Sometimes I think that you may as well attend school in the summer term yourself when you have small children. Having thought that a degree … [Read more...]
What It Means To Be A Working Mum, Today
One of the most dispiriting early parenting experiences I had was the finding-out visit we made to our local (and excellent) nursery. Still … [Read more...]
The Biggest Blog Challenge: Keeping On Keeping On
So the house is quiet now, children back at school and nursery and I can contemplate what next after a lovely school holiday over the Easter … [Read more...]
3 Steps to Focus on the Big Stuff
The trouble I am having with reading so many inspiring New Year's posts and articles is that pretty soon I am buzzing with all the … [Read more...]
Is the Internet Just Too Interesting? Avoiding the Online Time Drain
This afternoon I've been listening to some classic music from the 1970s and 1980s that took me back nostalgically to a simpler time - or one … [Read more...]
How Personal Should Your Business Blog Be?
I got a new laptop this week to replace one that has been a trusty friend but which has seen better days. At the request of my five-year-old … [Read more...]
Do you Tweet and Drive? A Very Modern Hazard
We have roadworks this week, my little boy has been very impressed with how deep the hole is that has been dug in the main road out of the … [Read more...]
Don’t worry about the cupcakes
I should have been making cupcakes this evening, instead of mopping up the occasional but far-reaching vomit that my son has been decorating … [Read more...]
Listening is underrated but is as important as talking
Today I have been mostly listening and reading other blogs rather than being at all productive on my own, but I suspect that this will add … [Read more...]
A summer for courgettes?
It has been a frustrating year in many ways for me, in that I am trying to set up new contacts and clients for my consultancy, and at the … [Read more...]