Motivation & Inspiration for mums in business
(to be sung to the tune of The 12 Days of Christmas) “On the countdown to Christmas, this describes my Christmas Eve…… 12 hours of hyper children 11 gifts still to wrap 10 missing food essentials 9lbs of weight gained 8 different To-Do lists 7 final cards to write 6lbs of spuds to peel 5 [...]
Christmas is coming, The goose is getting fat, Please put a penny In the old man’s hat. If you haven’t got a penny, A ha’penny will do, If you haven’t got a ha’penny, Then God bless you. Yes the nights are drawing in, the icicles are hanging from your little one’s noses and a wave [...]
In this post Joyce Campbell, NLP trainer, success coach and author of How To Get Off Your Backside And Live Your Life has put together some common ‘Christmas Stress’ scenarios, and ideas for dealing with them without resorting to knocking back the cooking sherry in the kitchen before midday! 1. Last year your family seriously [...]
When it comes to outfits for Christmas time, or any event for that matter, what you should wear really doesn’t need to be the pressure it so often becomes. Before you even think of going shopping, be absolutely honest about what you really do or don’t need: what events, if any, will you be [...]
The run up to Christmas can feel like a two-pronged attack on mumpreneurs. As we all know, businesses and families both experience their busiest times in the build-up to the festive season. Businesses find themselves hiring extra staff, constantly topping up the stock, or cranking up their marketing efforts as they seek a share of [...]
We are delighted to be hosting our very first Carnival on a subject very close to our hearts – baking! We asked you to send us links to recipes for some of your favourite festive cakes, biscuits and puddings and we have had some scrumptious entries which we will definitely be trying out ourselves. And so [...]
‘Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen’ (Bobby – age 7). In an ideal world this would indeed be the case. One of the best parts of Christmas can be family get togethers, however it can also be the part many of us dread.. There [...]
As you know, cake is very important at Mum’s the Boss. We like baking it, decorating it, eating it and blogging about it! And what better time to get excited about cake than at Christmas! So we have decided to host a Christmas Baking Carnival. The idea is, you post a blog about a favourite [...]
I don’t know about you, but Christmas seems to have become a huge retail opportunity and December seems to have been overtaken by school plays, parties and shopping for endless presents, cards and food. Plus the hype starts so early these days, with shops & TV adverts advertising Christmas months in advance. Some years you can [...]
