Category: General

  • Confession time

    Confession time

    I want things to be different. I wrote that coming back from maternity leave was an eye opener, but the matrescence has wormed its way through me and I admit it: I don’t want to continue to work in the profession I love. Clearly, it’s not because I hate being a communications professional – I…

  • Honestly, Getting Back to It After Maternity Leave Has Been a Real Eye-Opener

    This week has been… well, it’s been a lot. I’ve spoken to more new people than I did in the whole of last year, which is quite something. I don’t want to go on about how difficult returning from maternity leave is, but it’s genuinely a shock to the system. You don’t just walk back…

  • Am I completely mad to do this NOW?

    Am I completely mad to do this NOW?

    There comes a time in every writer’s life where they think about starting a blog. Something will often stop them: life, time, exposure, commitment. I must admit, that even I think I’m barmy for starting this now. Why? Because I’m 37 weeks pregnant. I’ve not even officially started maternity leave yet. But isn’t that also…