From Living to Work to Working to Live – My Why November 9, 2025 This month, I wanted to share something a little more personal. After reading ‘Start with Why’ by Simon Sinek at the CEO Book Club last… Read more
Humble Pie: How Apples, Crumbles and Jam Turn into Charity September 9, 2025 Sometimes charity doesn’t look like writing a big cheque or hosting a glitzy event. Sometimes it looks like a bag of apples. The week before… Read more
What It’s Like to Work With Me May 14, 2025 A behind-the-scenes look at the way I support your business with calm, clarity and care. People often ask what it’s like to work with a… Read more
My Day in Cups of Tea June 10, 2024 Earlier this year I was diagnosed as having borderline high cholesterol. Rather than ignore the diagnosis, I decided to work with a nutritionist, to try… Read more
My Week May 17, 2024 I’m going to let you in on my week. What does my average week look like. Let me start on a Monday morning. My husband… Read more
My regular week September 29, 2023 I thought I’d share what my regular week looks like. I use a Bullet Journal (BUJO), and whilst mine might not be quite as pretty… Read more
Why I work for myself as a Virtual Assistant June 30, 2023 So what it is it that working for myself gives me that (I think) I might not get from working for someone else? My ‘Why?’… Read more
Why Oyster Flame? February 24, 2023 I am Jean, a Virtual Assistant (VA). My company is called Oyster Flame. So why Oyster Flame I hear you cry? Why not JWVA Services,… Read more
In the Spotlight….. telling my story March 15, 2022 This week includes National Write Your Story Day, so I thought I would do just that. Everyone has a story and this national day encourages us… Read more
Getting my own house in order February 15, 2022 I don’t feel it is appropriate for me to help and advise others on being organised, when I am not completely organised myself. So I… Read more
Behind the scenes at Oyster Flame HQ May 10, 2021 I thought you might like to know what it's like here at Oyster Flame HQ on a day to day basis Read more
Oyster Flame 10 Years On March 31, 2021 The third and final instalment of our story Having a baby, Plan A, had delivered (literally), but in 2016 I wanted to get back to… Read more
