For Working Mums Everywhere
022 Self care for busy mothers sounds like it could be an oxymoron. Self care implies slowing down to look after yourself, but us busy mothers often take life at 200mph, tending to the needs of our families, work and homes and if there is any time or energy left, then looking after ourselves. But…
Everyone knows that the job application process has something quite odd about it, it is an unnatural environment and we want to be on our best behaviour. We know the layout of a CV, the introductory paragraph used by candidates, and the demeanour with which they represent themselves are heavily edited, thought about in advance,…
200 I’ve always been in awe of Mother Nature and that in a busy and wildly varying life, she always provides constants that you can count on. Night always follows day. Spring always follows winter. Our bodies just somehow ‘know’ what to do – without our conscious thought. Our bones grow through childhood, our cells…
Sharing my egg-spertise! I can’t get enough of eggs! I hard boil them for a snack or in a salad, I have them scrambled regularly for breakfast and I love to bake with them too. So I was especially pleased to work with British Lion Eggs recently to produce a fantastic egg recipe that I…
Street Style Mums: Becky Mann, Lucre PR Becky, 42, is a Senior Account Director at Lucre PR with a classic sense of style. She is a busy fiance and mother to a 20 month old son, Imogen. Here’s what she had to say! Q: How would you describe your style? A: I don’t think I’ve…
Everything has its time and throughout life we move from one immersive situation to another – each with its own challenges and happiness, until you find that all of a sudden you are in a new life stage. This is me now. When I started this blog ten (Yes – TEN! I can’t quite believe…
022 What keeps you up at night? If you are a mother it could be many things. Re-designing my new website has kept me up many times this week! However there are things that you can do to help you rest, so I’ve put together some sleep tips for busy mothers. Wind down early When…
One of the exciting things about working from home is when you skip out on a sunny day for a lunch break with a friend! It doesn’t happen often – I’m usually eating last night’s leftovers at my desk, but this week I had a lovely lunch at an old favourite restaurant, Jamie’s Italian! The…
This summer we’ve done a fair amount of driving, from long trips to a music festival to shorter outings to see friends or visit attractions. So last weekend we wanted to stay local and have a nice family meal out – we visited the new Garden Kitchen. It’s always refreshing to discover something new in…
605 Regular readers will know I am following the Slimming World plan, so as we are in January, the month of new beginnings and good intentions, I wanted to share with you a new recipe that I have discovered for a nacho style feast, which is slimming but tastes as though it shouldn’t be! I’m…