As the leaves start to turn and the sun sets a little earlier each day, that buzz of summer is slowly engulfed by that looming apprehension of the first day of school and the mild dread of heading back to work. If it’s your first time dropping your little one off into reception or it’s time for your … [Read more...]
Guest Post: 10 Jobs with the Best Work-Life Balance
Be honest: how many of your “sick days” last year were actually just a much needed day off? Taking time off from work is healthy. For British women, finding the right work-life balance remains elusive. For example, one in three workers claim that having a work-life balance has become less … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Achieving a Healthy Work-Life Balance
As a businesswomum, I am constantly spinning plates. I dash between being a mother, running my business and looking after myself (last one has a tendency to get forgotten). Obviously my children will always be my top priority. But I need to work to earn money to provide for them, and I need to be … [Read more...]
Rant Alert: Why is there no Mumsnet for Business Women?
So when Scotty and I started a family we decided to move back up north to the beautiful Cheshire countryside near my mum and it is one of the best decisions we have ever made - the children have miles of farmland for a back garden and we have an on-call granny next door/baby-sitter/extra pair of … [Read more...]
5 Secrets of the Business Womum
Not all heroes wear capes, and this is certainly true when you consider the modern day working mother. She epitomises multitasking whilst remaining calm and collected (or at least seeming to). Not only is she a top mummy with seemingly endless time for her kids, she’s also kicking ass in the … [Read more...]
