Secret Santa!

So at 55 weeks i took the day off to do a spot of Xmas shopping! Which i have to say is a little stressful so many gifts so little time! But i managed to get my office Secret Santa gift - hope they like it!

Today I learnt that Santa has many helpers scouring the shops for the perfect pressie!

Let it snow!

54 weeks old and along with team Vivid I lots of fun playing in the office snow! Today i learnt that to get the desired effect sometimes you have to fake it! 

 

Christmas Jumpers, Trees and Reindeer!

53 weeks old and i got to wear my Christmas jumper as we went to the magical @MCRmarkets to buy Vivids Christmas tree and of course get a lovely warm drink in one of their fantastic mugs designed by @m_four!

Today i learnt that just like Rudolph to fit in you have to stand out!

Ps did you know that the famous Christmas song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer started life as a poem created by an American advertising executive called Robert May

Birthday Girl!

This week is my first birthday and to mark the occasion team Vivid made sure i felt very special - i wasnt to keen on the party blowers or sparklers (but hey it was my party and i'd cry if i wanted to!) but i loved my Hello Kitty and my Mega Blocks and i especially enjoyed the cake. Today I learnt that you should take every birthday in your stride!

 





If you've got it post it!

51 weeks old - only one week until my first birthday and today I learnt that great ideas are worth remembering (so worth a post it note or two!)

It's Christmas!!!!!

50 weeks old and i am starting to get very excited about Christmas already mainly because i have been watching Marketing Manchester's Christmas TV ads being completed ready to go on air next week!

Today i learnt that it's never too early to spread Christmas Cheer and Manchester is very enchanting at Christmas!

Ps looking forward to getting Vivid's Christmas tree from Manchester Christmas Markets on 5th Dec watch this space!

Blue Moon!

At 49 weeks i've been wandering around the office today in my new shoes and can now navigate around in my walker so all is good. From elections to football, TV ads to print there has been lots of debating in the office and today I have learnt how important it is to be a good referee!

Ps in case anyone is in doubt especially Daddy and Uncle Karl i support Manchester City like mummy and Uncle Chris and the referee was not so good last night!

Demons are a ghoul's best friend

At 11months old this is my very first Halloween and today i learnt that treats are much better than tricks!!!

Bye Bye baby

 

At 47 weeks i have finally grasped the concept of waving which was very fitting as i said goodbye to Matt. Today i learnt that you should aways leave people laughing when you say good-bye!

Special people make an occasion special

46 weeks old and i've spent the day with my grandma whilst mummy went to a meeting but this week has been extra special as i was joined this weekend by all my family and friends including everyone from team Vivid to celebrate my christening ...

 

Big smiles at my audience
 

Very serious face

Yummy cake

 

With mummy and daddy

On Sunday i learnt that it takes special people to create a special occasion.

atishoo, atishoo

At 45 weeks and having mastered ring a ring o'roses I've gone a gotten the sniffles myself with my first cold so i was atishooing all day long :-(

Today i learnt that if you fall down you just need a little rest before you get back up again!

I've got the Xfactor

10 months old and what a day Alice has been out this afternoon @merseyferries with #Xfactor wildcard @chrismaloney77 onboard which was super exciting and today I learnt that you need to seize every opportunity!

Ps good luck to @chrismaloney on Sat we'll be voting for you!

Where's the fire?

At 43 weeks this has possibly been the most exciting day of all, after a funny smell of diesel, and few calls to find out who we should speak to, we called Greater Manchester Fire Brigade who were absolutely fantastic they turned up straight away and sorted everything out...and even found time to give me a cuddle

Today i learnt to always stay calm in an emergency!

I've got news!

42 weeks old and this week I welcomed a new Vivid team member on board - Alice - who will be looking after our digital and PR projects with the lovely Katie who is on her holibobs. Alice was telling me all about news worthy stories and grabbing the headlines!

 

Today i learnt that everything you do or say is all public relations!

Being animated...

Having developed a love for animation and film from BabyTV and also my current favourite Cbeebies Iggle Piggle I couldnt wait to show Belle the storyboard for @Ourlife's wellbeing whiteboard animation which Aunty Kim is helping Vivid with. Today I learnt that every great production takes a lot of dedication!

 Ps it was lovely to see Sue today too, thankyou for my pressie and see you soon.

Read all about it!

40 weeks in and a very important meeting with a very important client @merseyferries there was lots to talk about and i was very vocal - joining in with the discussions in my own way before daddy came to pick me up so Uncle Karl and mummy could concentrate on new business! Today i learnt that it definitely pays to be well read!

Ps thanks to Aunty Kim and Tracy for my cuddles which were lovely!

Rainy days & Wednesdays never get me down!

Today i reached the milestone of 9 months old! I love wednesdays and team Vivid but i had an extra smile on my face this morning when i look outside and saw it was raining i could wear my new Mac which i got in the January sales - so dressed for the part off to work i went!

After plenty of cuddles with Katie i sat in the grown up chair and made sure all the work got done!

Today I learnt that big girls dont cry they just put on their mac and wellies and carry on having fun!

Speculate to accumulate

I am now 38 weeks or 266 days! I have been very adventurous recently trying new foods, crawling, climbing and standing although my balance isn't brilliant just yet and i have had a few bumps and bruises along the way I am confident i will be running around very soon! Today I learnt that to grow your business you need to speculate to accumulate after all there's no point sitting around wondering “if only” and “what if?”!

Ps we won my first pitch for @PHMMcr yay!
Pps I had my first parcel delivered to work which had a lovely t-shirt and dress from Belle and Uncle Karl :-) i will be sure to feature these in my future blogs!

Ideas worth fighting for!

37 weeks today and i have had a very active day exploring, meeting and learning! This morning i met Steve from @merseytravel to talk through a corporate plan and I spent some time animating with Aunty Kim for @ourlife. Then after i had my lunch (some of which missed my mouth!) i celebrated Steph's birthday which was lovely and the cup cakes were very tasty although there was some very strange singing and dancing going on! Next I had cuddles from Uncle Karl and Chris and we were talking about one of Vivids favourite clients @PHMMcr and i learnt all about the history of working people in Britain; so complete with stickers and a balloon today i learnt that ideas are worth fighting for!

Ps Im off to Barmouth tomorrow to see my good friends Amber and Reece and it will be the first time i have been to the beach which is super exciting i just hope the sun shines!

Teething problems...

With every new project, process and programme you plan to avoid any problems but inevitably there are always a few and so at 36 weeks old, today (& with teeth sprouting) I learnt that you just have to keep calm and carry on!

Ps thanks to Uncle Karl for plenty of cuddles and dancing to keep my mind off my pain!
PPs don't tell Steph but i think ive broken her mac ;-)

If the glove fits...

35 weeks old and i can now crawl so I had great fun exploring the office under my own steam!

This week everyone has been talking about the London Olympics which sounds super exciting and today (mainly because i was wearing my special outfit) team GB won their first gold medals.

As apparently there isn’t an Olympic crawling event (although there really should be - must find out who to write to about that!) i was asking the Vivid team if there was a sport that i could try and they thought boxing could be good...although i have a lot of training ahead!

... so Today I learnt that to secure great victories you have to box clever!

Work hard, play hard

34 weeks old and i've had a lovely day at home with daddy, today learnt that to be the best you need to work hard and play hard!

Ps missed the Vivid gang lots though :-)

Nobody puts baby in the corner

33 weeks and i have had lots of fun meeting new faces with a visit from karen @PHMMcr who was telling me all about her travels and getting to know new summer campers @PedUK & @EmmaLeighOgden

Today i learnt that to grow you need to be confident and stand out from the crowd ... so nobody's  going to put this baby in the corner!

Stairway to success

32 weeks and i decided it was time to move up into a creative lead role, today i learnt that to find the best ideas you need to take each brief step by step!

Ps thanks to Vivid's friends @dontpanicevents for my fab Ramones t-shirt

Listen up!

Back to work from my holiday i go! I am now 7 months and 1 week old and today I learnt that you've got two ears and one mouth, so sometimes its good to listen more than you speak.

In the drivers seat!

30 weeks old and enjoying the last week of my holidays. So far I have been swimming and visited lots of places near to my house including quarry bank mill, manchester airport runway visitor park, knowsley safari park and much more. This week I learnt that if you really want to get somewhere you should take control and get in the driving seat.

The staycation

29 weeks old and i'm taking my first holiday off work I was thinking of heading to Ibiza (like Uncle Karl) but alas my passport hasnt arrived so we've decided to take a staycation ... mummy and I spent the day in the garden looking for lots of things to see and do over the next few days that are little closer to home. Today I learnt that you really can have fun in the sun in your own back yard!

Ps now where is my official photographer Chris? mummy isnt so good at the pics!

A team effort

So we've had the jubilee and now we are on to the Euro's it's a super exciting year. Today i learnt that its very important to support your team on the pitch and in the office!

 Good luck to England on Friday I will be waving my flag!

The power nap!

27 weeks old, after a lovely jubilee weekend celebrating 60 years of the Queen on the throne (thats a long time) I was very excited to tell everyone at Vivid all about my adventures but after all that fun and a very long and busy day I 'm super tired. Today I learnt that it's hard work at the top!

Keeping ahead of the game...

So today I am officially 6 whole months old (that's half a year!) - how time flies when you are having fun! 13 weeks into my role as Vivid's junior team player and I arrived at work in style (because that's how i like to roll!) this week i learnt that to keep ahead of the game you always have to be on the move!

Always put your best foot forward

25 weeks old and its been a very exciting day, not only is it lovely and sunny in Manchester but you may remember I did some test shots at 20 weeks and well this week I got my first proper gig in front of the bright camera lights, modeling my legs for an @librarytheatre show image.

 So today i learnt that you should always put you best foot forward - Hope I made a good impression!

UPDATE: See my legs online http://www.librarytheatre.com/event/gargantua

The wheels on the bus...

24 weeks old and the office has been very lively all day long with the Vivid team joining me in a sing song; reading and listening to my a brilliant new book & CD which Uncle Karl and Belle got for me! Today I learnt that the wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish and that although everything doesnt always have to be all singing and all dancing its rather lovely when it is!

Come rain or shine!

23 weeks old and i woke up early to a lovely sunny morning (which didn't last long)! Weather aside its been lovely getting some ideas together with Uncle Karl for Taste Cheshire (which made me peckish so i tucked into a pear and apple puree - organic of course) and so today I learnt that come rain or shine a sunny disposition makes every day a little more Vivid!

Easy as 1,2,3

Today I am 5months old and after my first rush hour commute on the train (but don't get me started on that!) I spent most of the day with Zoe, Vivid's lovely finance manager - mummy and uncle Karl say we must be nice to her so i made sure i smiled lots! Now I have my very own bumbo at the board room table I can really get down to business and today i learnt that if you look after the pennies the pounds look after themselves!

Ps Big thanks to Zoe for my lovely new book Me... by Emma Dodd!

A different perspective

21 weeks old and i can now roll over (although sometimes i get stuck!) so mummy decided it was time to get me my own desk aka a playpen... so Today I learnt that it's good to look at things from lots of different angles...

Ps big thanks to Katie, Matt & Chris who looked after me whilst mummy and uncle Karl went off to a pitch and thanks to the lovely Holly & Alison from @ourlife who arrived with cakes which looked scrummy but alas i only had some milk!

Strike a pose or walk the plank...

20 weeks old today and i've had a lovely day with Chris being creative in Vivid’s new basement photography studio, I learnt that a picture can paint a thousand words and being resourceful is the secret to creating a perfect image without it costing the earth!

Ps I decided to try out a little modelling so i sported my famous @MerseyFerries pirate hat and tried find my light and smize - hope @tyrabanks is proud!

Knowing me knowing you...

Another week another Wednesday and already 6 weeks in (& 19 weeks old)! After a lovely weekend visiting and getting to know some of Vivid's favourite clients including some of @favouritedays & @discovermh attractions I'm starting to understand more and more about arts, culture, heritage and entertainment tourism. So as well as meeting with @librarytheatre, having a boogie in the studio with Chris, Matt, Steph and Katie,  mummy and uncle Karl keep talking about research and so i thought it was time to upgrade my usual reads of 'That's not my Fairy' & 'Monkey Puzzle' and visit Vivid's Library after all knowledge is power and small insights make a big difference!

A winning smile makes winners of us all!

At 18 weeks old I'm enjoying every minute with team Vivid and the lovely new office layout that Chris has created means I can see everybody so we had plently of giggles and goo-goo, ga-gas with Matt, Katie, Steph, Chris and I even went out and about on a recce with Uncle Karl to see Media City and Mersey Ferries Salford Quays departure point.

Today I have learnt that whilst agency life can be very busy it's very important to make time for fun and play and to remember what makes us smile... After all good campaigns are a bit like smiling, they create action - so always think - smile and others will smile back!

Logic & Lattes

4 weeks in (& 17 weeks old) and I'm busier than ever, out and about meeting and planning. Today I learnt lots of things including that most problems can be solved over a latte (or a bottle of milk in my case) and to never let technology get the better of you - it's the idea that counts!

Cuddles & Clients

Now I am 16 weeks old and I have been meeting some of Vivids favourite clients ... I have learnt that along with creating campaigns that get results, keeping your clients happy is the key to long-lasting relationships.

me with Lisa from Marketing Manchester/Modern History

Ps good luck to mummy, uncle Karl and Lisa and the team at Modern History tomorrow night at the Travel Marketing Awards in somewhere they call fancy London town!

UPDATE - they won silver standard yay

Working 9til5

So I am now 15 weeks old and its been a very busy day with meetings galore  - i have mainly guzzled, giggled, smiled and wriggled, but most importantly today i learnt that agency life is not 9 til 5, and if you snooze you loose - which is why i always try keep one eye on the job!

All shapes & sizes

Ok so i have been in the office a few times and met the Vivid team but today I am 14 weeks old and it was my first official visit. I have had a lovely time and enjoyed cuddles with Steph, giggles with Uncle Karl and chats with Matt, hugs with Zoe, smiles with Katie and coos with Chris but most importantly today i learnt that clients come in all shapes and sizes, but each one needs the same extra special attention.