The Michael McIntyre sketch “People without Kids Don’t Know” did the rounds on social media again recently. I’ve lost count of how many times I have seen it, but watched it again. If you haven’t seen it, Google it! I first saw the video years ago, pre-children. At the time found it entertaining but now realise: I didn’t really get…
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Last Christmas, following months of living off maternity leave pay, I needed to be frugal for the holidays. I decided to be creative and approach gift giving from a homemade perspective: more thought and less expense. I tried my hand at Christmas puddings, mince pies and jars of chilli jam. All of which I am making again this year! I…
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So, there I was sat – endlessly procrastinating – about my all-important first post. Understandably so, I hope you’ll agree… “The girls” (by whom I mean my two little daughters and our au pair) and I are all battling norovirus. My symptoms were sufficiently bad to throw my back out and now I can’t walk or stand properly. It’s also…
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Having a child is an undeniably life changing event. Both for your home and your work life. For many women it is accompanied either with some level of anxiety or ambivalence about their career. From a purely practical perspective, it is not until the child arrives that you can really appreciate the calls upon your time: it is your new…
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Personally, even just hearing the word “networking” makes me groan. I am primarily an introvert and therefore small talk with strangers holds absolutely no interest for me. When I became a CareerMom, this situation was exacerbated as suddenly my hours switched to 07:30-15:30 and so I couldn’t attend the extra-curricular evening socials and events, even if I had wanted to!…
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