Alexis Kingsbury lives in Stamford with his wife Sarah and their two kids. Since his early teens, he’s setup multiple…

In an industry where self employment is the norm, I had no qualms when I became a photographer 12 years…

I’d like to discuss an unmentioned taboo: starting a business can seriously affect your relationship. I met my husband as…

“Last time you went on maternity leave you totally changed your entire work life. If you want to do it…

“How long are you going to be on your phone?” is a common question fired my way in our house.…

My wife and I have always been impulsive. This is possibly because we were friends for years before we got…

After the birth of my firstborn, Joni, my full-time copywriting contract was immediately terminated. Despite having been working there over…

I had lived in the UK for 16 years before me and my soon-to-be family decided to pick up and…

A common theme when you talk to freelancing parents, is that the choice to leave the traditional 9 to 5…

I can’t wait to bid good riddance to winter and with it, all the ill health. It seems like everyone…

Working for myself was never something I thought I’d end up doing or even be any good at. I stumbled…

Does anyone else find themselves apologising every time they want to have a moan about something — kids, work, partner,…

“There’s no I in team…” During my decade of “proper” work, I must have heard (and later, preached) that mantra…

You won’t be shocked to read that when I tell people I’m a freelance photographer, a single parent of two…

As I embarked on my maternity leave from my 9-5 job people asked; “So when will you be back?” To…

Wake up. Consider posting on Instagram. Post on Instagram and then instantly regret it as now have to look and…

As a freelancer, it is sometimes necessary to develop the art of shameless self-promotion. We’ve all done it (or beaten…

This post has been republished on Doing It For The Kids with permission from the lovely Anna. To read the original…

I think I’d forgotten what that felt like! Since the early, hellish, days of around the clock feeding, crying and pooing,…

My name is Anya and I’m a freelance scrappy mishmash… er, sorry I mean, I’m a freelance writer/editor and proofreader/project…

My baby hasn’t been sleeping at night. I saw our Young-Carefree next door neighbour carrying his bike up the steps…