Motivation & Inspiration for mums in business
A month ago, if you had asked me what my dream job would be, I would probably have replied with something flippant like Johnny Depp’s personal secretary or a chocolate taste tester. Well, my friends, be careful what you wish for, because sometimes dreams do come true! Thanks to the magic of Twitter and the British Mummy [...]
“….if a window opens and the prospect pleases, float through it; that window may never open again.” Mirabel Osler from ‘In The Eye of the Garden’ Tweet This Post
“It’s all about Attitude” states the back cover boldly of Making it – Women entrepreneurs reveal the secrets of their success. This book has been written to examine why and how some women have managed to create very successful businesses, whilst juggling their family and home lives, but also, more importantly how you can join [...]
I’m ashamed to admit it has taken me 40 years to have this great idea, but now I have, I thought I would a) share it with you and b) ask your advice. This week I borrowed 2 cookery books from my local library. What a fantatsic idea I thought. I can have a proper read [...]
“I am what I am And what I am needs no excuses…..” from La Cage aux Folles What’s more I am not a clothes label, a newspaper, a TV channel, a political party, a make of car, a holiday desitination or a brand of buggy. I am not yummy, slummy, earthy, alpha, retro, attachment, middle-class, chav, [...]
We were emailed this story recently and thought it was just too good not to share. Recently, in a large city in Australia, a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman appeared in the window of a gym. It said, “This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?” A middle-aged [...]
Now I know that at least half of you are thinking I may be suffering some sort of delusion or mental breakdown; how can she possibly be cheering the school holidays? The other half know why. It’s quite simple: I love being with my children and the whole reason I was a stay at home [...]
One month ago today a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti. Haiti’s government now says about 230,000 people died in quake, 18,000 more than its previous estimate, and the final toll is now approaching that of the 2004 Asian tsunami, which killed 250,000 people. Immediately after the quake there were numerous appeals for money and aid and [...]
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” Martin Luther King Tweet This Post
My discovery of this yummy recipe is all thanks to writer and Daddy Blogger Tim over at Bringing Up Charlie. I made these Brownies for our last Business Drop-In and, unusually, politeness/January diets went out the window and everyone came back for seconds. Some people might find white chocolate a little sweet and sickly but [...]
This week’s guest blogger is Interior Designer and mum of two Sarah Barnes, owner of Ivy House Interiors. In this blog Sarah gives some handy hints on how to organise your workspace in the home. It has to be said that the benefits of working from home, especially with children’s hectic and somewhat unpredictable schedules, [...]
I wanted to do something a little special, and personal, for Sam’s birthday so decided a little poem may be in order……easier said than done! However, I was not booed off at its ‘preview’ on Friday night – so here for more of you to enjoy is my badly written verse! An ode to a [...]
As most of you will know, cake is very important to me – I love baking it and I love eating it. It never ceases to amaze me how so few ingredients can metamorphosise into something quite so delicious. I love reading cookery books and trying out new recipes and, having relatively few ingredients, cake is [...]
The idea for this blog came about when I read Rosie Scribble’s hilarious post The Little Girl Who Thinks She Runs The Country. Turns out quite a few mummy bloggers have been interviewing their children lately, all with similarly amusing results. Now my 4 year old quite frequently astounds and amuses me with the strange things [...]
