How to Manage Multiple Roles as a Mum
This is the first year that my two children have been full-time at school, and I’ve learned that I struggle with the transition between my two roles: work from home mum and stay at home mum. When I’m working from home, I get into the ‘zone’ of work and have some fabulously efficient days where…
Why I’m Okay With ‘Adequate’ Housecleaning
If I’m really being honest with you, I would love to have a white, minimalist house that looks good on Pinterest. But with a lack of natural light coming into our house on a normal day, and two energetic boys at home, I’m not in a hurry to replace my carpet, couch or curtains with…
What To Do When You Have No Idea What You Are Doing
There are so many moments during my journey as a mum that I’ve thought to myself ‘I have no idea what I am doing’. And it’s true, none of us do! Every day, we are learning new things about the little people we are caring for, and as they grow and change, we’ll be faced…
It’s Just A Phase (But it’s driving me crazy!)
Hello Mum. I see you. I see your silent scream when your child asks to watch Frozen or Toy Story one more time. And I want to let you know that it’s okay, it’s just a phase. For a while our home looked like a shrine to Thomas the Tank Engine. And I couldn’t even…
I asked Google “How to Be a Mum”
I can’t remember the exact day, but I certainly remember the event. I must have had two small children (my boys are only 18 months apart), and I was struggling with something about my role as a stay-at-home mum. I was looking for answers. And where do you go these days for answers to any…
Problem Solving to Tame Tantrums
It was a typical day, it was a typical toddler tantrum. I had cut the rind off the watermelon slices and he wanted it left on. There was wailing and tears and falling in a crumpled heap on the floor (by the four-year-old not me). Meanwhile, I sat there and wondered: what do I do…
The Best Parenting Advice I Ever Received
You would know that on your journey of motherhood, there’s no shortage of advice. We go looking for some and it comes from sources that we trust like recommendations from friends, health professionals or authority websites. Other advice is unsolicited and comes from a well-meaning lady in the supermarket, or family members who want to…
Why Can’t I Get Anything Done?
First of all, I want to bust this myth that you’re not getting anything done. I’m sure you are doing plenty: feeding people, cleaning up after them, offering comfort and figuring out how to cope with this season of life. But I also understand the feeling that you are not getting anything done. One of…
What do you want your kids to say about you?
The moment I started to think about what my children thought of me as a mum was when my son gave me his preschool Mother’s Day gift. Here’s what it said: I’m going to ignore the fact that he got my age wrong by a decade, and just note what my five-year old said what I think about…
5 Ways to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
We all do it – we look at another person and compare ourselves to them. Whether we are looking at their weight, their appearance, their lifestyle or their family, we are constantly judging others and measuring ourselves up against what we see. In most circumstances this is a destructive and largely unhelpful thing to practice.…
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