The Maclaren Volo buggy – a review

Oh blimey...I just dropped my lolly in my sandy bucket...might cry any second now!

We have just come back from a holiday at the Yorkshire seaside and my 3 year old wore her little legs out going up and down cliffs, wading through rock pools and running alomg the long sandy beaches.  She needed a ride and a sit down every  once in a while despite considering herself a [...]

Imemory box winner announced

Congratulations ot Lauren Smith the imemory box winner who wins a years subscription worth £29.99. Lauren’s favourite pregnancy menory was so sweet….. 
My favourite pregnancy moment, was when Scott (my other half) came home from work late one day, i was in a proper stress about it, but then he showed me why he was late [...]

Profiling Avon – A Great Job For Mums

Thank you Kerry – a regular writer for baby budgeting for this inspiring post

                                           
When I fell pregnant with Baba I was working with children with special needs, and I knew that I wouldn’t be able to go back into this job. It was a really emotional job and I knew that it would drain [...]

Tesco school uniform – a mummy bloggers review

Tesco  F&F signature range school uniform
Those lovely people at clothing at Tesco who try  hard to understand mums on a budget kindly sent me a uniform pack.  The first fabulous thing I noticed was that the polo shirts say dirt defence on them…oh I can’t wait to try that out. My son often looks like [...]

Where motherhood and entrepreneurialism meet (and 10 free and low cost ways to market your business)

Thanks to life coach and successful mum in business Grace Marshall for this fab guest post

The face of motherhood is changing. I think there was a time when the labels were either ‘working mum’ or ’stay at home mum’. Now there are those who work full time, part time, ‘work at home mums’, employed, self-employed, [...]

Ways I have earned money (as I no longer work?!) since having my kids

You're totally worth it but I'm a bit tired!

I have been very busy earning money over the last 6 years of ‘not working’

I have sold old books on Amazon
Sold old highchairs, clothes bundles, cots and buggies on eBay
I have sold my second hand baby /child stuff at NCT sales
I have done online surveys
I have done a very occasional lecture/teaching day on [...]

Friday Competition: Win my book!

book signing of how to afford time off with your baby

How to afford time off with your baby – 101  ways to ease the financial strain is my very first book and it was published last September by Vermilion.So far I have sold around 4000 copies and I am so proud to have written it and gotten it out there. I really wanted to share my ideas [...]

The story of a freelance writer – mums making money!

Now where did I put my pen?

Big thanks to the lovely Kath Allen for this inspiring post!
Since finishing full-time work four years ago to have children I’ve sent hundreds of letters and photos off to magazines. This all started when I bought the book ‘The Freelance Writer’s Handbook’ by Andrew Crofts which said that you can make a ‘modest income’ by [...]

How to have a successful car boot sale this bank holiday

Thank you lovely Dot for sharing your fab car boot tips with us. Dorothy Lepkowska is a freelance journalist: www.dorothylepkowska.co.uk; http://twitter.com/DotLepkowska  She is a stay at home mum who also works for m home and her daughter is 6 months old.
Take a good look around your house. Are your wardrobes bulging at the seams? Will [...]

Profiling Barefoot Books – Jobs for mums

Thank you Beth Evans for this useful, informative guest post – over to you Beth….
When I had my son in August 2005 I made the decision not to go back to my job as a technical support advisor for a well known internet provider.  I couldn’t justify part-time as it would take me almost as [...]