To say I was nervous for this holiday was an understatement. I never get nervous for going on holiday, flying or being in a foreign country, in fact I love it. But this time was different. Not only were we travelling during a global pandemic, not only was I taking my baby girl abroad forContinue reading “Tenerife 2021 ✈️☀️”
My biggest anxiety in life, and I’m sure I’m not alone, is the struggle to enjoy life when things are going well as I get a horrible, stomach turning feeling that something is going to go wrong. Even without explanation. The struggle to enjoy the ‘now’ for fear of something taking the happiness away isContinue reading “Worry is the thief of Joy…”
Before I had a baby I used to think of people with children as adults. That when you had children you suddenly became a grown up who would know everything and have it all together somehow. Like there was going to be some sort of shift overnight?! I thought I’d be more mature and sensible…Continue reading “Can you completely change who you are but still stay the same?”
We shouldn’t judge what we are not, but we do. We shouldn’t judge what we are not. But we do. It’s so difficult, it’s a natural reaction to form an unconscious bias, at least. So even when we try not to judge, I’m certain that most people will do it, even if it is unconsciouslyContinue reading “We shouldn’t judge what we are not, but we do.”
Is it just me that gets slightly offended by people assuming you have got it all under control or people comment that you seem to have it perfect? Because, I’m telling you now that’s literally no one, no matter how it seems or how it is portrayed. Yes, sometimes my child sleeps through (double touchContinue reading “Perfection is something that can never be achieved, so stop striving for it…”
Me. I needed this. I’ve seen TOO many posts over the past 24 hours about this. I’m guilty of it myself, saying and thinking I need to get back in my jeans for when we’re allowed out (although totally true, I am not buying new jeans!). Some are light hearted and jokey but some areContinue reading “Lockdown weight…”
The combination of the impending January blues and the news of ANOTHER lockdown has got me thinking and wanting to write. I’ve written A LOT about the first lockdown and how it made me feel, and what I did to get through but I wasn’t sure if my personal thoughts and feelings on it wouldContinue reading “Lockdown 3.0 – Mental health 🤍”
I know I’m not on my own with this one. It’s another level. Just know you’re not alone and it can, does and will get better. There’s also not a single thing that will fix it, everyone copes in different ways but I’ve written some of my thoughts down and if it starts a conversationContinue reading “Parental Anxiety…”
This scared me so much. It’s like you get into a routine with milk feeds and then you’ve got to start introducing food…! Where do you even start? I had no clue (still don’t really). With no real support from a health visitor we were going it alone. One of my biggest concerns was choking.Continue reading “Weaning…”
In the beginning I didn’t give this enough thought before I gave birth. To be honest I almost laughed at the thought of going to a class or people being so passionate about it… how wrong I was. I just used to think ‘I’ll see how it goes, if I can do it great, ifContinue reading “Breast Feeding – My Story”
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