Tip 1/ Teach you kids to make sandwiches and to love fruit – school lunches sorted!

Tip 2/ Re –establish your ties with the local beautician and massage therapist …. then fill your calendar up with pampering – You deserve it!

Tip 3/ Create a school folder with a section for news letters/ camps / excursions / Fees / medical notes etc and do this for each child – it will be effortless to be organised this year.

Tip 4/ If you have a sudden attack of emotions after you drop the kids to school purchase emergency survival kit:

Block of Chocolate

Box of tissues

that girly DVD no –one will let you watch

and a “Do NOT Disturb” sign

Tip 5/ Practice this mantra – “ Let’s get back to me”

Tip 6/ And if your a working mum….Stop feeling guilty!!! You are AWESOME