James’s story. “I’m throwing money at problems to make them go away…”

Solo senior professional James, felt as though he was in a permanent state of emergency. Things kept happening out of the blue, and with no option to take time out of his day, he felt his only option was to pay his way out of trouble.

Richard felt uneasy about the amount he was travelling with work and how much being away left on the shoulders of his wife, who also worked full time and was at an important moment in her own career.

Before she discovered CiD, Sally, solo parent of two teenage boys, was caught in a downward spiral where she had to react their needs in real-time, but desperately needed undistracted focused time to develop her new venture.

With October half term only 8 weeks away, here are our favourite family whisk-aways:

We’ve included Sun, Fun, Staycation and Glamping.

It’s easy to overlook potential moments of joy and breeze past them in pursuit of the next responsibility or task. So we’ve put together some simple ways to destress and spark joyfulness in the everyday.

When it comes to celebrating the Dads in your family, is there any better way than a gathering of loved ones and their favourite food (and someone else cooks)? 

Our Home Tech expert, Mike, shares his advice on what to look for when buying new products for your home

We explore ways you can support your youngster during exam periods…

A demanding professional life combined with a hectic home life is never going to be without its challenges and stresses - but it doesn’t have to be plagued by stress symptoms. Whatever you’re experiencing, it’s important to have strategies ready to alleviate the symptoms of stress that work for you. We’ve put together 5 effective but low effort ways to reduce day to day stress.

NSDR or Non Sleep Deep Rest is a method of relaxation that’s based on the practice of yoga nidra that can reduce stress and anxiety as well as improve sleep, focus and overall wellbeing…

Like many of us, you might be eagerly awaiting the start of spring (20th March) and the official start of British Summer Time (31st March). But while longer days and lighter evenings are welcome changes, there are some potential physical side effects to consider.

We have barely put away the Christmas decorations, and February Half Term is almost here. 

 It’s undoubtedly already highlighted and underlined in your diary. But just in case your focus is solely on work at the moment, the dates are Monday, 12th to Friday 16th February.   

Though with such limited time available, it’s essential that any networking is seen as an investment, with a clear ROI.  

With this in mind, we’ve gathered some prominent networking events and programs for senior professional women in London during 2024:  

With really not very long before the children are back at home for half term, we’ve put together a De-Clutter Masterclass enabling you to ‘power through’ this important part of managing your House and Home for the whole family’s benefit. 

On behalf of professionals everywhere, we’d like to shake this up and give 2024 a great big ‘hell yeah’ - it’s time for us all to reflect on the last 12 months and celebrate everyone’s accomplishments. 

If you adopt one habit in 2024, let it be the introduction of ‘untouchable days’ into your 2024 calendar. 

I recently saw a LinkedIn post from a newly appointed female CEO which started with the sentence: “This year wasn’t as much fun as I thought it would be.”

It might not surprise you to know the team at Consider it Done is frequently asked for interesting gift ideas. So we like to think that we are somewhat experts in the art of finding a great gift. 

In case you hadn’t already clocked it, the UK will be putting the time back by an hour this Sunday 29th October. Here are 8 ways to super-charge your extra hour.

How can senior female professionals support other women in business to help elevate their position and influence in business? One answer is via mentorship.