Adanna Women’s Support Group - Empowering women to be their best

Dear Ms Wu

It was good to meet you at the Women’s Conference last Saturday I hope you found it useful.

As someone who demonstrates commitment to starting and running their own business, I would like to invite you to a support group I run for women in business and employment.

We meet once a month on the last Thursday of the month from 6-8pm. It is child friendly, you can bring your children if childcare is an issue. They are catered for separately by qualified and experienced childcare staff in the children’s activity area.

What is it about?

Adanna Women’s Support Group is a networking  and support group for women set up primarily for women who want to advance in their careers, jobs and business/professional lives whilst still having a good healthy balance in their personal family lives.

Well it is a focus group of a small number of women committed to succeed in their field.

We focus on each individual. We follow a business growth programme where we look at what goals you have set yourself to achieve and support you through the process.  If you are building a career then it is a career development programme.

There are speakers on specific topics which help to guide us through the process of achieving our goals. You also have the opportunity to showcase your  business to the group, build your network of strong, like minded supporters and grow your business or career in the way you want and at the pace that suits you.

Our Mission is Empowering women to be their best

Our Goal is to help you get to where you want to go as quickly as possible.

I hope you will be able to join us on Thursday 26^th September at 6pm in Ilford. The cost is £2 to cover the room hire and refreshments.

Please check out our meet up page to register and for more information go to www.adannawomensupportgroup.com

http://www.meetup.com/AdannaWomenSupportGroup-East-London/events/133700912/


Regards

Nnenna

Death of a Soul - Commuting Misery

Death of a Soul 

Wading through wind, the rain and snow

They slowly experience the death of a soul

Countenance distant head bowed low

To make it on time is their only goal.

Through the rush hour on bus, tube and rail,
They have to get through it even when frail

Countenance distant head bowed low

Surviving the journey is their only goal

© 07/2013 Chika Anyanwu

Unrequited Fruit

Unrequited Fruit

Had a taste and it tasted good
So I tried other bushes and trees
Fruit hard and fruit rough
Some bitter and some soft
Competing with birds and the bees.

Through the forest I've roamed
And seen many a tree
With the most beautiful fruit you ever did see
Some fell on my head, my back and my neck
I kicked them aside not a glance or a peck

© 09/2013 Chika Anyanwu

Grrr! Fairground Love's Lost Attraction

It was a whirl
A tornado like twirl
Exciting, determined and quick
As I start to unfurl
Slowly uncurl
I'm hit with the feeling of sick

It was fun
It was nice
All sugar and spice
Moist, yummy and tasty and oooh
I think of it now
Furrow my brow
And think I honestly need to just spew

Writing on the wall
Alarmed and 10 feet tall
How was I blind that I couldn't hear or see
Allowed myself to be toyed
Now feel so annoyed
Cos I believe what will be will be

© 09/2013 Chika Anyanwu

Down to the bare necessities - aka Skint!

Money makes the world go round
Kerching’s the word
Never heard a sound
I’m hearing recession
They say it’s a crunch
Can’t do breakfast, brunch and lunch

A Fab Tab - My New TabPhone!!

I am absolutely beaming over my new buy.

As a long time smartphone convert, I have been watching the tablet market and smartphone market.  With a particular interest in Samsung's developments.  Their phones work, do what they say they'll do but above all are very sexy.

However, browsing on Amazon, I stumbled across the Xaano tabphone.  It is a 7" Android tablet with phone capability - I was interested.  Here's what it said about itself.

About
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The compact Xaano 7” Android Tabphone offers smart, powerful mobile touch screen performance.  Play music, games, watch videos, read ebooks, browse the net and send emails.

Features
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The Xaano Tabphone is a handy, flexible capacitive touch screen communication tool.  It is a tablet with phone capability which boasts many useful features for both work and leisure.

•    WiFi ready connectivity
•    Processor 1.2GHz
•    Micro USB port for both charging and use as a device with a PC
•    HDMI port for high definition experience with the best image quality
•    2.0MP Front/back camera with adjustable zoom, panoramic view, adjustable exposure value and white balance; video capability with HD/SD video quality and timer for Skyping and video recording
•    Access to over 600,000 apps, songs, books and movies via Google Play
•    Extended memory capability of up to 32GB with micro SD card (not included)
•    SMS capability (using SIM - not included)
•    SIM free phone capability
•    External speakers, microphone and headphone slots

The Xaano Tabphone comes with an executive style leather look carry case which provides protection from scratches and bumps.  Its built-in ‘plug and play’, soft touch, standard mini USB 2.0 full QWERTY keyboard, allows quick and easy typing anywhere.  Plus, the case comes with a stylus and features an extendable kickstand to prop up your tabphone when required.

Ease of Use
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The Xaano Tabphone is bigger than a smartphone, but not so big that you can't use your thumbs to type.  Its small appearance makes it more portable and appealing. The Xaano Tabphone is lightweight and easily held in one hand, which makes reading an ebook, ezine or even a website more comfortable.

The Xaano Tabphone is powerful by function and portable by design. Making it easier to play games on the smaller screen or follow a recipe in the kitchen, means you can use it for more things in more places.

The fact that it is both a phone and a tablet caught my attention straight away.  for £199 I thought, reasonably priced, I'll get one.  I am honestly sold.

It is brilliant.  I have used it to save my stature from the lopsided stance provided by the weight of my laptop.  It the size of a larger than medium book and fits neatly into my handbag.  I have made calls, sent texts, typed letters, read books, surfed the net, listened to music, played games - all the stuff listed.

In addition stuff it didn't mention, with my SIM call plan, I can use it as a Sat Nav with Google maps!!  I am in love.  This tabphone caught my eye, flirted, I brought it home and it demonstrated it's skills.  Did it disappoint? Hell no! What more could a girl ask for?!!

Unemployment Woe - Its six in the morning

Its six in the morning got so much to do

Have a bath, brush my teeth after going to the loo

Get dressed and have breakfast to fuel body and brain

Grab key, phone and hand bag and head for the train.

All just a memory, it’s been a while

I think back at “stress” times and I break a smile

Its six in the morning and daylight streaks through

I just about manage to get to the loo

Recession, a downturn, economic cautiousness

I reach for the duvet and wish for the stress

Its six in the morning I glance in the mirror and see

Someone who looks like the shadow of me

Hate the sound of the postman, he gives me chills

I know, fear and dread another delivery of bills

Its six in the morning and all that I know

Is each jobless day drives me deeper into debt and woe

Its six in the morning but I know that at ten

Got to meet with my adviser, a nice bloke called Ben

Off on a course, which I have to attend

Hopefully, assistance for my career path to mend

Got skills got knowledge and ability too

But the emotional knock back?  Honestly, who knew?

Damn this recession, the downturn its all the same

It’s made me feel and look really lame.

Its six in the morning and a new day

Not like those others, I’ve discovered a new way

Stayed with the course and accepted the new me

I dared to dream with positivity

I wasn’t jobless I had my own time on my hands

To really assess my past and make future plans

Its six in the morning and in front of me I see

My ocean of possibilities just waiting for me.

© 08/2012 Chika Anyanwu