With just a handful of weeks left before children break up for the longest school holiday of the year, parents around the country are looking for ways to not only keep children busy, but to cover childcare while they work…you are not alone!
So, what have you got planned? Here are some ideas that start at zero cost to less than £100 per week.
Technology may have the world fooled, but not us! One of the most important tools in life already exists in your home: a pencil. That’s according to author Stephen Covey in his book, ‘Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success’, and he should know. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, maybe you’ve heard of his other bestselling book, ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People‘ one of the must-reads for anyone who is serious about making an impact in the world.
It may not be an obvious career choice, but urban planning is definitely worth considering as an option. With graduate employment rates typically close to 90%, this industry offers good prospects, an interesting and varied work load and the possibility of working in the private, public or even charitable sectors.
We all need a boost sometimes – and why wait for someone else to do it, when we can do it for ourselves?
If you’re tongue tied when it comes to singing your own praises, here are some tips to help you recognise your strengths and enjoy them!
Love them or loathe them, being a wedding guest can be costly – and that’s before you’ve bought the wedding gift!
Summer is the prime season for weddings, and you can take the sting out of your wedding guest wardrobe by making a few tweaks to the outfits you already have. Here are some tips for looking stylish on a budget. For any detailed instructions on how to try each of the upcycling techniques, be sure to head over to Youtube and do a search and you’ll find even more useful tips.
It’s that time of year again, when the taxman is on the prowl. This time, it’s in relation to tax credits, to which HMRC is urging parents to renew their tax credits early and online.
Dressing for work during the summer months can be a real challenge. You need to wear something that is cool enough so you don’t melt on your journey into work, but that is smart enough to meet your company’s dress code. If you find yourself struggling to find appropriate summer work wear then these tips from style and image consultants colour me beautiful are sure to help.
Today, David Cameron’s Conservative Party won the General Election, and his arch enemies Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband lost out bitterly.
If you’ve ever lost out to a colleague when you both tried out for a promotion, you’ll understand what the Labour Party, Liberal Democrats and the there parties are feeling right now.
Feeling lost in all things motherhood? Do you feel like you’re stuck in a vacuum of school run, work, school run, chores, (little) sleep, then rinse and repeat?
Routine is good, but if you’re really not enjoying life in the process, it’s time for a change. Life really is easier when you know who you really are.
Forget the bills and the reasons why you need to work for a minute – it’s time to do you! Here are some questions to ask yourself to get the ball rolling:
Is it ever too late to change your career? Well, only if you say so. The term ‘mature student’ was coined for a reason – to give anyone who decided (in adult life) that they wanted to change careers to have the opportunity to do just that.
If you think about the fact that we are living a lot longer these days, deciding to retrain in your forties, fifties (or later) means you can enjoy several decades of life doing what you enjoy – and why not?
Can working in half an hour bursts increase your productivity? Yes – Do you feel overwhelmed by the amount of work you have to do? Do you feel like your to-do list is a never-ending mountain of unachievable tasks that just keeps piling up?
There is a solution – keep reading to find our more.
If you’re still licking your wounds from the school Easter holidays, you’re not alone. According to a recent survey, school holidays cost parents a staggering £1,500 a during the school summer holidays alone – and that excludes all the regular costs that go with raising our children when they are in school.
While you may be nursing swollen ankles, and trying to navigate the big bump your third trimester suddenly sprouts out, going on maternity leave may seem like a little way off.
However, the chances of your baby arriving on the due date are slim; according to the National Childbirth Trust, only 5% of babies arrive on their due date. This could have something to do with the fact that pregnancy is measured from the date of your last period, even though the conception could have taken place at any time in the weeks after it.
