Paying it Forward

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When I was young, as soon as the Christmas festivities were over, I was made to write thank you letters.  Whilst still around, thank you letters are becoming less common and are more likely to be replaced with an email, text or phone call. But despite the change in appearance the sentiment is still there [...]

The Working from Home Lament

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I’m meant to be working I’ve so much to do But the beds all need changing And I must clean the loo I want to be blogging I’ve so much to say But I’m constantly cooking Or clearing away I must make a phone call But the kids won’t stop squealing There are crumbs on [...]

Rewarding Yourself – because you’re worth it!

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When was the last time you gave yourself a pat on the back for a job well done? Most of us get so bogged down with what’s still to do on our To Do list that we don’t give ourselves credit for everything we have achieved. Many of us rely on feedback from a customers or [...]

My Golden Twitter Moment

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I have been a big fan of Twitter for some months now, and there is no doubt that our business has benefitted enormously by the connections I have made online. As well as business connections though, there have been important personal connections, which in my view are just as important. People that I have connected [...]

10 reasons to go to the Mumpreneur Conference

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As soon as tickets went on sale for this year’s Mumpreneur Conference we booked our tickets.  We organise events on a local scale and just having 10-20 business mums in one room always leaves me feeling positive and motivated, so the thought of a whole room full of mumpreneurs is bound to be inspirational! The [...]

Mum Power – Can You Feel The Force?

This week Mum’s The Boss is attending a local business event – not as visitors as you might think, but rather as invited guests where we will on hand to talk to visitors who are thinking of starting their own business. This marks a massive turning point for us. In less than a year we have [...]

Reasons to be cheerful are free!

  We could all do with a bit more money in the bank, a house with more space or a faster, more reliable car. And when we are constantly being bombarded with adverts it’s easy to get hung up on the things we DON’T have rather than be grateful for what we DO.  So, when money is [...]

Everything Changes But You

Last week I caught up with an old schoolfriend who I hadn’t seen for 15 years. She had hardly aged a day and we chatted like it had been days, not years, since we last met.  And it got me thinking – do we really change that much from the child we used to be? And if we don’t, then [...]