Self Care - Polly Jemima

6 tips to help when you’re feeling overwhelmed

I don’t know if it’s the weather, sheer exhaustion or just taking on too much, but this past week I’ve been feeling majorly overwhelmed, a little burnt out and seriously...

Body positivity, wobbly tummies and celebrating the post-baby body

I caught myself in the bath, wriggling so my belly was covered in bubbles and hidden from sight. And when I was feeding my son, just the two of us,...

The power of positive thinking and creating a vision for life

These days, I’m a pretty positive person. I’m a ‘glass half full’, ‘look on the bright side of life’ kinda gal. I truly believe that life is what you make...

Rambling thoughts on self-image

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything really personal on here. When I first started blogging, I wrote a few posts on being me, on fear and on...

5 things I love to do when I’m home alone

I’m home alone! As a mum with four kids who are homeschooled, time at home alone is a very rare occurrence. I’ve started being stricter and making the husband take...

Letting go of perfect

I’m sure I’m not the only one guilty of it. Expecting too much of ourselves. As Mama’s we wear so many hats, have so many things to do, so many...

Be your true self

Sometimes it’s easy to lose sight of who we are. Surrounded 24/7 by media telling us who we should be, hours spent scrolling through Instagram/Facebook at all those ‘perfect’ life’s,...

Make yourself happy

When was the last time you felt really really happy?? What made you feel so good? Happiness is a totally personal thing. What makes one person joyously happy, may not...

The importance of self care when you’re sad

Emotions are a part of life, a little sadness is different to being depressed or yearning for a different way of life. Sometimes it’s OK to acknowledge that we feel...

Finding Beauty in the Ordinary

There is a Japanese philosophy called wabi-sabi – that has it’s roots in Zen, revering austerity, nature and the everyday. Wabi-sabi is a state of consciousness. Beauty hidden in the...

Live in the moment

One thing that I worked hard on when overcoming my depression, was living in the here and now. Focusing solely on this very moment. Life can get so hectic, we...

On Dreams

The idea for this post popped into my head a few days ago. I was feeling a little blue and sorry for myself. I was feeling stuck in a...

On being me

I wrote this the other night…. and I came so close to deleting. But if you’re reading this I guess I didn’t!!! I was scared this would just make me...

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