Working from home has always been a dream of mine. Long before Covid made an appearance, I dreamt of spending my days working from home instead of in an office. Having spent most of my working life in an office, I never actually thought working from home would ever happen. When my children were born,…
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Getting used to being self-employed
Read moreBack in August 2017 I accepted redundancy from the company that I’d work for since I was 18. It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was certainly the most logical. Although I was offered an alternative job with the same company, which I did trial, it simply didn’t work out. It was an evening job…
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A new start (again!)
Read moreToward the end of August I wrote a blog post about how I’d accepted redundancy from the company I had worked for, for 11 years. In the same blog post, I shared the good news that I’d managed to find another job. This was great because I’d managed to get another job within a short space…
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Intense Care – Working From Home With A Sick Child
Read morePicture They say having a child is like having a full-time job. So when you have a child and a full-time job, surely that means you’ve got two full-time jobs right? Children require care and attention at the best of times, and when they are ill, it’s quite impossible to get anything done, least of…
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Plan On Returning To Work After Children? Here’s How!
Read moreReturning to work after having children can be a daunting task. Whether your career break has been six months or six years, priorities can change and what may have been the perfect job pre-children may not be quite so right after. One thing you will need to consider is what childcare options will work best…
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Bloggers – You need to read this! Interview with a PR/Digital Marketing Manager
Read moreBethanie is a PR/Digital Marketing Manager in a creative search agency. She’s also a blogger and she lives in Newcastle. Interview What is your ideal blogger and what makes a blogger stand out and get noticed? An ideal blogger for me is someone who has a combination of what I believe are ‘good’ qualities. The…
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Why I could never be a stay at home mum
Read moreSome people may think badly of me after reading the title to this post, but I assure you that I love my children more than anything in the world and would do anything for them. I just don’t think I’m cut out to be a stay at home mum! I absolutely admire anybody, Mum or…