Hi, I’m Debbie O’Connor and this is Mum’s the Boss.
I’ve been working from home in various guises since having my first child in 2003.
This blog has it all – business tips, self-care tips, parenting tips, and an honest look at how things really are when you work at home with children, how you are supposed to hold it all together and stay sane.
My various businesses are woven in here too, along with tips from other mumpreneurs. I hope you enjoy it.
How to Throw the Perfect Party
Remember parties? From what I recall, they were fun events in somebody's house or garden which we used to do regularly before 2020... Well for many of us parties are back this year, and I bet there will be more than a few of us that are going to party like it's 2019...
How to Build Your First Small Business Website
If you’re tired of working a traditional office job, this is a great time to launch your own business. It’s a tough move, of course: immensely challenging and undeniably stressful. But if you have the commitment and determination to follow it through, you can build a...
5 Tips to Keep Your Children Safe Around Water
Summer is just around the corner, and people, especially kids, are preparing to splash around in the pool all day long and spend time outside. Children have been cooped up inside for way too long due to COVID-19, so, I'm sure you are looking forward to letting them...
What I’m making this month – Review of Creative Fabrica
Disclosure: This is an honest review of Creative Fabrica, in which I will promote their all-access subscription. I am an affiliate of Creative Fabrica and the links in this post may be affiliate links - if you purchase from them I will receive a commission. Creative...
Helping your Child move to University
Moving to a new city, making new friends, and leaving behind old places and faces is a rite of passage for most students. With so much change, parents will probably have a lot of questions and worries when their child makes the transition to “university life.” Even if...
Give your Career a Spring Clean and Make way for Success
By Kat Byles, Founder, True Business School Just as you might spring clean your home; giving your work life a good spring clean, saying a conscious and timely goodbye to the pandemic years and dead of winter, opens you up to the rebirth of your career. Decluttering...
