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New year, new job! If going back to work after Christmas was torture, it’s time to look for something else. Maybe you’ve been putting off looking for a new job and have a list of excuses longer than your toddler’s Christmas shopping list why you shouldn’t bother.
Convention has it that women cannot have it all, but a report has provided evidence that they can have happy, healthy children and a full-time job after all. So if you’re battling the guilt of going back to work and think it will damage your children in some way, you can rest assured that your child will be just fine.
According to a current study by Dr. Mendolia, a professor at Australia’s University of Wollongong, maternal working hours have no effect on teenagers’ propensity to smoke, have low self-esteem, feel dissatisfied with life or leave school by the age of 16.
Yes – we all know the excuses (reasons) why we can’t read. We are busy working, or sorting out the children, or too tired, or need to help someone in the house do something. But the truth is, reading doesn’t mean you have to stop everything you’re doing.
According to a recent YouGov survey, a staggering 4 million adults don’t read for pleasure. If you’re one of these statistics and want to change that, then audiobooks are the way forward.
No, this isn’t an article about losing weight, going vegan, or anything along those lines – although there is merit in them (if that’s your thing).
This article is about staying sane, and staying happy. Here are five things you can do for yourself to help you keep things ticking along at home and at work (even when you don’t enjoy every part of being a working mum).
According to a youGov survey almost 4 million adults never read for pleasure. While you might blame technology for taking over where a good book would pass the time, or the fact that we’re just too busy to read, making progress in life requires that you seek knowledge.
So how do you make sure you keep learning?
Love them or loathe them, teachers spend hours with your child and sometimes showing little gratitude can go a long way.
If you’re feeling the Christmas cheer and want to give a gift to your child’s class teacher, here are some ideas for male and female teachers alike.
“A #girlboss is in charge of her own life. She gets what she wants because she works for it,” says Sophia Amoruso, the author os the book #Girlboss.
While she’s not a mum, Sophia who hasn’t even hit the big 3-0 has an old head on her shoulder, which probably comes from life’s experiences. Thrown out of school, and getting caught shoplifting, Amoruso decided to change her life. She set up an eBay business selling vintage clothes, and when she had found her feet (and been bullied off the platform), she decided to set up her own website. The rest is history.
There’s a lot of advice online for working mums, and much of it can seem quite repetitive: manage your time, try working from home, become a blogger… if only everyone was made the same or had the same dreams and aspirations in life.
If you’ve read business startup books in the past, one of the tips for setting up a business, or finding a way into any market is to look at what other people are doing and copy it, adding a few unique selling points.
Creating the perfect bedroom for your child can be a bit of a challenge. Not only does the room need to be practical, cosy and relaxing but it also must pass muster with your little ones, who can be pretty tricky customers to please.
Look around your workplace, your community and society in general and there is a common theme: a fear of failure. Add to that, the not wanting to be seen to make a mistake and hiding any mistakes we make and it can be quite a lethal cocktail.
There is arguably nothing more important than securing the future of your child. This can only be done with a concrete financial plan that takes into account their most essential needs such as education, health and food.
Struggling to get back into the swing of things after a nice break for the summer holidays? Wish you could stay in relaxation mode for… well, forever, and still get paid for it?
Unfortunately, this is no advert for a business opportunity that will make you rich while you sleep. Feeling lazy is natural – but few of us have the luxury to still survive while we do absolutely nothing at all day in, day out.
Having a family is a big step, which brings with it a lot of change and a lot of tough choices. One such decision is choosing your first family car, something which many people do not consider until they’ve had the experience of trying to fit a child-seat, a half-folded up pram and a bag of nappies into their beloved hot hatchback. Investing in a family car will set you up for the future, from going on adventures while on holiday, to just making life easier on a day-to-day basis.
Maternity leave is always a hot topic in the news. With the pressures of work pitted against the importance of new mothers having time to bond with their new-borns, it can seem like an added stress and a recipe for disaster. Some employers take a very positive approach to maternity leave. For example, Netflix recently came out with the introduction of unlimited leave policy for new parents that allows them to take off as much time as they want after having a child.
If you’re struggling financially the good news is that it is easier than ever to make extra cash. No matter what your skillset, how much time you have or how much you need to earn, there are plenty of methods out there that can earn you some extra money – here are just five ways you probably didn’t think of:
