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: self-care
The Story I Am Telling Myself Is….
Have you ever been reality checked? Have you ever been hell bent on your version of an event and then found out you were wrong? How did that make you feel? Silly. Stupid. Small? You know what? We make up stories more than we'd like to think. And you shouldn't feel silly, stupid, small because [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Motherhood and Me
I believe Motherhood is one of the most amazing times in our lives. Last night watching my sons pile on top of my husband in hysterical laughter, getting tickled and be in the moment was one of my life's great joys. Sitting on the sidelines and watching joy in action made me joyful because it [...]
How Self-Love Can Change Your Life
I've just run a cleaning marathon through my house. There was porridge on the floor. Dishes from last night in the sink and breadcrumbs to keep many a creature happy. The babies sheets were wet, I've got towels and bathers strewn all over my backyard and there was not one clean inch of bench space [...]
Take Ten
Sometimes I feel like I am living in a pressure cooker. There is only so much time in the day and only certain things can be done while kids are asleep/occupied. There are no guarantees that they will sleep for prescribed number of hours or play by themselves for more than minutes at a time....and [...]
Self-care
Today's Mantra: I choose to be kind to myself In the name of self-care I am sitting down with a lovely cup of Chai Tea and writing this blog. This is me time. This makes me happy. I wish I was having this time in an already clean house, with the days tasks behind me, [...]