Does this sound familiar? It’s week 537558 of lockdown (or week 12 in real life!) and I’m exhausted. I’m finding myself increasingly introverted and needing to be solitary and yet…I feel like that’s an impossible task. I feel like I get no time to myself and even when I do I feel guilty about taking … Read more
This weekend I was scrolling through Instagram when I came across the idea of a ta-da lists – the idea being that instead of making a to-do list and crossing it off you add all the things you’ve done and celebrate in the moment or at the end of the day. It resonated with me … Read more
When I realised 9 days ago that we would have the kids at home for two weeks my heart sank a little bit. One of the reasons I send my kids to a childminder/preschool is not just for their own benefit, but for mine too. I find it hard to switch off my Mummy mode … Read more
It’s day 3 of our 14-day self-isolating experience for our family due to my partner having a temperature. We don’t know if it is coronavirus since there’s no testing, but we’re taking the precaution anyway. I wanted to share with you what I’ve learned. You are not alone. When my partner woke with a temperature, … Read more
Before I became a mum there was one thing that I really, really wanted to do and that was to be able to breastfeed my children. I was able to and am so grateful. Even so, there were moments where I found it hard, relentless even and it was then I turned to my tribe … Read more