For parents with children between 5 and 20, September always marks a big change. The realisation that your child is a year older really hits home at the start of the academic year. New school, new uniform, exams, no uniform, open days at universities, apprenticeships...
When talking about work-life balance, we usually mean imbalance. Work-life balance as a term is was first mentioned in the UK at the end of the 1970s, in the US it was first used in 1986. Work-life balance What we mean by work seems quite obvious. What we...
Let me ask you a question: how well do you look after yourself? Most likely, you will make sure your body is clean and dressed in the right way to protect you from external influences. You might do regular exercise and be aware of what you feed your body. And what are...
Follow this blog on bloglovin If you are not a computer, forget the idea of multitasking. The term ‘multitasking’ was made up in the computer industry, referring to powerful multiprocessors, performing simultaneously complex calculations. Humans are not computers and...
Follow this blog on bloglovin This week I attended two Guy Folk’s Firework Nights and it was soooooo festive. The colours, the sounds, the lights, the surprises exploding in the sky, truly magical. And everyone around me was enjoying the magic as well. What is it...
Follow this blog on bloglovin Creating a healthy work-life balance is about detail. It is not about a general moan that ‘things are not working out’ or ‘not having enough time, ever’. It is about drilling down to find out what exactly is working against it, so you...
