It’s these simple moments of pleasure that make my day, so when you read my list and perhaps add your own favourite things to do via the blog, remember that simplicity is invariably best and just make it easy and fun for YOU as well as your children!  Read More

Last night we went to Max's Christmas school performance, “Oliver”. It's unheard of for me NOT to well up every time M’s Headmaster makes a post-performance speech. Last night was no exception, but for different reasons than my usual surge of thankfulness for the quality of education and the love produced from the school.     Read More

Working mums don’t have it easy.  There are deadlines to meet, errands to run, kids to shuttle about, and hungry mouths to feed.  We wear many hats and still survive the circus of the daily routine.  To top it off, working mums face hostility at every turn—from traditionalists who lament our roles in the decline of the golden era of 1950s family values to conservatives who criticise us for harming our children, leaving them behind like damaged goods.  And frequently, it’s experts and authorities who feed their daft arguments.  Read More

You’ve heard it before, I’m sure.  Perhaps in the check-out line at the grocery store, or at the playground on a Saturday afternoon.  Maybe you’ve even come across it in the office!  You know what I’m talking about—the snarky comments and upturned noses or even the gasps of blatant scorn.  Raise a hand if you’ve ever gotten a reaction like that when you’ve told people you’re a working mum.  Read More

This was a headline in last Wednesday’s Daily Telegraph.  Apparently, in 1990, British workers spent 37% of their day working "intensively", then peaked at 49% in 1995 but this fell to 40% in the latest update covering 2005.   Read More

It’s almost that time of year again, and whether you have older children or little ones just starting out, September can be an exciting and nerve-wracking time for both parents and kids!  Time to practice more work life balance.  Despite the big build-up to the September send-off, the school year is a long ten months that requires continued parental management and involvement.  As a working mum, you might find yourself overwhelmed with the responsibility of overseeing your own career and obligations as well as those of your kids.  Planning lunches, meeting teachers, and chauffeuring your kids to ballet practise and piano lessons can leave you feeling as though you’re balancing on a tightrope in a three-ring circus!  When you do feel a bit loony and in need of a good vent, make sure you’ve got an Online Coaching website bookmarked for some aid and support!  In the meantime, with some careful preparation, you and your kids can look forward to a happy school experience year-round!  Follow the helpful pointers below to make your year a success.  Read More

I hope you enjoy these 10 tips written by my husband Chris, to help you have a strong, healthy and happy relationship!
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Several weeks ago I wrote part one of a blog post entitled “Suffragettes, Sinatra and Pants: Your First Three Principles of Work Life Balance” with the intention to send you part two in the following issue. Then something inspired me and I wrote about that for the next issue. Having already written part two, I completely forgot to post it. It wasn’t until my sister in-law, Denise mentioned it to me last week, telling me how much it had helped her friend to breathe a relieved sigh of, “Oh, I’m doing ok and I’m not the only one”, Denise also told me that she seemed to have missed part two, and it was then that the penny dropped! I hadn’t posted part two!! Finally part two of my work life balance tips.  Read More