Diary of a Saasy Girl

Last night I braced the 'beast of the east' snowy weather and attended a Harpers Bazaar at Work event. This was the second one I have gone to and I have to say I am impressed. The format is very appealing; they are held in swanky hotels and you are greeted with champagne and canapes in readiness for the keynote speaker.  I got talking with a couple of ladies (note, these events have a predominately female attendance although last night I did spot one man who was either lost or dragged along, but I'm sure men would, and are, very welcome to join). Anyway, these ladies were keen to learn from the speaker any tips on how to tackle younger men who were making them feel inferior and thus, impacting on their confidence to do their job. Its an all too common situation and as women we need to stand firm, grab the problem by the balls (I'll just let you ponder over that) and show the world our capabilities.  Last night's talk by the very brilliant Eve Poole helped to giv...

Saturday morning. My feet ache because I ran around in red kitten heel boots all day yesterday (but I love them). My eyes are blurry because I was so tired when I eventually got home that I forgot to take my contact lenses out and only realised this at 11:30am. My lounge is a disaster zone with bags, T-shirt and swag goodies that I just plonked down upon my arrival home. I'm a bit tired.  The UK community event we have all been looking forward to for so many months is officially over, although try telling that to my Twitter feed as my phone seems to be pinging on a regular basis as we relive the past few days, say thanks and wish safe travels to our new found friends.  This year, not only was I a speaker for the event (for the 3rd year running) but I offered the team my time to help with the organising. I've worked on conference events in the past but London's Calling is really a cut above when it comes to the finer details. Some conferences will attract a couple hundre...