I'm a 40-something (low end) mum of two children/mountain goats, married to a cycling fanatic and living in the sprawling metropolis of Urmston, just outside the village of Manchester, UK.

I'm a freelance graphic designer, and when I'm not being a 50's housewife and Vice-President of the local Women's Institute, I'm trying to find the holy grail of a work/life/gin balance like every other working mum I know.

Views are my own - but you can attribute them to a sleep- deprived, caffeine-fuelled mumrah, if you prefer.