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 use Affirmations for Positive Thinking
You can create a set of affirmations just for you. Using them will help you to think better things about yourself, and that will lead to you acting in ways that will make those affirmations true.
The Benefits of Positive Thinking
As I write this, we are three months into the pandemic lockdown situation in the UK. Things are starting to ease but everyone is stressed and worried. It may or may not be too soon to ease lockdown for the sake of our health, but at the same time it is critical that...
The Power of Journalling
Do you enjoy journalling? It's something i've looked at but never really thought it was for me. Are you getting sick of lockdown yet? I really love my family but I must admit that having all of them in the house 24/7 with not much prospect of anything different, is...
What is Mum’s the Boss all about?
So here we are halfway through 2020, and this seems like a good time to take stock of Mum's the Boss. Once in a while in the life of many blogs, it is often a good idea to sit back and focus a bit on what the blog is all about. And so it's time for me to take a good...
The time is now: How to make sure you’re happy at work after lockdown
by Amy Downes Lockdown has provided us with a chance to take a step back from ‘normal’ life, and now’s the time tofigure out how to make sure you’re happy at work when it’s over. Don’t worry, I’m not going to preach to you about how you should be using this time to do...
4 Tips for Making your Business Run more Smoothly
You know that running a business is no easy feat. Between managing employees and meeting client demands, not to mention the myriad other tasks on your plate, it can get rough. Thankfully, there are ways to make running your business that bit smoother. Read on to learn...