Blogs by The Multitasker

Send A Hug From Afar

Thursday 11th March 2010

My best friend’s boyfriend describes true friends as “kidneys”: those people you’d sacrifice a kidney for. It’s dramatic but I kind of like it… there are few things quite as wonderful as the support and love of your best, oldest friends. And there are few things more utterly miserable than being in the...

Painting the Town Red

Thursday 11th February 2010

My sartorial task of the month is seeking out colourful alternatives both for me and for Babes with Babies. Black is chic, slimming and can be smart. However it drains people’s complexions badly and so can be dull and wrong for a tired new mum. Dark chocolate, plum or navy are all...

Pick-Me-Ups for Tired Eyes

Wednesday 3rd February 2010

Julia Roberts, mum-of-three (and quite a big movie star) puts it so well: ‘I think the second meanest thing someone can say is ‘You look tired’. Sometimes I’m so completely cream crackered I feel as lacking in sparkle as a horribly warm and flat G&T. This week some disturbed nights...

Time Management Part One: On Frogs & Filing

Tuesday 10th November 2009

Last night in the bath I tried to persuade Baby Rosie to loan me one of her toys – an extremely cute, bug-eyed frog. She was extremely reluctant (‘but I need it you see mummy’). So instead I’ve printed out the word FROG in a beautiful font and put it up on my...

Travelcalm (The Terror of Travelling with Tots)

Wednesday 9th September 2009

I’ve just noticed that more and more of my friends are holidaying in England this year. They vehemently claim that it’s all part of their new sense of carbon responsibility & linked to exchange rates etc. However, I’ve realised that the vast majority of them are all parents of small, shouty infants. The...

Working from Home

Wednesday 29th July 2009

What to wear working from home... In theory I could be naked. Part of the fun of having an internet business is that I spend most of my working day on the phone or on the computer in my own office so not very many people see me. However, my lovely nanny (and...

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