Mindfulness for Mama: Finding Peace in the Pause
If you’re a mama in the thick of raising little (or not-so-little) ones—possibly juggling school/home education, work, meal prep, housework,...
Letting go
For as long as I can remember, I have lived with depression. I have spent years hating myself and wishing I was dead. I have lived in a constant state...
Shake it off
Some days…. some days just don’t go how we planned, from the minute we get up to the second we finally collapse into bed. What is that? Why is it...
Goals and Dreams
I’ve been listening to ‘Girl, Stop Apologising’ when I’ve been running or out by myself for the last week {this is actually a game-changer for me, I’ve never been an...
Thoughtful ways you can make your home more peaceful
Life is stressful. But that stress and frustration shouldn’t be reflected in our homes. Your home should be the place you retreat to after a long day at the office,...
Finding Balance
I’m sure there have been a million articles written about how to find balance, yet it still seems to be one thing that everyone is searching for like the holly...
On doing it all
The other day, I posted a photo on my Instagram. Alongside it, I talked about filling my own cup, in taking time to myself, and doing things that make me...
If you want something different
Lately, life is changing. Little by little. Small bits every day. I am changing. I’ve never been fond of change. Looking back, anxiety ruled my life long before I even...
Not back to school – our home ed plans for this year
September has rolled around again. Our 13th year of homeschooling. SO many years of homeschooling, it’s so normal for us, I couldn’t imagine NOT having the kids at home all...
It’s never about perfection
Someone said to me recently ‘good luck in finding a perfect relationship’. It made me laugh, in one part because this person was trying to deflect their own issues onto...
What I learned from completing a C25K
A couple of years back, I was super fit. I worked out every single morning, it set me up for a good day. It made me feel strong – not...
Rediscovering the Woman behind Mama
I’m sat on the sofa, the sun is shining through the window, the house is still and quiet. My eldest is studying upstairs, the baby napping, the others out with...
Lessons learned in time
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Maya Angelou One thing that I have come to understand, is that not everybody who enters your life...
Courage over comfort
You can choose courage, or you can choose comfort, but you cannot choose both. Brené Brown One thing the last few years have taught me, is that the things that...
Postpartum Guilt – letting it go
It seems every time I open my Instagram, there is a post from one account or another that I follow that tells us the importance of those first 40 days...