Product Description

Working from home, no more commuting, flexible hours, spending more time with the kids -- it's what being a Mumpreneur is all about -- isn't it? It was a commute to work whilst heavily pregnant with baby number two that sparked Mosey's 'now or never' decision to get off the 9-5 treadmill. Inhaling lungfuls of deliciously ripe BO from a fat bloke's armpit somewhere between Regent's Park and Oxford Circus may have been the tipping point. After the birth of Boy Two, the thought of returning to the office wasn't appealing to Mosey, but days filled with nappies and Alphabet Spaghetti failed to thrill either. Why not employ herself, Mosey thought. A mum's concierge business combined with training to be a doula was bound to rake in a profit. Twelve months maternity leave to make it work. How hard could it be? But Mosey and her mumpreneur mates soon discover that sleepless nights, flaky partners, finance crises and marital breakdowns are all par for the course when mixing babies and a business. Boy One won't eat, Boy Two won't sleep, business ventures are strangled at birth, the mortgage is rocketing and sole wage-earner husband is on the verge of losing his job.In her own year of living dangerously, will Mosey make the break or reluctantly rejoin the rat race? Mosey's down-to-earth, wry look at life as a frazzled one-woman business is laugh-out-loud funny and full of warmth. This is a 'mumoir' that will inspire, motivate and charm would-be mumpreneurs everywhere.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #70099 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
Praise for The Mumpreneur Diaries: 'Mosey Jones has nailed the nappy-sack-scented balancing act that is work and motherhood and combining the two, even when you've run out of wet wipes, and rope. Very funny.' Rachel Johnson, author of Notting Hell Praise for Mum Stuff: Because Mum Knows Best (Simon & Schuster, 2007): 'A great resource for busy mums who just want a bit of fun.' Junior Magazine

About the Author
Mosey is a writer and journalist whose expertise spans business to parenting and all points in between. Mum to Boy One and Boy Two, she is frequently frazzled, bemused and knackered. This does not stop her watching bad US drama instead of 'sleeping when baby sleeps' (whoever said that only has one child) or making a start on the washing up. For the latter, she has employed a husband, to whom she is paying minimum wage and even less attention.

Customer Reviews

The Mumpreneur Diaries made me chuckle throughout!
Mosey Jones knows how to tickle the right spot when it comes to entertaining other harrassed mums - she couldn't have done it better if she'd used a gargantuan ostrich feather. Her book was hilarious and really inspiring to other women who want to juggle a life/work balance.I couldn't put it down and I ended up buying a copy for my mum for Mother's Day.
Every honest mum with no pretensions should read this book. Her reference to Mr Tumble from a well known kids' TV programme made me laugh out loud. A great book and one I would highly recommend.

A book for every woman
In this book every woman should see a bit of herself. Whether they are 'ladies who lunch' or 'hard grafters - getting stuck in', Mosey yearns to put her mark on a new career path and the maternity pay clock is ticking! Will she do it or won't she?

From the "baking-loo" line journey to a bunk up in Wales, Mosey takes us histerically through a year of her life, warts and all, in a diary with genuine laugh out loud moments. The best thing you could give this Mothers Day is laughter.

A giggle of a read
I read this in one sitting and it made me laugh out loud again and again as I recognised in this account of a year in the life of a chaotic domestic goddess a reflection of some of my own family life. Light and very entertaining.