Inspiration
MY TOP 5 WAYS TO PRACTISE SELF-CARE DURING LOCKDOWN
Simple ways to look after yourself and your mental health during quarantine
SENSATIONAL INSTAGRAM SPOTS // 8 picturesque places you need in your feed
My pick of some of the UK’s most Instagrammable spots
WOMEN WE INSPIRE TO BE // how professor alice roberts juggles career, home + family
A Q&A with the inspirational academic, writer, broadcaster about balancing motherhood with her highly successful career.
ANGEL’S FACE // q&a with designer & creator, keely deininger
Even as a little girl Keely Deininger knew exactly what she wanted to do with her life. ‘I want to be a fashion designer and…
THE FIVE SEO MISTAKES YOU’RE PROBABLY MAKING // + how to fix them
When I first started blogging in 2009 there were just a handful of us knocking about. Back then, you simply wrote your blog posts, and…
CHERIE BUMBLE // q&a with luxury gym wear founder, cherie hodge
While pregnant with her son Cherie Hodge struggled to find a range of comfortable but stylish fitness wear, so she created one herself.
NIA BALLERINA // inspirational businesswomen
When she struggled to find her daughter a jewellery box with a black ballerina figurine, Sharon McBean decided to create her own
MY BREAST CANCER INSPIRED ME TO HELP OTHERS // anikka’s story
Surviving breast cancer gave Anikka Burton the inspiration to start a new business helping others
TOP 5 TIPS FOR WORKING FROM HOME // balancing life & business
Nothing beats working from home for freedom and flexibility – after being my own home-based boss for 12 years, here are my top five pieces of advice.
A NOVEL DREAM // q&a with author and journalist kate thompson
An interview with successful author, journalist and mother, Kate Thompson.
AN ORGANISED LIFE // q&a with mum’s diary creator, emma fletcher
Get organised, with the Mum’s Office range of family diaries.
JUGGLING MOTHERHOOD & MY DREAM BUSINESS // Q&A with jen outlaw
When life took an unexpected turn, 88&Cloudless jewellery designer Jen Outlaw took that bad luck and turned it around to make her dreams come true.
HOW TO HAVE IT ALL // editor, author & mum, rosie nixon
Rosie Nixon is editor-in-chief of Hello! magazine; she’s also a mum of two AND has just published her first novel. Here are her Top 5 Tips for Working Mums.
About me
I’m Jacqui – a 40+ freelance journalist & lifestyle blogger.
I’ve been a magazine features writer for over 20 years, and in 2009 became one of the UK’s original ‘Mummy Bloggers’.
I’m proud mum to two funny & spirited girls; born summer 2008 and autumn 2010, and we all live just outside London with OH and our youngest baby – a miniature dachshund, named Frankie.
