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How to prepare for the holidays
With the Christmas holidays just around the corner, let’s take a look at what us working parents could do to prepare. No, I’m not talking about gift-buying and wrapping (or cooking!!) – I’m talking about getting prepared to make it through the Christmas holiday season and come out the other side with our sanity intact. Read more
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Navigating Work-Life Transition After Maternity Leave
You think going back to work after having a baby is about adjusting to a new routine don’t you? Wrong. Let’s take a look at all of the transitions that take place when you go back to work after maternity leave. Then it will be more obvious why it’s so RUDDY hard and why we Read more
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Embrace Motherhood: Move Forward, Not Back
Almost as soon as you become a mum, it seems like all the media you see is telling you to go backwards. Ads will promise to help you ‘get your pre-baby body back’ or ‘get back into your pre-baby jeans’. You’ll also be encouraged to get your sex-life back, or get your career ‘back on Read more
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Essential Shopping List for Working Parents Returning After Maternity Leave
If you’re soon heading back to work after having a baby, here’s a shopping list of things you’ll need. Money can’t solve everything, but sometimes it can help! No doubt there is a lot of mental and logistical preparation you can do to get ready for going back to work after having a baby, but Read more
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I miss my life before kids
Remembering my life before kids is like watching a movie of myself. I almost don’t believe that there was a life before kids, let alone that these were the places I went and the things that I did! When I first became a parent, if I had ‘one of those days’ (if you’re a new-ish Read more
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Embracing the Countdown: 6 Months to Transform Your 2024
Hold on to your hats, I’m about to start a blog with the C-word… We’re halfway to Christmas. Yep, that’s right – Christmas. Christmas is the end of the year, which is typically a great time for reflection as we review the previous year and make plans rolling into the next one. But reflection can Read more
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