A week in the life of a nanniless working mum

The future
Despite child minders being so expensive, I will have to use one a couple of days a week. Otherwise, I’m going to be both a mediocre mum and a poor employee; too stressed to be spontaneous and too tired to be accurate.

On the plus side, I have spent four months full-time with my gorgeous daughter and realise that I can ‘get on with my life’ with her by my side - just not ALL the time. After sixteen weeks as a working mum with very little support, I finally know just what hard work means. I also feel that I’m up to whatever motherhood throws at me from now on. Oops-a-daisy, have to go, Alex has just been sick on the keyboard…