Journey to Mumpreneur

Hello... It has been far too long since my last blog post. I have so much to write about and I will be aiming to post something each week from now on. Hope you are enjoying the weather, we are very lucky to have had it like this for so long. I have certainly developed a tan from all the pram walking! Our daughter is 9 months old next week, it is crazy how fast it has gone and there have been many different difficulties and challenges and so many rewarding moments too. We have so many photographs and videos, she is a little addictive. Being a mum and learning her little ways, with changing routines at different stages in her development has meant learning to fit work in has been difficult. I have adapted each time and find as much time as possible to work without it being a detriment to her. It is funny, I now see ladies who are pregnant and expecting their first child, I laugh about the things friends used to say to me and how I laughed it off and said I couldn't wa...

Showered and baby in arms I am wheeled to the ward where we will stay until the following day. I wave goodbye to hubby and my mum who are both tired after not having any time to sit down since teatime the night before. When I got to the ward I realised this was it, eek I was a mum and I had a baby that needed me! I also realised I had no idea where anything was in my bags, including my phone and I was still sore. Luckily within 30 mins hubby and my mum returned, begging to come in (it wasn't visiting hours) as hubby had my phone (oh my!) and they came armed with coffee, a sandwich and a bun. First day as a mum in hospital After that, I started to relax. Wow I was tired and I couldn't stop looking at this less than 7 pound bundle. I wish then I had slept as she was so tired after the birth she slept for a few hours. Little did I know that she wouldn't sleep on her own later on! So take my advice if baby is sleeping after the birth, other than to feed them etc get som...

Today I had my first Keep in Touch day! Honestly I feel great!! I have been so worried about how I am possibly going to be able to start working again, thinking, can I earn a full-time wage very much part-time? Will I have enough clients? Will baby cope without me for a bit? Will she take an expressed bottle of milk? How will I feel? Will I still remember how to do what I do? I survived! Does this sound familiar? I really love what I do and although today all I did was touch base with social media, send a few messages to clients, speak to one client and to my accountant regarding my tax return I felt great! I finally feel like I can make this work. Having no choice but to do as much as I can in the hours I have baby free I can do this! You spend so much time being a mummy and attempting to be a wife that you think you can't just be you again but you can even if it is in a small dose! Baby was great for Nanna, she was in the next room, she took at bottle, even needed my ...

Ellie and I on Christmas Day A little about me Hi, I am Leanne, a new mummy aged 29. Our baby girl is our rainbow baby after an early miscarriage last year. I am married and have been with my husband for almost 13 years. We own our own home and are both ambitious in our working lives and we do love nice things (we both have expensive taste). I also have two cats who are a massive part of my life and make our house a home. Suki is an Ocicat who loves teddies and has been found in the nursery a few times pinching teddies that aren't hers! She is very cheeky but also very sweet. Kimba the Abysinnian was a kitten when I got him and is so soppy. He has to be in any little space he can to get close to me, even now when I am feeding baby, he will give her headbutt kisses. He loves playing fetch with things that rustle. That reminds me we haven't had any Roses or Quality Streets this year, they are his favourites although the wrapping isn't quite as good now. Morning Gre...

I'm going to take you right back to secondary school, it's important I tell you where I came from to help you understand my journey to where I am now. Like a lot of people I was good at school but unfortunately I also experienced bullying.  Little did I know then it would inspire me, it was pretty awful then! In school there seemed to be a 'popular' group, a middle group and 'geek/swot' group. I considered myself to be in the middle group. Looking back I don't know why I was bullied. It included things like being spat on and pushed into a road, having feet stuck out when walking by in classes in an attempt to trip me up and whispers during PE classes. I cried numerous times and it never really got better despite the efforts of the Teachers. I had a few career options in mind from being a Beautician to an Occupational Therapist, they couldn't be more different I know! One thing I was never really aware of was how to have my own business. I decided aga...

Welcome to my Blog - My Inspiration Hi, welcome to my Blog! Thank you for visiting! This is a new world to me but I am very excited. I was inspired by the reality of  becoming a mum and running my own businesses. My baby girl is now almost 9 weeks old and I am planning my return to business. I am so excited to share my experiences in the hope of being a source of information for women who are first time mums or mums already in business or starting one! What a wonderful thing this is, I hope to make you laugh, cry and to inspire you I will share a little more about me in the next two posts. Leanne x