Welcome to my first blog post of 2019 and since valentines day is next week and Easter is just around the corner, I have probably missed the boat when it comes to wishing you a happy new year. I do hope this year is going nicely for you so far though and you have […] Read more…
I paid a visit to my town’s new bookstore this morning and the moment I entered was transported to a place of calm and happiness – hard to find in the lead up to Christmas. There is something magical about a bookshop and my long-held dream is that I will have my own one of […] Read more…
“I really want to change career but as a busy working mum I just don’t have the time. Can you give me any time saving tips or hacks? I’m a bit busy at the moment what with xmas and end of term but if you can give me some ideas I will put them into […] Read more…
I was unhappy in my professional services marketing career for a long time and looking back it was never the right career for me. But one thing I did enjoy was the money. Now don’t get me wrong I wasn’t raking it in but the money was just enough to buy me a few nice […] Read more…
I am writing this to you from the sunny gold coast, where we are enjoying a much needed family break before the silly season, as it’s affectionately known here in Australia, gets into full swing. I love breaks like these. When we look back these little holidays are often where our happiest family memories are […] Read more…
Stress, tiredness and overwork have become the new normal, especially for working mums. Back in the early days of trying to juggle work and family, I would complain to my husband about how tough it all was or share my frustrations with my other working mum friends over a glass of wine. “It’s normal” or […] Read more…
If you’re anything like me you’ve probably dreamed about being in a new career for a long time. I spent most of my 20’s and a good part of my 30’s pondering on a career change and daydreaming about the other things I could do. I even dipped my toe in a few times but […] Read more…
So you’re returning to the workforce after time-out to concentrate on your family but the last time you wrote a CV Donald Trump was hosting The Apprentice. Things have moved on in your industry and you’re not sure you even want to return to your old career. You’ve developed all these amazing time management, budgeting […] Read more…
One thing that my clients often don’t want to hear is that career change takes time. For me it took almost four years between working out what I wanted to do with my life and actually being paid to do it (albeit alongside raising my children, running my home and other paid work). And actually […] Read more…
Maybe you’ve been through Part One of my Working Mum Career Change ebook and you have a long list of your likes, dislikes and interests. You’re in touch with your vision for your life and how you’d like to work. Perhaps you even have a list (long or short) of contender careers. But you’re uncertain of […] Read more…