Interests

Summer Children’s Colouring Competition

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Ruth Weal

Abstract Pattern Illustration on Cartoon Cats

Throughout May/June I am inviting children up to the age of 13 to submit their colourful examples of the Caterinas for the chance to win a children’s Art party with four of their friends in either Ink Art or Embossing … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitions, Doodles, My Art, My Blog, Patterns, Wealie Arts, Workshops and Parties | Tagged abstract, abstract art, art, colouring competition, competition, doodle, pen and ink, ruth weal, wealie, wealie arts | Leave a comment

Memory ‘v’ Experience – What’s more important?

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Ruth Weal

Should we be thinking about our audience’s memory of communications and engagement activities rather than their initial experience? There is a really interesting TED Talk video about the difference between our experiencing selves and our remembering selves that I highly … Continue reading →

Posted in Comms Theory, My Blog, My Work | Tagged communication, communications, Daniel Kahneman, employee communications, employee engagement, experience, happiness, memory, memory v experience, psychology, ruth weal, TED Talk, wealie | 1 Comment

Think Before You Type!

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Ruth Weal

When I work with people on job hunting they’re keen for me to help with their CV, but I often find that the thing they rarely look at is their overall online profile. With more and more recruiters ‘checking you … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog, Social Media, Wealie Advice | Tagged comms, communications, employers, employment, influence, job hunting, job seeking, negative influence, negative personal press, negative press, online profile, personal profile, press, recruiters, recruitment, ruth weal, social influence, social media, social media influence, wealie | Leave a comment

Beware of spam payday loan profiles on LinkedIn

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Ruth Weal

I’ve recently re-joined the job seeking market as my contract at Friends Life has finally come to an end and a big part of my job seeking activity is cultivating my LinkedIn network and updating my profile. LinkedIn is an … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog, Wealie Advice | Tagged blog, job hunting, job seeking, LinkedIn, loans, payday loans, ruth weal, social media, spam, spam profiles, spammers, unprofessional practice, unprofessional practise, wealie | 1 Comment

A Spam Too Far!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Ruth Weal

Now I’m used to spammers thinking I’m a lonely man with a small penis who needs a penis enlargement and an Eastern European wife. I’m used to spammers putting barely legible comments on my blog posts and I’m grateful for … Continue reading →

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A Wealie Fine Strawberry Mess

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Ruth Weal

Another recipe for those of you with a sweet tooth. This one uses my Victoria sponge cake recipe for the cake base and then a load of strawberries, some lemons, limes and clementines or tangerines for the toppings. It’s a … Continue reading →