Amanda Interviews Suzy Greaves, author of “The Big Leap” and “The Big Peace” (www.thebig-leap.com  and http://bigleaplife.com).  In this interview, Amanda and Suzy will be talking about the one mindset tweak you need to learn in order to survive and thrive as a working mum  Read More

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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I have a surprise Christmas gift for you to thank you for being a loyal visitor to my blog.  With our inboxes being bombarded with emails, I really appreciate your presence on my mailing list and especially your feedback, kind words and support for Coaching Mums.  My free gift contains more work life balance tips in the form of a 25 minute podcast interview that I recorded this week with Suzy Greaves of The Big Leap. Suzy is a friend, coach colleague and has been my own coach and mentor for many things, from writing a book, finding peace and making leaps!  Read More

Achieving work life balance for working mums, as I keep banging on about, is at least in part down to our own attitude and our actions. In the website www.jobs.com, a comment in a recent blog post I've just come across about work life balance mirrors my own stance.  Read More

Working mums don’t have it easy.  There are deadlines to meet, errands to run, kids to shuttle about, and hungry mouths to feed.  We wear many hats and still survive the circus of the daily routine.  To top it off, working mums face hostility at every turn—from traditionalists who lament our roles in the decline of the golden era of 1950s family values to conservatives who criticise us for harming our children, leaving them behind like damaged goods.  And frequently, it’s experts and authorities who feed their daft arguments.  Read More

You’ve heard it before, I’m sure.  Perhaps in the check-out line at the grocery store, or at the playground on a Saturday afternoon.  Maybe you’ve even come across it in the office!  You know what I’m talking about—the snarky comments and upturned noses or even the gasps of blatant scorn.  Raise a hand if you’ve ever gotten a reaction like that when you’ve told people you’re a working mum.  Read More

Or should this post be entitled, "When is a self-limiting belief not actually self-limiting"?  I was inspired to write this post by one of my FaB clients who I coached earlier this week on a self-limiting belief around money.  I felt this life work balance tip would help you with your self-limiting beliefs.
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It’s almost that time of year again, and whether you have older children or little ones just starting out, September can be an exciting and nerve-wracking time for both parents and kids!  Time to practice more work life balance.  Despite the big build-up to the September send-off, the school year is a long ten months that requires continued parental management and involvement.  As a working mum, you might find yourself overwhelmed with the responsibility of overseeing your own career and obligations as well as those of your kids.  Planning lunches, meeting teachers, and chauffeuring your kids to ballet practise and piano lessons can leave you feeling as though you’re balancing on a tightrope in a three-ring circus!  When you do feel a bit loony and in need of a good vent, make sure you’ve got an Online Coaching website bookmarked for some aid and support!  In the meantime, with some careful preparation, you and your kids can look forward to a happy school experience year-round!  Follow the helpful pointers below to make your year a success.  Read More