Licia Ronzulli, MEP to the EU Parliament, recently made the news after bringing her young daughter to a vote at Strasbourg. Debate raged on every side as to whether we should celebrate or condone her actions.
The new year just started and there is nothing like being able to set yourself new goals. Whether it’s to lose weight, start a business, find a new job, quit your job…everyone has something they want to achieve.
However, by mid-February, most people will realise that their motivation and drive for success has died and the rest of the year seems to simmer down.
It’s time to take stock: is your family really benefitting from you working from home?
It’s easy to get buried in the needs of your work when you work at home. A little bit of planning, however, can go a long way towards making working at home a wonderful experience for all. Your family is why you decided to work at home, so don’t let the stresses and demands of work put a dampener on that.
With the Christmas holidays and time off for the new year, many of us start taking stock of our lives and the changes we want and need to make. One of those is how much junk and/or information we are bombarded with.
If your house is anything like mine, you’ll probably get at least one letter a month to the ‘homeowner’ that’s packed with offers for broadband, flyers for supermarket chains and more requested information you have not requested.
There is a saying that talking to oneself is the first sign of madness, but self-talk can be a great step to take when you want to make yourself happy.
I’m not suggesting for a moment that you sit on the train or bus having a full-on conversation with yourself…that probably would be madness, so here is how to do it.
I have been dealing with relationship breakdown for many years now, and during this time the myths that people believe in still have not changed.
Selling products is often one of the first sources of income that mums who want to make extra money consider. Whether it’s selling Avon, or actually buying products in bulk to sell to friends and family, selling products is a good way to make money.
Dropshipping and buying at wholesale is an area that is often considered, too. But they can seem like a bit of a minefield if you don’t know where to look.
New year’s resolutions aren’t something we write knowing rat we want be able to achieve them. They usually start out with the best intentions, so why do so many of us miss our targets, or give up before February?
If that sounds like your experience, year in, year out, here are three simple steps to make sure 2014 ends in success!
Finding diverse but healthy meals that children will enjoy can be difficult. By expanding children’s pallets at an early age you help to eliminate fussy eating habits, which will give them the best start in life.
Have you left your Christmas shopping to the last minute again – even though you promised yourself you wouldn’t be disorganised this year?
Don’t be hard on yourself – think strategically and you’ll see that buying gifts can be very simple – here are some tips:
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.
