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Life in lockdown sucks. We can’t see our family, we can’t see our friends, our holiday is cancelled, we can’t go out anywhere other than the woods around the corner and that’s just once a day, no picnics and absolutely no lingering…HOWEVER we still have our health and it’s all 100% worth it if it […]
Holidays and camping trips have been cancelled across the world as families are in lockdown in order to keep their loved ones safe. But that shouldn’t mean we can’t still have fun and one way to do that is to go camping in your back garden! Camping in the back garden is of course no […]
When I first found out I was going to work from home a silver lining was that I could be lazy with my make-up. That was before video conferencing became a thing… Sadly, I can’t quite get away with it now! However, I can still give my skin a bit of a break by going […]
Normally our Easter is spent surrounded by friends and family but this year is going to be different, this year we are all in lockdown. We still want to make Easter special though. A time for us to come together as a family, have fun and talk to loved ones. So I spoke to some […]
To say the last few weeks have been a whirlwind is an understatement. A whirlwind of emotion combined with a heavy workload and a new way of both working and living. I haven’t had much time to myself, so what time I have is absolutely essential to my wellbeing. Whether you are a busy working […]
Virtual birthday parties, video wine club with your friends, a conference meeting with your colleagues, even a virtual pub quiz or just some all important family time, there are ways you can stay connected with your family, friends and colleagues. If you’re in isolation it can be incredibly lonely but there are some amazing apps […]
This Giveaway has now finished but I regularly have Giveaways running on My Balancing Act, a working mum’s life blog, so please visit GIVEAWAYS for the latest prizes or subscribe to My Balancing Act so you never miss a prize draw. This Mother’s Day Gift Guide has ideas for every type of mum. It features […]
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. So, I couldn’t be more happy to have the opportunity to interview Fritha Vincent, social entrepreneur and the CEO of Secret Projects. Secret Projects trains and empowers women in India through the making and selling of beautiful clothing and […]
Us mum’s work hard, really hard. Whether we stay at home or go to work, have one child or ten, the role of a parent is incredibly rewarding but also incredibly exhausting too. So you deserve a treat! That’s why I have been working hard to unite some of the UK’s top parenting bloggers so […]
My brother Simon Back in 2010 my life changed irreversibly and my whole world shattered around me. My brother, my best friend and greatest inspiration, had died suddenly and unexpectedly in a kayaking accident. There’s a saying I’ve heard, the good die young, and this couldn’t be more true of my older brother. He was […]
