Posted by: mumstheboss on: June 30, 2009
Every so often you come across a product that is just so fabulous you want to share it with the world. Well that’s how I felt, about 18 months ago, when I discovered Alison Webb selling her Dinky Duvets on ebay. My eldest daughter had recently moved into a toddler bed and having just bought a duvet and 2 [...]
Posted by: mumstheboss on: June 25, 2009
As mums we beat ourselves up about a lot of things – what our children eat, how they behave, how much TV they watch – the potential for feeling guilty is endless. Add to the pot the added guilt that Work at Home Mums feel about not spending as much time with their family and [...]
Posted by: mumstheboss on: June 24, 2009
Working from home presents an ideal solution for many women; being able to work between school hours, being at home if the children are poorly, fitting in some housework during the day, not paying rent for office space…..we know all the benefits. But how can we ensure that our home working is healthy? A decent office chair [...]
Posted by: mumstheboss on: June 22, 2009
When I became a mum I never realised how much I would miss silence. From the moment my eldest came kicking and screaming into this world my eardrums have never been the same. As any parent knows, the sound of a baby crying is like a siren and it does something to you – it [...]
Posted by: mumstheboss on: June 20, 2009
Last Tuesday I had a ‘Day Off’. Unfortunately this didn’t involve a duvet day, a spa, or a mammoth shopping trip. Instead I drove 150 miles – and spent about 5 hours in the car doing so, thanks to road works, closed roads, a police census and horseboxes travelling at 30mph – all so I could visit [...]
Posted by: mumstheboss on: June 18, 2009
We could all do with a bit more money in the bank, a house with more space or a faster, more reliable car. And when we are constantly being bombarded with adverts it’s easy to get hung up on the things we DON’T have rather than be grateful for what we DO. So, when money is [...]
Posted by: mumstheboss on: June 17, 2009
“I’ve just got SO much to do!”…….sound familiar? Saying no can be really hard….but sometimes you just need to. I don’t know if you are anything like me, but I find it incredibly difficult to say no to people. There are several reasons for this; I am flattered to be asked, I enjoy helping other people, and [...]
Posted by: mumstheboss on: June 13, 2009
The topic of discussion at our last networking meeting was ‘How to be more like a man in business’. We women often congratulate ourselves on our multi-tasking abilities but maybe sometimes we would do well to emulate our tunnel-visioned counterparts and really FOCUS on one thing at a time. But as mums, is that really [...]
Posted by: mumstheboss on: June 10, 2009
Working from home means different things to different people. Some may have a garage full of stock, a bedroom converted into an office or a purpose built workshop at the bottom of the garden. But for many work at home mums their workspace is their dining room or kitchen table. In my case I have a laptop on [...]
