Tag Archives: working mother

Trapped in the Housewife Hole

Posted on September 9, 2019 by SpookyMrsGreen

I feel trapped. When I had my first child, I made the decision not to return to work after taking maternity leave. The job I left wasn’t a career. I simply worked part-time as a retail assistant (in a high-street … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, House and home, pagan mother, Random Musings | Tagged #mummymonday, housewife and working mother, housewife or working mother, SpookyMrsGreen, the pagan housewife, trapped in the housewife hole, working from home, working mom, working mother, working with children | 6 Comments

Is Anybody There?

Posted on September 21, 2018 by SpookyMrsGreen

Hello, can you hear me, do you read my blog posts? This is a genuine question from a writer who has just about given up on her dreams. I will never stop writing. But I might stop publishing the stuff … Continue reading →

Posted in British paranormal romance writer, pagan mother, Random Musings, writer, writers | Tagged #amwriting, #bloggerslife, #Britmums, #freeforallFriday, #HIBS100, #pblogger, #pbloggers, #Tots100, being a writer, Catherine Green Author, cry for help, family time, fighting the gatekeepers, free for all Friday, gis a job, give me a job, give up on her dreams, giving up hope, how do I sell my books, how to market your books, indie writers, Is Anybody There, lost in the internet, pay the writer, please help me, poor writer, read my blog posts, SpookyMrsGreen, struggling writer, talking to ghosts, the pagan housewife, working mom, working mother, working mum, Writers in the Real World, writers muse | 21 Comments

Get Back Behind that Sink and Nurture Your Children!

Posted on July 27, 2016 by SpookyMrsGreen

I have just listened to the BBC 5 Live radio phone-in regarding the issue around taking your children into work. This has been raised after Scottish MP Kirsty Blackman took her children to a Westminster committee hearing, apparently unable to … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, family, novel writing, poetry writing, Random Musings, short story writing, working mom, working mother, working mum, Writing | Tagged #Britmums, #pblogger, #pbloggers, #Tots100, BBC 5 Live Your Call, being a working mother, freelance writing career, Get back behind that sink, nurture your career, nurture your children, old fashioned values, problem with childcare and work, Scottish MP Kirsty Blackman, UK childcare issues, victorian england, work and school summer holidays, working from home, working mother, working mother or housewife, working mothers in UK, working mum, working with children | 3 Comments

My First Official Summer Holiday with Kids! #TheGoodStuff

Posted on June 27, 2016 by SpookyMrsGreen

How did this happen? We are now just three weeks away from THE BIG SUMMER HOLIDAY, and that means I have a whole 7 WEEKS alone with my children! Aaagghhhh!!!! I mean, what a delightful prospect, time with my little … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising, Children, family, parenting, Random Musings | Tagged #TheGoodStuff, bored children in summer, British summer, Britmums summer challenge, catherine green, confessions of a summer parent, first summer holiday with kids, keeping children busy, SpookyMrsGreen, summer family activities, toddler and child summer holidays, working mother, working mother or housewife, working mothers in UK, working mum | 9 Comments

Busy Times Being an Authorpreneur! #ScribeFest

Posted on October 16, 2015 by SpookyMrsGreen

Phew! What a crazy week this has turned into! I mean, I knew it would be busy. This week we finally got to experience #ScribeFest 2015, which has been several months in the making. A lot of work and effort … Continue reading →

Posted in author, Events, local author, Random Musings | Tagged #ScribeFest, books and writing, Busy times being an Authorpreneur, events in Cheshire, housewife or working mother, Middlewich Literary Festival, Miles Hunt, poet John Lindley, Reel to Real, The Wonder Stuff, working mother, working mum, Writers in the Real World | Leave a comment

Who Am I?

Posted on July 28, 2014 by SpookyMrsGreen

Who am I? This question is beginning to nag at me lately. I am Catherine Green. I am a mother, a wife, a daughter, a friend, and an author. This last one has been sorely neglected recently in my daily … Continue reading →

Posted in author, british, catherine green, Random Musings, UK | Tagged #Britmums, #pbloggers, #TheRedcliffeNovels, #Tots100, author inspiration, Being a Breastfeeding Mother, being a working mother, catherine green, housewife or working mother, local author cheshire, mother and housewife, SpookyMrsGreen, the pagan housewife, Who Am I, working mom, working mother, writing as a career | 6 Comments

The Truth About Marriage

Posted on June 5, 2014 by SpookyMrsGreen

Marriage is hard work. No surprise there, you might think, but when do we actually talk about marriage within our social groups? There is a stigma about the institution, whereby we should ‘put up and shut up’ or ‘get the … Continue reading →

Posted in british, catherine green, Random Musings, UK | Tagged #Britmums, #pbloggers, #Tots100, being married to a workaholic, catherine green, happily ever after, happy anniversary, husband and wife, marriage is hard work, millennials and work, millennials are workaholics, my life in words, SpookyMrsGreen, staying strong in marriage, the pagan housewife, The Truth About Marriage, working mother, working mother or housewife, working mothers in UK, working mum, working through the tough times | 2 Comments

The Writer Returns to Work

Posted on May 8, 2014 by SpookyMrsGreen

I have decided to effectively end my unofficial maternity leave after having my second child. I stopped doing several freelance jobs while I was pregnant because I was finding it very difficult to cope with the stress on my body … Continue reading →

Posted in author, british, catherine green, Love Hurts, paranormal romance, UK | Tagged #MidLitFest, book festival Middlewich, book launch in Middlewich, catherine green, freelance jobs, guest author blog, Mary Martinez, The Darkness of Love, the Vampire of Blackpool, The Writer Returns to Work, work at home mum, working mother, writing projects | Leave a comment

#AtoZChallenge – Notebooks and Nappies

Posted on April 16, 2014 by SpookyMrsGreen

I have chosen another amusingly random title for today’s #AtoZChallenge post. For the letter N I allocate notebooks. The reason I called the post Notebooks and Nappies is because these are pretty much my basic key items of luggage when … Continue reading →

Posted in author, british, catherine green, Random Musings, UK | Tagged #amwriting, #AtoZChallenge, being a mother vs being a writer, I love to write, notebook in the nappy bag, Notebooks and Nappies, the art of writing, working mother, writers notes, writing in notebooks | 3 Comments

Not Your Average New Year Resolution

Posted on January 2, 2014 by SpookyMrsGreen

Today I switched on my computer with the intention of sitting down to do some ‘proper’ work after I lost December in a whirl of domestic chaos, excited children and the magic of a family Christmas. I ended up taking … Continue reading →