating passing my Diploma in Implant Dentistry, awarded by the Royal College of Surgeons. It was a process that began nearly 3 years ago. In dentistry, as with many things in...
Why Keith is the Best Husband! (Well this week anyway!)
This month I really need to give Keith a massive pat on the back and a big thank you! I've been saving up with my friends from uni for the last 6 years to do a big trip to celebrate our 40th's. It's only taken us a year and a half to organise it - none of...
Why “I don’t know how to do that” is never the right answer.
I had an experience today that no customer ever should have. As you may have noticed in our waiting room we have a TV screen which gives mouth hygiene advice, fun facts and information about the services we provide. We have some great new before...