Spinning plates!! Now don’t get me wrong, I love blogging. If it wasn’t for blogging I wouldn’t have been a stay at home Mum for the last 9 years but it isn’t easy. From September all of my Beans will be at school full time so I need to set myself a realistic schedule and … Read more
With the Beans now back at school at I’m slowly returning to some form of routine, it’s only been three days but I’m hoping to get myself back to my ‘organised self’ that I used to pride myself on back in the day when I worked full time in an office. Whenever I updated my … Read more
A mum’s life is a busy one and sometimes it can feel like there simply isn’t any time in the day to do everything you need, let alone have time to relax. But, as the old saying goes, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. And that goes for Jill, too! Everyone … Read more
Do you ever get that feeling? Like you just want to crawl under a big soft duvet and sleep until the world around you has restored itself to a more agreeable state? I think I’m feeling a little jaded after the Summer holidays. They were a mixed bag really, on the whole I can say … Read more
Working Mums Rock: Official! Microsoft has been doing some research into working Mums and that really is the long and short of it so working Mums, give yourself a pat on the back. They spoke with more than 5000 employees and over 200 working Mums with 72% of UK employees saying that working Mums are … Read more
I used to have an office, not a playroom/office, not a bedroom/office and not a dining room/office. I had a fully functioning office and dare I say it, I miss it!
When Little Bean was a baby I found working from home quite easily because she whilst she was sleeping during the day I could get my head down and get my work done but now that Little Bean no longer takes daytime naps I’m finding it increasingly hard to work on the days that she … Read more
Two weeks ago today I collected Little Bean from school and said “we’ll see you in two weeks” and dare I say it, I was kind of dreading those two weeks with her at home. Not because I didn’t want to spend time with my beautiful girl, of course I did but I’ve been so … Read more
I should start this post by saying that I CHOSE to be a stay-at-home Mum and I am very happy with my choice. To quote a friend recently, I BECAME a Mum, to BE a Mum. I didn’t choose Motherhood so that someone else could bring up my children and benefit from the joy that … Read more