BALANCING ACT
Mum juggles three businesses and two kids
LAUREN Hope might be organised running three businesses, but when it comes to being a mother-of-two things are a bit more chaotic.
Before becoming a mum, Ms Hope was career-focussed and busy working as a marketing co-ordinator at Murdoch Lawyers before joining the FK Gardner Group as marketing manager.
She admits she never had plans of having children, she had not even held a baby, but said she would not have it any other way now.
It was not until her son Slater was born she decided to start her own business to create more flexibility. That was in 2013. Now, Round Square Marketing has a team of five people and is constantly growing.
A TOOWOOMBA teen has used her culinary skills to create sweet treats for our region’s mothers.
Emerald Michael, 14, donated her time to create more than 100 cookies for the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation’s Mother’s Day high tea today.
“I just think that it’s a really good cause and I really like to bake,” Emerald said.
As well as being a great event for mums, the high tea raises funds for BreastScreen Queensland’s Toowoomba service.
Emerald also helped out at the foundation’s event last year, spending four weeks decorating a two-tier fruit cake to donate.
The teen has been baking since she was just four-years-old and made the heart-shaped decorated sugar cookies over two days
“I just like making stuff that tastes good and I like feeling stuff in my hands as well,” she said.
Emerald’s mother Michelle couldn’t be prouder of her daughter.
“I think she’s very talented and putting it to really good use,” Ms Michael said.
“I am very proud of Emerald for being so generous with her time.”
The high tea will be held today at Gips Restaurant.