Eldest child dressed in school uniform?  Tick.   Coats on ready to go?  Tick.  Nappy incident that requires the swift removal of coats?  Tick.  Important work documents for today’s meeting?  Tick.  Baby sick on shoulder of new work clothes? Tick. 
It’s  no wonder that working mums need to  utilise every single  minute , so how valuable would an extra  half an hour every day be? Is it really possible for a working mum to claw back an extra half hour each day?  Here are 10 ideas for you to try!

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Whoa There!
Do you ever feel yourself getting overwhelmed with everything that you juggle?  In the need of some work life balance tips to help?  Read More

As a mumpreneur you are pulled in a million different directions every day.  Here are my 11 tips to help you make the most of the day and feel good about it!   Read More

What do the Suffragettes, Frank Sinatra and a pair of pants have in common?   Together, they illustrate principles one, two and three of the seven principles of work life balance for working mums. I’ve put together seven of the most important principles for working mums who want to stay the course, retain their sanity…and still have time for a giggle at the end of the day!   Read More

BBC online published a story last week following the findings of a study which was conducted ahead of the UK's National Family Week which takes place next week. And it's really got my goat!

According to the study quoted by the BBC, parents spend on average 49 minutes per day with their children.

The survey says that of 3,000 parents surveyed, 68% cite money as a barrier to spending more time with their family.   Read More

What do you want for your life in the next 10 years?  What’s your 2020 vision?  I bet for a start you’d like more time to enjoy your family, create some “me time” and achieve your ideas, projects and dreams.     Read More

How many times have you heard or said “Are you ready for Christmas?....we’re running out of time” and variations thereof?  Time (or lack of it) seems to be the subject du jour in our manic 21st century lives.   No matter how hard we pedal, we can hardly keep up.   Read More

We frequently hear about the habits of slick entrepreneurs and there are plenty of nuggets of wisdom to pick up from them. But as a mumpreneur or work at home mum, running a business and a family means that such habits are not always easy to adopt.  Read More

When you are working through college or in the early years of your career, your life can feel pressure packed and often a little overwhelming. Fast forward through maternity and you'll have a good idea of what "overwhelming" really feels like, as you try to balance motherhood with your career aspirations. Working mums face an unenviable challenge, as they have to strive for efficiencies in so many aspects of their daily lives. They have to be able to balance their career with what their clients, bosses and fellow workers expect of them along with the considerable challenge of raising a happy family. Little wonder that many working mums in this situation turn to online life coaching to help them get a grip on it all!  Read More

It is nothing short of amazing to think how a single mum can balance her time between so many commitments. After all, it can seem very difficult when there are two parents in the household, so how on earth do single mums cope? Answer: They just do! There is such a lot to do in any given day and as a single mum you simply get on with finding ways to achieve it all.  Read More