Elizabeth Sheridan, mother and housewife Age: 36.
Career path: I was born and bred in London and studied Chemical Physics at Bristol University. Both my parents are doctors, but I didn't know what to do when I graduated until I worked as a doctor's receptionist.
I got married to Pat in 1990, graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in 1991 and then did house jobs in Derby and London. Catherine was born in 1993. We came to Hong Kong in 1994 with Pat's job, and since then I have had Charlotte and Timothy: I am also six months pregnant.
Elizabeth's day: I wake up between 6 and 7 am. My husband sees to the children while I shower, then I tidy the house, pick up all the kids bottles from the night before, load the washing machine and get the house in order.
By 7.30 am, Pat gets ready for work. Now that Catherine goes to playschool, we need to be out by 8.30 am. We run our morning on the cuckoo clock chimes. The children all go into the bath together and when the clock chimes eight they jump out. It's become a game for them so it's not hard to keep the routine.
When everybody is ready I pile them into the car and we all troll up to Smallworld Kindergaten. After that, I bring the two home and we either play games, have friends over, go to friends' houses or playgroups, or perhaps do a big shop.