Motivation & Inspiration for mums in business
Like so many women, I struggle with my weight. Having spent my teens and 20s quite effortlessly slim I started putting on weight gradually in my 30s. Then once I had children the weight started to creep on more insidiously until I am now the heaviest I have ever been. Some of the reason for [...]
Summer is often a great motivator for changing our eating habits and trying to get into shape. But instead of going on a diet, why not consider making some simple changes to your diet and lifestyle which you can adopt throughout the summer and beyond. Here qualified nurse & nutitionist Sue Bedford provides her top tips. 1. Aim [...]
Now, be honest, are you a creature of habit? Think back to yesterday. How much of it was a repetition of the day before? Psychologists reckon as much as 95% of our days are made up of habits. Repeated patterns of behaviour. Doing and saying the same things. No wonder we get into a rut. [...]
When it comes to outfits for Christmas time, or any event for that matter, what you should wear really doesn’t need to be the pressure it so often becomes. Before you even think of going shopping, be absolutely honest about what you really do or don’t need: what events, if any, will you be [...]
Today’s guest blog is written by Elaine Boddy, a personal image consultant from Green and Brown. As I write this, the sun is out and has been blessing us with it’s presence for a few days now, so let’s hope that this is it, spring and summer really are round the corner and we can [...]
In this guest blog Gabriella Howson, Managing Director of Tonicity Ltd, talks about the importance of exercising your hidden muscles. As women and mums our children come first. We make time for ourselves, our own health and a little TLC when we can. One thing that medical professionals tell us after we have our babies is [...]
“I am what I am And what I am needs no excuses…..” from La Cage aux Folles What’s more I am not a clothes label, a newspaper, a TV channel, a political party, a make of car, a holiday desitination or a brand of buggy. I am not yummy, slummy, earthy, alpha, retro, attachment, middle-class, chav, [...]
We were emailed this story recently and thought it was just too good not to share. Recently, in a large city in Australia, a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman appeared in the window of a gym. It said, “This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?” A middle-aged [...]
After a post-Christmas weigh-in I find myself with something of a problem. I am the heaviest I have ever been (including being pregnant) and I need to lose weight. Yes I’m a mummy, but this is not Baby Fat. This is Toddler Fat. Let me explain…… Call me a freak, but both times I’ve been pregnant [...]
A week ago I posted a very flippant comment on Twitter to this effect: “Have developed a bit of a ‘thing’ about brightly coloured clothes since becoming a mum. I’m terrified I’ll disappear completely otherwise…” At the time I thought it was quite amusing but the more I thought about it, I felt like I had scratched [...]
Ever since I became a mum I have practically lived in jeans - jeans and t-shirt in the summer, jeans and jumper in the winter, and on a (rare) night out, jeans with a slightly posher top and some extra lipgloss! In no way do I think I am unique – in fact quite the reverse. [...]
In days gone by, as soon as you had kids, you could stop bothering about the way you looked. By the time you were thirty-five, it was fine to look middle-aged, let the weight pile on and get a Mrs Merton perm. These days, however, we mums are expected be every bit as glamorous as we [...]
Now that I work from home my wardrobe of ‘work clothes’ consists of jeans, jogging bottoms and pyjamas! This is in sharp contrast to the vast array of trouser suits and shirts I wore to the office before I had children. So now, when I go to networking meetings or to meet with potential sponsors, I face a [...]
