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From working mums to househusbands and mumpreneurs, follow our bloggers as they negotiate the world of work/life balance.

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Long-term strategy

I am still ploughing my way through Caitlin Moran's book How to be a woman. I particularly enjoyed the section on how, if you want a six-month strategy knocked up…

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Waiting for a crisis

Like the proverbial buses, some weeks seem to run almost to schedule while others are a traffic jam of catastrophe. Such has been this week. A veritable maelstrom of minor problems…

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Childcare dilemmas

Childcare has been, as usual, prominent on my mind this week. Due to a medical emergency, my mum, who normally does Mondays and Tuesdays with the baby, has been understandably…

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Related tags: Childcare | Toddler

Flexible childcare

I have been reading a lot about the future of flexible working this week. Apparently, in the long term everyone who can will end up working flexibly. It makes sense.…

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Easter childcare

Easter is drawing near and finding people to look after three children [the baby is at nursery] is hard work. My mum has valiantly done Monday and Tuesday, despite her…

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Related tags: Childcare | Easter