I have suffered from anxiety from around age 19. I was on and off meds for many years for it, but eventually attended cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and it literally was the best thing I ever did. Thanks to the CBT I have literally remained anxiety free for many years, but life has been a … Continue reading Quick tips for calming anxiety
On Sunday 3 April I got the message from my husband no mother ever wants to receive. It was a picture and a voice note in which I could only hear Grayson screaming & crying... he'd had a fall and, from Shaun's suspicions, broken his leg! Queue mom guilt because I wasn't there. I was … Continue reading Broken leg
Postpartum body acceptance is a hot topic. How does one accept, love and embrace our new bodies after having children? I have had 2 cesarean sections (2015 & 2019), I put on 10kgs with both pregnancies, however, I didn't lose the first 10kgs... The surgery mark has left me with a tummy that hangs over … Continue reading Postpartum body acceptance
The Mayo Clinic explanation of an endometrial ablation is "a procedure that surgically destroys (ablates) the lining of your uterus (endometrium). The goal of endometrial ablation is to reduce menstrual flow. In some women, menstrual flow may stop completely. No incisions are needed for endometrial ablation. Your doctor inserts slender tools through the passageway between … Continue reading Endometrial ablation
I've been following Ang from The Lean Girl on Instagram for quite sometime now. In October 2020 I signed up to her Lean Body Lab & Kitchen Coach. One of the modules in the lab are about preparing your lean body meal plan blueprint and to be honest I'd never really sat down and done … Continue reading My lean body meal plan
I love oats. Summer, winter, breastfeeding or not. But my busy mornings never leave much time to enjoy a warm, quiet bowl, so I've been grabbing a jar of quick, delicious overnight oats from the fridge most mornings. This quick overnight oat recipe is not only great for breastfeeding but is also packed with protein, … Continue reading Quick, delicious overnight oats
It's no secret that I'm pregnant, 22 weeks to be exact (at time of writing this post), and something I have struggled to find both with this pregnancy and my first, is good, cost effective maternity wear for both active and leisure purposes. So you can imagine my excitement when I found Fit Mama on … Continue reading Maternity active wear I love
Some of the other struggles I'm currently having with our threenager is drinking enough water, eating a balanced diet and poohing. In December we saw our paed (the amazing Dr Ashley Wewege) and I mentioned that Tristan sometimes complains of a sore tummy but then a little later it goes away. He asked me about … Continue reading Drinking water, eating right and poohing
Today marks the end of day 2 of my weighless journey. I decided, after chatting to a friend, that Weighless sounded like a good option to help me lose some of this weight. In my last post about my ah-ha moment, I spoke about (finally) understanding that, in order for things to change I had … Continue reading Weighless
Tristan is not well at the moment - he's been vomiting since Sunday afternoon, his body is hot to the touch but no temp and has a cough which makes him vomit more! So for the last 2 nights I've been awake a lot and last night while lying here around 3am I had my … Continue reading My ah-ha moment