Mum on the Run
Mum on the Run Mandy Garner is a journalist and web editor of the workingmums.co.uk site. She lives in Essex with her partner, three daughters, one son and two guinea pigs. Follow her on Twitter - https://twitter.com/WorkMumOnTheRun.
Meet the Bloggers
Join our discussions! WorkingMums' blogs are where mums talk about the different aspects of combining motherhood and work and the issues that affect us - from serious to lighthearted, sublime to ridiculous. And, if you're interested in posting your own regular blog on WorkingMums, e-mail us: info@workingmums.co.uk.
WorkAtHomeMum
WorkAtHomeMum is a freelance marketing consultant who works with WorkingMums.co.uk. She has started a blog to write about taking the plunge into the world of freelance, and school runs, after 9 years working for a media and events company. She has two daughters.
Mum Means Business
Emmy Smith runs a successful business and is mum to two daughters age 4 and 6. In her blog, she talks about the reality of being a mum in business and about the funny and not so funny highs and lows of being sat behind the bosses desk. Read it for information or just for fun. You can visit www.trulyme.co.uk to see more of what she does.
Kernow mum
Kernow means Cornwall in Cornish! As I live and work in Cornwall I thought the name quite apt!
I am married with three daughters, a teen, a junior and a year old baby. I work part time as a Marketing Assistant, am secretary of our local PTA, do book-keeping for a local Youth organisation and have just started a business from home with my husband and a friend.
I have, in my time, been a single working parent and a student working parent. I can hopefully sympathise with many of you out there when it comes to juggling working life with parenthood, especially when it comes to the guilt factor!!
From Nib to Nappy
I'm Sarah and I have two children aged seven and two. I'm trying very hard to establish my career as a writer and it's proving a real struggle! Especially when my baby screams every time I approach the computer, never mind spend any time on it......
Franchise Mum
Karen Sherr is the founder of the Musical Minis franchise. She lives in North West London with her husband Rob, and her children Matthew, Alex and Emily. Her blog focuses on both being a mum and news and developments from Musical Minis - where learning is fun...
Legal mum
Kate Bradbury has been a qualified solicitor for over 20 years and specialises in franchising and commercial work. She is now a partner in her law firm, Warner Goodman LLP. Karen is 45 and married with two children aged 16 and 14 and has always worked since she had children. She says she finds the challenges with teenagers just as much of a demand as when they were little. For more information on franchise opportunities, visit workingmums.co.uk's FranchiseZone.
Mrs Magpie's Online Shopping Tips
Charlotte Laing is the editor of Mrs Magpie, an online magazine devoted to online shopping. The site focuses on fashion, beauty, homes, lifestyle and food, and is packed with news, features and discounts.
Each month, exclusively for WM magazine, Charlotte will be highlighting websites that are of interest to working mums, including great online baby clothes shops, family travel sites and interiors stores. Dip into this blog whenever you fancy a spot of retail therapy. You can view Mrs Magpie magazine at www.mrsmagpie.co.uk.
Mummylicious
Annie Hayes is web editor for WorkingMums and former editor of www.hrzone.co.uk. Annie lives, breathes and reports on all things related to working life with a particular interest in employment law, Annie is MCIPD qualified. Whilst she navigates the regulatory burdens on your behalf she also juggles life with her two boys, George and William. Read on to see how she manages to start a new job, move house and look after two demanding children!
Mum on the Meter
Moira Holden is a journalist. She lives in London, is married, and has one son, aged 11. She is interested in creative writing, but doesn't really get the chance to be creative...
New Business Mummy
My name is Justine. I am 33 years old, soon to be 34! I am married with two children a daughter of four and a son of 16 months and a cat called Moules. My life is crazy and just about to get crazier as I am embarking on a new business venture, to run an online funky boutique for kids aged 0-6yrs called Little Bugs Boutique. Follow my adventures...
Granny Sandwich
Lynda How bridges the generations in her family – she is daughter to her elderly mum, mother to busy mum-of-two Justine, and doting grandmother to her two granddaughters. Retired teacher Lynda is 'passionate about poetry'.
Mathematical Mum
Nicki Hodges works as a freelance writer and sub-editor and lives in London. She has three daughters aged 16, nine and three. She is interested in life-long learning and education.
Smart Working Mum
Liz Morris is Director of consultancy and training at Working Families. Liz lives in the Shropshire Hills with her two children, a partner and four chickens.
Grumpy Dad
Adam Carpenter is a freelance journalist who lives with his wife and two children, aged five and three, in a beautiful village in west Cornwall. Every day he gets to walk the family dog alongside the picturesque creek or in the scenic rambling woods near his house. Think he’d have nothing to be grumpy about? Think again...
Mum Coach
Amanda Alexander is mum to two fabulous boys and Founder and Director of Coaching Mums. Since 2003, Coaching Mums has helped thousands of working mums to swap guilt-ridden, stress-driven vicious circle for virtuous circles of calm, confidence and fulfilment. Amanda loves life in general. Her top ten loves in life are, in no particular order: Good food, good wine, people, the big wide world, dancing, running, mountain biking, skiing, the Lake District... and champagne.
Yes You Can Mum
Claire Carpenter is a children's author and the founder of Yes You Can Books. She lives in Eastbourne with her two children Alex (5), and Tom (8). She has two step-children who stay frequently, Jake (12) and Becky (14). Follow her blog as she attempts to grow her business while bringing up her young family.
PR Mum
Karen Keeman, 38, from Barnet, Hertfordshire, is married with two children, Evie, five, and two-year-old Jonah. Before having children, Karen was a property and home interiors journalist, editing a number of magazines and writing for national newspapers. After having her second child, Karen took a year out to be at home with the children and look for a flexible and part-time career. After freelancing at several large London PR firms, Karen met Maud Rousseau who was looking to recruit at her PR and marketing agency Cinnamon Communications, which offers flexible working hours to fit around childcare.
Reflective Mum
Based in the West Midlands, my name is Pardeep Mattu and I am a 31-year-old mother of one little boy. I have worked in marketing and communications, in both the public and private sectors, for over ten years. Passionate about writing, I have launched a freelance writing career under the name of Ascent Writing. Enthusiasm, strong relationship-building skills and a constant desire to learn are my key personal strengths. Aside from writing, I love films, TV, yoga and have a real interest and practical work experience in the parenting, health and education fields. I am a school governor at my local primary school.
Plate Spinning Mum
Nathalie left her job as a business consultant to set up a VW Camper Van hire business to get the work life balance she wanted.
The New Cinders
I am a single, working mum of two teenagers: a boy of fourteen and a girl of thirteen. I am now a teacher and a writer, as well as an adventurous and creative woman. I am a contradiction: I was a teenage mother with little hope - but over the years I worked in radio and with live concerts, becoming an events manager for an exhibition company before retraining to become a teacher. I made thing change when I realised how miserable I had become working away from home, giving my smiles to customers, clients and listeners as opposed to my beautiful children. I now live in the sublime Somerset countryside and I aim to enjoy every day. I fail often, I manage sometimes and I succeed on occasion. But I always give 100% - otherwise how will I know if I ever had a chance! www.thenewcinders.co.uk. Twitter link: @TheNewCinders. Facebook: TheNew Cinders.
Diary of A Mumpreneur
Deepali Nangia works as a freelance business consultant helping entrepreneurs shape their ideas into businesses and their businesses into bigger ones! Deepali also provides career guidance and counseling services. She is a mother of two, loves the arts and is a strong supporter of women in business. She can be found on www.empowerbizsupport.com or nangia.deepali@gmail.com.
