So many mums come to me and say, “There aren’t enough hours in the day!” It can be so difficult juggling work commitments and family life but it can be done simply by valuing your time and using it wisely!

Realise you cannot do everything at once and acknowledge that there are areas that may waste your time! Addressing these two issues will free up time you had lost so you can spend it in a way that works for you.

Every day mums face a different set of challenges and our minds get cluttered with everything we have to consider. Try to break your day down into set hours in which you allocate k...

When you set up your business it is probable you did it to ensure you had the required flexibility to be there when your family needed you. Of course as businesses get busier and more demanding, this flexibility can be challenged. Here are some great tips to ensuring you fully enjoy your family life whilst managing a successful business.

Work To Core Hours

If you can, keep the time you spend working to key core hours that work for you and your family. If you cannot commit to a more specific working schedule i.e. 9.15-2.30 on a Monday, plan a normal week’s schedule template outlining your pre...

Mums’ Struggles Made Simple [MSMS]

Enjoying the ideal life balance that works to make you happy and fulfilled is wonderful. Suddenly everything seems to be working in harmony and you can enjoy life. When life is imbalanced because of clashing routines and lack of time, life can seem frustrating and stressful.

If you feel like your life balance needs attention, this quarter’s Mums’ Struggles Made Simple [MSMS] can help. I would like to invite you to complete this survey so I can understand the issues and challenges you face when it comes to finding the right life balance for you. Ensuring all...

If you are a mum living locally to Northwich in Cheshire, I would like to invite you to join Empowering Mums Together, a fabulous and fun new group created especially for mums!

Empowering Mums Together! provides essential support to help you to achieve the life you really want to live, overcome a variety of mum-related challenges that get in the way, increase your confidence and self-esteem to embrace life’s opportunities, gives you the opportunity to meet like-minded mums in the area enabling you to create an essential support network and to enjoy some valuable me-time with coffee and cupcak...

If you are a mum living locally to Northwich in Cheshire, I would like to invite you to join Empowering Mums Together, a fabulous and fun new group created especially for mums!

Empowering Mums Together! provides essential support to help you to achieve the life you really want to live, overcome a variety of mum-related challecondfnges that get in the way, increase your confidence and self-esteem to embrace life’s opportunities, gives you the opportunity to meet like-minded mums in the area enabling you to create an essential support network and to enjoy some valuable me-time with coffee and c...

Do you remember summer holidays way back when you couldn’t wait to get to the beach wearing your skimpiest bikini, ready to impress whoever looked your way? Nowadays, do you look upon family holidays with a pang of dread, wondering how much of yourself you can hide under your sarong, sun hat and layers of Factor 40?

Of course, I’m an absolute advocate of staying safe in the sun but my point here is all about having summer-ready confidence! For so many mums, the summer months, family holidays and heat tend to mean difficult clothing choices and frizzy hair! So, how can you approach this summer...

When life is already hectic and your diary seems to be bursting with things to do and places to be, finding time for yourself may seem challenging! Yet, it is vital you start making time for yourself before your health and well-being starts to seriously suffer.

The first thing you must do is identify what it is you would like to do during your time-out. Or, to put it another way, what personal goals would you like to achieve now you’ve committed to making the time to fulfil your own needs?

Time for self-care can be spent doing anything that makes you feel happy, fulfils your needs and gives ...

Life as a 21st Century mum can be challenging and exhausting as we try to fit as much into our lives as possible. Add to that the pressures we place on ourselves to do everything properly as well as the expectations we think others have of us, is it any wonder we struggle from time to time?

What we really must celebrate about 21st Century women is their ability to cope and succeed in a vast array of situations. As a successful mumpreneur, you juggle your family life with a successful business, and somehow you manage to complete everything that needs to get done week after week.

The difficult...

So many mums I meet have little time for themselves and, when they do get to enjoy some time out, it is considered an indulgence, leaving them feeling guilty for having time away from their family and ‘usual’ responsibilities. The issue for many mums is they don’t consider self-care to be a major priority yet it must be at the top of the list of these ‘normal’ duties!

Depriving yourself of vital self-care will have a dramatic and detrimental effect on your health and well-being. Emotionally, you will feel frustrated, resentful and under-valued, potentially leading to serious health issues. Ph...

So many mums disregard the importance of finding time for self-care and the benefits it can bring to their health and well-being. Yet, allowing yourself time to fulfil your own needs can be life-changing for you and it can have a positive impact on your children and others around you.

A mum can be defined as The Carer. You care for the health, education, development, success, shortcomings, strengths and weaknesses of your children. You care about the needs, happiness and worries of your partner. You care about the well-being of your extended family members. You care about the cleanliness and ...