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How times change.

February 19, 2012 by

We are now into the 4th year since Max left being employed by someone other than us and the fifth year since he worked full time. I feel like, even without all the added complications of the tragedy that then befell us, I’m only really properly recovered from 5 years of trying to be a […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Merrily Empire, Uncategorized Tagged With: home educating while working, life work balance, running a small business, taking redundancy

Some things change, some things don't.

November 10, 2011 by

I’ve been using the internet for something like 12 years now. I remember the very first time I sat down to try it out. My brother in law had a PC connected to the net and I asked to have a go; I sat down in front of whatever search engine he used then and […]

Filed Under: Merrily Empire Tagged With: internet retail history, online payment solutions, running a small business, small business ownership

Fran & Merry on Etsy

February 27, 2011 by

I promised I would help Fran set up a small business of her own; she gets a bit frustrated at feeling she is the least artistic of her sisters and friends but she has discovered she can make pretty bracelets. She and I have worked together on a bundle of them and she’s really tried […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Fran Tagged With: bracelet making, chunky bracelets, crafting for kids, crafts, crafts for kids, etsy, glass beads, home ed crafts, home ed projects for teens, jewellery making, making bracelets, running a small business

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