If you ever want insight into how I get stuff done, stay on track and generally make my life fabulous, well, please don't think I'm some kind of genius.
I'm not!
I get things wrong, procrastinate, and find myself in a place where I'm unclear on what's next too.
Read MoreI used to think being supported meant you were weak. That you didn't have the know how to do things by yourself - from start to finish, and therefore you were somewhat 'less than'.
I also had this idea that being supported in any kind of household chore was snobby and elitist. That you weren't fully in your 'role as a woman' if you outsourced anything 'householdy'.
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First, a reflection!
My year
This time last year I was facing the same frustrations in my full time job that I'd faced for a while. My employers had agreed for me to go part time, but it hadn’t quite begun and my former role had a few bits and pieces to tie up.
Read MoreI didn't get it for ages that my procrastination, dithering, putting things off, taking the 'easy' route was because I was afraid to commit. When you commit, the stakes get higher, the fear doesn't go away. And in the words of Susan Jeffers, you've got to feel the fear and do it anyway!
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