I thought about this question and whether I had the courage to truly answer it. Whether I was brave enough to write it down. If my wins were outweighing my sense that I am just never quite the parent I want to be. Parenting is: scary wanting to be perfect never feeling quite [...]
Tag: babies
How To Simplify Your Life
I was at the supermarket this morning and I was speaking to my bread guy, Bruce. Bruce is great. He is probably in his 60's and does yoga outside, he knows about earthing and even has earthing mats for his bed. When I went to grab the bread I wanted I had a sudden indecisive [...]
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The Spiritual Practice of Motherhood
Motherhood has challenged me, elated me, frustrated me, lifted me up and made me truly believe that I have a true purpose in life. My three little boys are my sunshine. They are beautiful little people with massive hearts, unique thoughts and loving natures. They are perfect just the way they are and so am [...]
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We Are Mothers
We become Mothers and enter a wilderness, where thoughts, opinions and life or death action yield dire consequences We lose ourselves in the repetition of drear-dom and say 'we never thought it would be like this' But Motherhood doesn't lose you it shines a spotlight on who you are Me-time becomes "this is who I [...]
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10 Secrets To Being Content, Happy and At Peace
These 10 things listed are so important to my well-being and ingrained in who I am that I wanted to share because I am happier because of them. I want you to be happier. I want the world to be kinder. I want people to feel the peace and contentment that I feel and realise that joy is yours for the taking.
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Don’t Wish Away Their Childhood
When you have little kids it can be tough. There is not a lot of me time, you can feel frustrated by the dependency and sometimes they may make you crazy through tantrums, sleep deprivation and lack of appreciation for what you do for them. You may wish they were older already. You may wish [...]
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Parenting With Heart & Soul
I have loved parenting books and I have loathed them. Loved because when searching for an answer these books seem to have all the confidence in the world that they can fix any problem. They then spell out the steps for you to take. Brilliant. Loathed because sometimes these answers go against your gut instinct [...]
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What To Do While Breastfeeding
In this day and age of business and go, go, go...it's hard to sit still. It's even harder if you have toddlers and pre-schoolers running around. I smashed my phone yesterday while feeding and getting up to grab my phone to answer the call from my child's school. They wanted to know why I hadn't [...]
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The Strength In Parenthood
It's hard to put into words how terrifying the last week has been for me. My mind jumps when my stomach starts to turn - to avoid thinking about what could have happened. My baby Elijah, just seven weeks old and still teeny tiny, was admitted to hospital after a terrifying episode at home where [...]
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The Awesome Responsibility of Parenting
Today's Mantra: Think Before You Act We've had a tough few days in the Garcia household. We put Leo on a routine, moved him into his nursery and allowed him to self-settle - a bit. On Sunday night Julian developed a fever...which lasted for the next 24 hours. A quick trip to the Doctors confirmed another [...]
