Anna Williamson Anna Williamson is a local Hertfordshire mum who you will also find regularly gracing your telly screen. She is a TV presenter (This Morning, Good Morning Britain, National…

Chilli B’s This week, my Mum and I headed to Chilli B’s for lunch, located on Bucklersbury in Hitchin, one of the streets off the main square. It is apparently…

Style Doctors Spring Styling event

Positive affirmations “I will not compare myself to others. I stay in my lane. I compare myself only to how far I have come and where I want to go.”…

For our lunch date this week, my Mum and I ventured a little further to Jordans Mill in Broom, Bedfordshire – very different from our last lunch at Kazoku in…

Last night I attended ‘Breaking Mad with Anna Williamson: The Insider’s Guide to Conquering Anxiety’ at The Spotlight Theatre in Hoddesdon. Anna Williamson Anna is a well-known TV presenter and…

I try to have lunch with my Mum once a week. Neither of us are very decisive, so we always end up going to the same cafes and ordering the…

Your child’s bedroom is a really important room. Think back to your own childhood bedroom (hello rainbow wallpaper and cloud curtains!). It’s their own space and that’s really significant to…

Hanna Byrne, mum of one and owner of Sands of Siwa, is busy building a new life and a new business in a new country, having recently moved from Sudan to…

Gulp. Your child’s first school trip. They’re leaving you! How do you handle it? Instead of thinking about all the potential ‘off-duty’ time, you’re probably wondering how on earth you’re…

I have enjoyed massages aplenty – due in part to my dodgy back – but mostly just because I love them. I find back massages (well, any massage really) blissfully…

I’m so excited to welcome Jo Wimble-Groves from Guilty Mother to the blog. I met Jo at a conference last year where we started chatting about the importance of taking…

Back when you were HOT STUFF Do you remember those magical, early years of your relationship with your significant other? When you were a hot new couple? Wasn’t it great?…

Exclusive 15% discount for Mums Off Duty readers The lovely people at Milo and Matilda are offering our readers a 15% discount on all personalised backpacks, drawstring bags and aprons until the…

Are you one of those people that can function fairly normally on just a few hours of sleep? If you are, lucky you! My husband is one of those people.…

Mums Off Duty work out with Gerhard I’m so excited to launch our brand new fitness collaboration, ‘Mums Off Duty work out with Gerhard’. You asked for more fitness content…

Sorry I’m a bit late in wishing you a Happy New Year. I took a little break from writing for the blog over Christmas and New Year but now that…

Magnificent Mamas is a series of guest posts from brilliant mums who inspire us through their work, passion and general awesomeness. Hopefully they’ll inspire you too. I’m absolutely thrilled to introduce Jessica…

I’m so pleased to be able to share a brand new guest post with you. Sandra Greenbank is a Registered Nutrition Practitioner based in Hertfordshire, and is a wealth of knowledge…

Christmas gift inspiration How is your Christmas shopping going? Feeling stuck? I promised you more Christmas gift inspiration, so here it is! How about a subscription or gift box? We…

Three weeks until Christmas! December is always a super busy month in our household. It’s hubby’s birthday, Christmas, and then my birthday. So we are going to be flat out…

We’re so excited to welcome Milo and Matilda to our Directory. Milo and Matilda is a small, online business run by a group of mamas based in Sheffield. They have…

Who loves to shop? (I’m talking clothes and gifts here, rather than the weekly trip to Tesco). Like a lot of mamas, I lost my fashion mojo for a while after…

BeauSynergy in Hatfield When BeauSynergy, an advanced skincare clinic in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, invited me to try one of their bespoke medi-facials, I jumped at the chance. I’m ashamed to admit…