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Thoughts, interviews and articles, curated for 34/7 women, by 34/7 women.
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Love Your Life: Is it Time to Challenge Yourself?
We all want to love our life and we all strive to be happy. But with the busiest of lifestyles sometimes it can feel as though we are...
Sep 2, 20192 min read


Spring Style: Updating Your Wardrobe Without Breaking the Budget
By Joanna Willmott, Personal Stylist @ There Will Be Style As we welcome the new change in season our minds turn to Spring clothing....
Sep 5, 20173 min read


Flu Season: Being Sick & Still Being Mum
As mums we face many hurdles in life, but being sick is definitely a spanner, not easy or enjoyable, in the proverbial works. As I...
Jul 31, 20172 min read


Gone Country: Handling The Dreaded Commute
Commuting sucks. Or does it? My answer to that is, it’s all in how you approach it. When baby number two came along, my husband and I...
Jul 22, 20174 min read

Balancing Your Body Chemistry: And Why You Should Care
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain. So this is a quote from Aristotle, but I heard it for the first time...
Jun 30, 20172 min read


Flying With A Toddler: How to Manage Long Haul
I used to love flying. Airports were one of my favourite places. Oh the excitement, the adventure, the shear joy of watching back to back...
May 30, 20173 min read


Style Inspiration: Glam-Mamas of Instagram
I don’t know about you, but pre-motherhood me was never great at keeping up with trends and fashion, but as a woman living and working in...
Apr 1, 20171 min read


Returning to Work: Resume Writing Tips
I recently spoke to some C-Suite types and they all said the same thing: They love having mums back in the workplace. This was from three...
Mar 25, 20172 min read


Quality Time: 4 Rainbow Recipes for Guaranteed Fun
I’m crazy busy all week and so the weekends are dedicated to quality time with my son. I’m always trying to think up new ways of us doing...
Mar 14, 20172 min read


In Conversation: The Entrepreneur
What better way to celebrate National Women’s Day than to have a City Mum Spotlight, on an inspirational woman, mum and entrepreneur?...
Mar 8, 20175 min read


Citrus Smoothie Bowl
Because we love summer. Because we love smoothies. Because we love Alpha Foodie’s blog. For so many reasons we thought we should share...
Feb 27, 20171 min read


Returning to Work: Tackling your Day Care Blues
“Prior to having a baby, I didn’t peg myself for being all that maternal.” I’m pretty sure a lot of women say this. They also say, “I...
Feb 10, 20174 min read


Style: Designer Bags – from Worklife to Mumlife
To Chanel or Not to Chanel? Like most women, I love a nice handbag. I’d always had my sights set on the classic Chanel flap bag, telling...
Feb 1, 20171 min read


Are Your Protein Shakes Actually Doing Anything?
How much do we need? The average person needs around 0.8 – 1.2g of protein per kilo of body weight, per day (depending on how much...
Jan 22, 20172 min read


Chocolate Cheesecake That’s Actually Good For You
Christmas can (quite rightly) get a little over indulgent. Rather than max out on a year’s worth of calories, try mixing it up with...
Dec 15, 20162 min read


How to Start Meal Prepping
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Okay that sounds little harsh, but when it comes to food for your family for the week, it’s...
Nov 30, 20162 min read


Fitness: Why Every Mum Should Squat
Keeping yourself healthy and fit, isn’t really optional when you’re a busy working mum. In some way or another, we are all out there...
Nov 30, 20161 min read


And Relax…
Working full time, being a mum full time… how is there possibly time in the day to relax? I read a quote the other day by Anne Lamott...
Nov 25, 20161 min read


In Conversation: Combining Hobbies with Quality Family Time
Ever wanted to make your own soap? Read on to find out why Paula, Media Executive and mum of four boys, thinks it’s one of the best ways...
Oct 22, 20163 min read


3 Things NOT To Do Before Returning To Work…
Trying to be anything other than “Mum” after so long of being nothing but, it can be tempting to overdo your return. Here’s how to keep...
Oct 5, 20163 min read
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