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: being present
F*#K. We Are Parenting Wrong.
We are parenting our children out of fear of failure. We don't want to be the parents that f*#k up. The ones who have children who are bullys, addicts, no-hopers, depressive and anxious. We want our children to be our most glorious representation of who we are. We want to show the world we have an [...]
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How To Boost Your Kid’s Self-Esteem
I've got three boys. One of them is an "I can't' child. One of them is an "I'm awesome" child. One of them can't yet speak in full sentences so I'm not going to categorize him 🙂 Which one do you think I'm most worried about? I know that isn't the be all, end all [...]
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Why You Lose It
The kids are screaming. There is constant fighting. There are tears. Yours, theirs. You lose it. You scream. Yell. Do your best scary Mama impression. Maybe you grab them. Maybe you smack them. Because it's their fault right? They started it. Your brain works furiously to reassure you in these moments that you did the [...]
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Mastering Your Mean Girl
How you ever read a book and been so inspired, so excited that you just have to tell everyone about it? That the principles written in the book resonate so deeply that you take action? I have been tinkering around with a couple of blog posts in the last few days because I have read [...]
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Weekend food-for-thought
I am always asking myself, “Am I doing enough?” “ "What have I forgotten?” “What am I supposed to be doing?” Because free time in this society is such a rarity. It feel illicit. I have every right to lie down on the couch in the middle of the day if that’s what I feel [...]
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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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Clutterfree with Kids
I am slightly obsessed with Joshua Becker at the moment. He is the writer and founder of the site Becoming Minimalist. I find his articles relevant and they seem to speak to me on a level that is encouraging and makes the thought of living a life with less stuff pleasurable. The more clutter I [...]
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Celebrating Now
I'm coming to the end of my pregnancy. I'm nervous about the birth. I'm excited to meet my gorgeous little boy. My head is filled with to do's and what if's and I should's. I am unimpressed with my lack of posts and time spent writing. I am tired. The kind of tired where you [...]
