With just 10 sleeps to Christmas, most of us are getting into the festive spirit. After all, Christmas is all about coming together as a family, sharing laughter and joy and getting along with your parents, partner and in-laws… or maybe not?
With Christmas practically m our doorsteps, and the new year dawning, many of us will be thinking about things we really need to kick off when 2014 comes a knocking, and starting an online business may be at the top of the list.
Everyone has their own reason for wanting to start an online business, but if your is because you’ve heard that it’s easy money, will make you a millionaire overnight, or you’ll make money without actually having to work for it, then keep reading…
You might laugh it off with family and friends when the event has long happened, but at the time you were fuming. Having your lunch stolen from the fridge in the workplace is enfuriating.
While you may not have CCTV in the kitchen at work, or a device that sounds an alarm when someone takes your carefully prepared lunch out of the fridge, but there are steps you can take…
There have always been bullies, but the internet has opened up a whole new realm of bullying – cyberbullying. Cyber-bullies are people (children included) who harass other children online.
While this is not officially considered an online crime, it can be detrimental to your child’s self esteem and there have been many reports of children who have committed suicide as a result of bullying.
Sometimes you are so overwhelmed endless work or studies, family and friends. You find that you don’t have the time to do anything. Speaking to other mums somehow normalises this – but it shouldn’t be accepted.
So how exactly, do you organise your life and create more hours in a day?
Make up can play a huge part in that – and you don’t have to be a professional make-up artist to achieve a smouldering look, either. We like a vintage look, something that’s very in season and classy.
Watch this video to see how you can achieve effortless glamour:
With the Great British Bake Off not long on our screens, many of us have had a stir in our interests for baking.
If that sound slike you, then you’ll love our product reviews, as they make baking even more fun
Breastfeeding is something that most mums want to at least give a try, but as soon as work comes into the equation even those who have come to be successful at it can find it a challenge.
The following video gives some tips on making being a working mum and a breastfeeding mum work for you, and we also have some products below that can make the transition easier:
For many people, some of their most cherished childhood memories are of their grandparents.
Having a grandfather and grandmother is something that no child should be deprived of. It adds to the strength of the family unit and helps give your child a much stronger grounding in life.
Are you a teacher who hasn’t been able to return to work since having your child? Do you have a degree in science and know you can ignite passion and understanding of your subject in others?
Starting out as a tutor could be a great way to earn some extra money and you get to decide how and when you work and from where.
Microsoft Windows has been a tool that everyone who has ever touched a computer, laptop (and mobile phone, these days) has used at some point. Whether it’s writing your CV in Microsoft Word, creating a presentation in PowerPoint or looking at some financial information or charts in Excel, we’ve been there and done that.
If you’ve been out of the loop for a while, or have just upgraded you laptop or computer, you may be a bit more than surprised to see that Windows has completely changed it’s layout.
Advertising a product, service, or anything else such as a website for example, has always been perceived as an exoensice exercise. Yes – a decade or so ago but tomes have changed and it is actually a lot cheaper than you may think.
Here are four simple steps to great free advertising.
With hormones going haywire, mums can really suffer from a multitude of problems, one of which is dreaded acne. From mild to severe, acne can be stressful – especially if you’ve been spot free since your teens.
Here are five tips from facial therapist, skincare expert and Bravura London founder, Amanda Elias:
Hands up if you like looking like a fool in the workplace…anyone? Chances are you don’t – why would you? But at the end of the day we are human and no one is infallible; not even your boss.
But when we make a mistake it can be a very uncomfortable place to be. Will you get the sack? Will you be humiliated in front of your colleagues? Will you lose the trust and respect of your boss?
Whatever the outcome, honesty is the beat policy – and if you fess up to it before someone else weeds it out and makes you look incompetent it could work out in your favour.
There’s much talk of workplace stress and there are many tips and advice on Motherswhowork.co.uk and the internet to help, but what happens when the stress isn’t yours to cope with?
Having a spouse who is stressed and overworked can have quite a knock on effect on family life. Dr Hallowell provides some tips and advice to help you cope
Working mothers often find themselves needing to relax and unwind after a long day of work and caring for the kids. After they have gone to bed for the night, many mums turn to online casino games that they can play in order to help them de-stress and have some fun.
It can also be a cheap(er) way to do something different indoors with the girls, on nights when the babysitter can’t make it – hey, if you can’t get to Vegas, then bring a little Vegas style to your night in! Here are the games that are often chosen by working mothers:
