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Work Life Balance For Working Mums: Telling Family And Friends No

The age old adage 'If you want something done, ask a busy person', is never truer than for a busy working mum. Things barely have time to be on your things to do list before they are crossed off with such determined efficiency and a brisk line crosses off... Read >

Work Life Balance For Working Mums: Do You Feel Like Your Kids Get Enough Attention

With the advances in technology, the line drawn between working life and home life becomes increasingly blurred. And, not just for those who work at home, but all working mums in general. It is all to easy to find yourself asking your kids for a 'special ... Read >

Sleep And The Working Mum

There are three main causes why a working mother may not get the sleep they deserve and need at the end of a hectic day. Firstly, there are the obvious culprits, the children. Secondly, the ever whirring mind of a busy working mum inevitably struggl... Read >

7 Things Not To Say To A Working Mom

As are most clichés, the image of a working mum as a tidal flood of activity and general busyness is taken out of reality. More out of necessity that desire, the average working mum runs a daily juggling show that would make the Moscow State Circus turn g... Read >

How Not To Be a Perfect Working Mum - 7 Ways To Get Over Yourself!

Shoulders back, head held high, the perfect example of smugness - the working mum who manages to stay in control and on top of everything. An aspirational place to look towards for the mere mortals who can barely remember breakfast before they leave the h... Read >

Time Management for Working Mums: 5 Ways To Say No At Work

The dual roles of a working mum are a stressful combination in their own rights without added pressure being applied causing missed school pick-ups or weekend working. Saying no at work is always tricky, but by following these steps you can avoid the many... Read >

Work Life Balance for Working Mums: How To Manage Your Free Time More Effectively

Your first response as a busy working mum on reading the title of this article may have been to snort derisively whilst sniggering "free time, what on earth is that?" If this is the case then do read on, following the tips included may just give you the i... Read >

10 Tips To Help Manage The Stress Of Being A Single Mom

Being a single mom comes with its own stresses. Employ these ten tips to manage that stress more effectively. 1. Have reciprocal agreements with friends. This is incredibly important especially for those who don't have family close by to offer their s... Read >

Work Life Balance For Working Mums: How To Delegate At Home

Delegation is one of those lovely words that sound wonderful in theory, however, in practice leads to more headache than if you'd just knuckled down and done it yourself. Ever asked a partner to put the washing away only to find that everything was put no... Read >

Romance for the Knackered - Seven Easy Ways to Nurture Your Relationship for Exhausted Working Mums

The best environment for romance is a deserted island, with no mobile phones, no emails, no work deadlines, no dirty nappies and NO KIDS! Children are sure-fire passion killers for most of us. As working mums, we tend to give our attention to he or ... Read >

Mummy Tantrums

Last Tuesday morning between 8 and 9 a.m. was not my proudest hour. In fact it serves as an excellent example of the sort of uptight, stressed pickle working mums often get ourselves into. It was the sort of morning where I didn't get my own balance rig... Read >

How To Survie Your Return To Work After Maternity Leave

Anyone who has been ill for a week or so knows that the return back to work can be unsettling. The feelings of the first day back at school for the new school year come flooding back - "What has changed? Will I be teased? What will people say"? It i... Read >