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Happy Christmas everyone!  Hope you and your families have a happy, healthy and fun Christmas and New Year!

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I’ve just realised today is Thursday.  Ok, nothing shocking about that, but I just can’t believe where this week has gone – it’s flown by!

It got me thinking, we always seem to be moaning about there isn’t enough time in the day and I admit I’m one of them!

I’m always reading celebrity gossip (my guilty pleasure!) and I was reading an article about Cheryl Cole and how she has so much to do in one day that her day starts at 5:30am and doesn’t finish until past 12am.  Her day has to start so incredibly early as not only does she have to fit in “work” but also her hair and make up, gym etc.

So, would I sacrifice getting up at the crack of dawn in order to get everything done (even to look like her!) – would I heck!!!

We all seem to want the same thing, quality lifestyle, more time to spend with our family, less time working, commuting and the list can go on and on.

Do you ever look at business entrepreneurs like Sir Alan Sugar and Duncan Bannatyne and think how an earth do they do it all?  Well apart from them being able to pay people to do a lot for them, I’m sure they still have a lot to do themselves!

What I’m trying to get at is that we all have exactly the same amount of time.  Regardless of where we live, what we do, how much money we earn – we all have 24 hours in the day.  How do you use your time?

Are you someone who procrastinates or a doer and gets things completed off their lists?

Yesterday I had a wonderful day out with my 5 year old daughter. I took her to London to see Disney On Ice – which I thoroughly recommend by the way!

Anyway, so what is the purpose of my blog today? I had two occasions which I thought I would write about. Emily and I went out for lunch before seeing the Disney Show… Anyway, we’re having lunch in Frankie & Bennie’s. I recalled that they may have done free refills and asked our waiter. He simply replied, sorry but their coke filter wasn’t working so I had to have my diet coke in a bottle and therefore there weren’t any free refills.

OK, silly I know, but the 02 wasn’t cheap for drinks!! I asked if I could speak with another waiter and asked their manager if we could have free refills (of bottles) and promptly received a reply from the manager of “no problem”. So, if you don’t ask – you don’t get!

Another example was in the 02 arena. I didn’t realise as an 02 customer that you receive a free “fast past” (hence don’t have to queue!). Well, being me, I thought “what else do you get?”! and of course promptly asked someone! Well, we also had access to their Blue Room and not only that but there was a face painter there as well (for free). So off we went, passed 100’s of other families waiting in the queue’s to their blue room. I was quite shocked, but not surprised that there were only 5 other girls in there waiting to have their faces painted. No one knew about this offer. It certainly wasn’t promoted. Now I bet that there were 100’s of O2 customers queuing up and not only that their children would have loved to of had their face painted! In fact when we were sat down people next to us kept asking her where did she get her face painted? Out of the 6 who asked, 3 of them were also 02 customers but didn’t know about this promotion.

So what is the moral of this short story!!! If you don’t ask – you don’t get! I use this principal not only in my personal life but also in business. And yes, you’re probably thinking I have “chutzpa” or I’m just a “cheap skate” and both may very well be true!

I just had to write a blog about the X Factor having just watched the first live show!

Wow, what a load of bickering going on between the judges, for our benefit – or to boost ratings? There definately appears to be some politics going on there!

So Danny has the best voice, but not the likeability factor??!! Hello, is this a talent competition or who we like the most?? (or even feel sorry for?!)   I thought he got a hard time at the end – he was clearly in a different league to most of the other acts and was punished for it!  Anyway,  I think he’s a lovely guy – he’s got my vote!