Name of Business: The Dream PA  
Tell us about your family: I have a 6 year old daughter called Isabella and an 18 month old son called Jensen.  My husband Simon runs his own business too and we also have a cat called Jet!
 

Nadine Hill

What did you do before coming up with your business idea and how was it making the transition?
  I started up my business after having my first child.  I used to work long hours in PR for the fashion industry and then the motors industry.  I …

Here  is the last in a short series of tips from Time Management Mum Nadine Hill to help you out if you are juggling kids and work. Watch out for an article from Nadine on the 9th of March.
Nadine says, “My last top tip has to be to make sure you get your rest or whatever the space is that you need to function. If you must have 8 hours sleep a night to function, then get it (babies permitting of course!) But if you know you will be up at 2 …

Here  is the fourth in a short series of tips from Time Management Mum Nadine Hill to help you out if you are juggling kids and work – watch out for more tips over the next few weeks and an article on the 9th of March.
Nadine says, “Be disciplined when it comes to technology and especially email! Productive time can be wasted when you are constantly checking your messages as they come in, and when you work this way, you are allowing other people to dictate what happens in your …

Who reads the stories at bedtime on your house? One of the plus points of flexible work is that you can be there at the end of the day. A new survey has found that just 3% of fathers read to their children, compared with 89% of mothers – and it is work that is stopping dads from being there for bedtime. 73% of parents think work commitments prevent them from spending time reading to their children.

If you are keen to find a flexible way to work, or want to start a new business but just can’t get going, here is some great business advice. It is the first contribution to Family Friendly Working from Sandy McMillan who helps people work out what to do. You’ll find him at www.careersolutions.co.uk. Watch out for a new article from Sandy at the end of each month.
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Here  is the third in a short series of tips from Time Management Mum Nadine Hill to help you out if you are juggling kids and work – watch out for more tips over the next few weeks and an article on the 9th of March.
Nadine says, “A major top tip is to put my car keys onto a lanyard which I wear around my neck. When you are juggling school bags, bags of shopping at the supermarket, holding a wriggling toddler who wants to walk or trying to get …

Here  is the second in a short series of tips from Time Management Mum Nadine Hill to help you out if you are juggling kids and work – watch out for more tips over the next few weeks and an article on the 9th of March.
Nadine says, “To make a household task easier, I purchased two laundry bins from Ikea for less than a tenner – one is white and the other is black. I encourage the family to put their laundry in the appropriate bin (white is obvious but …

Here  is the first in a short series of tips from Time Management Mum Nadine Hill to help you out if you are juggling kids and work – watch out for more tips over the next few weeks and an article on the 9th of March.
Nadine says, “I have become ruthless with bits of paper! When I open my post, I decide right then and there what to do with the contents, whether it be action, file, recycle or delegate! This applies to home as much as work! I cannot …