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What are your rights at work during treatment for IVF
13 March 2010 – 4:06 pm | No Comment
What are your rights at work during treatment for IVF

Undergoing IVF can be stressful enough – know your rights at work before you start

Undertaking IVF treatment can be an emotionally draining experience and is likely to impact on a woman’s work life due to …

Not sure if the budget can stretch for Mother’s Day? Don’t worry – mum’s eat free at Little Chef!
13 March 2010 – 7:32 am | No Comment
Not sure if the budget can stretch for Mother’s Day? Don’t worry – mum’s eat free at Little Chef!

Mother’s Day is  just around the corner and, just in time,  Little Chef has launched a special offer for lucky Mum’s eating at its iconic restaurants.
Perfect for those wanting to treat their Mum to a …

A seven-figure salary, two homes, a loving husband…then a new baby – guess what happened next?
10 March 2010 – 10:20 pm | No Comment

This story is quite harrowing in that it tells the story of the life that many of us wish we had – the high salary that means we don’t have to bemoan how expensive nursery …

Real mum profile: Julia Clarke, Femmcup
4 March 2010 – 12:12 pm | No Comment
Real mum profile: Julia Clarke, Femmcup

Mum-of-two Julie Clarke, 36, is the co-founder and managing director of Femmcup (www.femmecup.com) – the eco-friendly option to sanitary towels and tampons.

How to fi studying around children, work and other committments
3 March 2010 – 11:18 pm | No Comment
How to fi studying around children, work and other committments

You can juggle work, family and studies – it’s all in the planning

If you’ve taken a career break to bring up the kids, but are at a loose end now they’re at nursery or school, …

Would you like to run your own magazine?
2 March 2010 – 9:48 pm | No Comment
Would you like to run your own magazine?

I’ve lost count of the number of people who tell me how exciting it must be to be a journalist – and yes it can and has been. I’ve also lost count of the number …

Earn money with this fantastic work-from-home opportunity from Arise
22 February 2010 – 1:29 am | No Comment
Earn money with this fantastic work-from-home opportunity from Arise

Are you looking for a way to earn extra money from home? Would you like to be your own boss with a guaranteed income? Here is a fantastic opportunity for you!
Arise UK, a major supporter …

Win a BabyBjörn Comfort Carrier worth £129.99
17 February 2010 – 2:28 pm | No Comment
Win a BabyBjörn Comfort Carrier worth £129.99

Get snug with your baby – it’s great for bonding…and shopping!

The BabyBjörn Comfort Carrier is the new safe and secure carrier, stylish and cleverly designed as ever, with an emphasis on comfort for …

How to keep stationery costs down in your home business
17 February 2010 – 12:57 pm | No Comment
How to keep stationery costs down in your home business

Keep home business stationary basic to save costs

The word ’stationery’  is one of the things that brings two types of responses for potential home business start-ups.
If you’re like me, you love the thought of getting …

Why it’s never too late to get the career of your dreams
15 February 2010 – 11:35 pm | No Comment
Why it’s never too late to get the career of your dreams

When you’re doing your best to hold down a job and manage a family, it can sometimes feel like there’s no time left for anything else. However, if you’re feeling uninspired at work then this is going to have a negative effect on other areas of your life.

Good riddance to the cynical, irritating and expensive con…Valentine’s Day!
15 February 2010 – 3:08 pm | No Comment
Good riddance to the cynical, irritating and expensive con…Valentine’s Day!

Love shouldn’t be marked by one day in the year, should it?

Is it safe to come out yet? Have the heart-shaped balloons sagged or floated away? Have the cheap champagne bottles rolled under the sofa?
Has …

Real mum profile: Louise Day, Lifft Baby Slings
15 February 2010 – 2:48 pm | No Comment
Real mum profile: Louise Day, Lifft Baby Slings

When Louise Day started her business, some family members felt she was wasting her successful career as an accountant. But now the business is a success the now managing director gets the best of both worlds – a business that fits around her family.