Time, I seem to never have any anymore now that I’m full time working again

When you have a child you notice how quickly time flies. You know that good old saying “they grow up so fast,” you never really knew how true it was until you have children. Since I’ve had Emily the time has flown by like no tomorrow. I never realised how precious time is, because the…

I’m turning on my out of office for a few days, I need a break

Ok technically I’m turning off my work emails and not my blog or social because, well they’ll always be on, but it’s so good to be going away for a few days just to not worry or think about work. We’re not going far away or to a tropical island but to the gorgeous town…

Companies should hire more stay-at-home parents

A couple of weeks ago there was an article shared on professional network LinkedIn about employers shunning stay-at-home parents in favour of full-time onsite staff instead. I commented, I needed to because I am not only a stay-at-home parent, but I work from home, and I too feel the wreath of the big boots who…

Working from home as a mother requires way more than just motivation… 

Working from home isn’t about motivation anymore. I have plenty of that. Working from home with a baby requires way more than motivation alone, it requires discipline and the art of handling your time. It’s all about time management. I wake at 6am, about 30 mins later than about 2 weeks ago, as the teething…

Sorry if I’m snappy but it’s not all plain sailing being a working parent you know.

So the past few weeks, since I’ve started getting back into a routine of working from home and juggling being a mum, I’ve been snappy, I’ll admit it. More so than usual. But apparently this isn’t ok. Surviving on little sleep as Emily struggles with the latest bout of teething and insists on being in…