Not on purpose, one day two weeks ago, I had a test run of what's ahead as a work-at-home freelancer self-employed type person. And it left me pretty worried. By 10.30am, I was phoning my husband to tell him it wasn't going to work, and that I needed to start talking to recruitment agencies again IMMEDIATELY. He talked ...
Month: April 2015
Out of the Office by the End of the Week
I've published 53 interviews with women about balancing work and home, and I've written dozens of posts about women in the workplace, but I haven't said much recently about my own job. I do have an update though - after seventeen years in the funds industry, six jobs, eight bosses, and far too many pairs of black ...
Brow-Beaten
"Would you like them tinted too?" is the question I am asked every time I get my eyebrows done, and I always decline. "Up-selling..." I sniff to myself each time, refusing to be sucked in. Though a tiny voice in my head usually says, "But maybe they're right - maybe a tint would really add definition and ...
A Doctor on Your Phone – Babylon Health App Review
Medicine and the internet – they haven’t always been the most comfortable of bedfellows. I can’t be the only one who has googled a mild headache and come away thinking I’m going to die within the hour? And I remember when my first baby was tiny, and breastfeeding was hit and miss to begin with, I ...
The Kids Are Alright
Are our families being damaged by the non-stop commuting lives we lead? Or are children with two employed parents doing OK after all? The media gives us conflicting answers to this - often on a daily basis. Most recently, there's are reports of a study that showing that children in families where two parents work are ...
Office Mum stories – Martina Perry
"I remember the first day Caitlin put her arms out to go to one of her crèche minders while still in my arms and I swear my heart broke a little." This week I meet Martina Perry. She’s married to rugby obsessed New Zealander Grant, and mother to two small girls, Caitlin and Elise, as well as baby ...
Never Enough
The Holy Grail of Flexible Work
That Boy in the Playground
Giveaway! A chance to win with Papier Prints
In-keeping with the spring-like, new-beginnings feel that's all around us at the moment, I have a lovely competition for you. Sarah O'Callaghan, founder of Papier Prints, has very kindly offered a personalised baby print for one lucky reader - perhaps for your own baby, or as a gift for a friend. I'm always delighted to help ...