My tribe. "They" say that it takes a village to raise a child and that is so true! When I first had Tristan I heard about a great group that is a safe and welcoming space for mums where they have guest speakers about all things baby and you can breastfeed there and there are … Continue reading My tribe aka village
Category: Motherhood
Can you spend too much time with your child?
Can you spend too much time with your child? I'm a stay at home mum who has a small travel business. I spend a LOT of time with my son (who's almost 2,5 years old) when he's not at school. He goes to school 5 days a week and stays there until around 3/4pm 4 … Continue reading Can you spend too much time with your child?
THAT mommy instinct
We all have it, and certain things make it rear its head, mommy instinct. Today, around 11:30am I got a message from Tristan's class teacher that his finger had been slammed in a door. My first instinct, burst into tears because his pain in my pain! My second instinct was to rush to his side … Continue reading THAT mommy instinct
Terrible 2’s?
Terrible 2's? Since we've gotten back from our trip I've noticed Tristan putting up more of a fight with things such as getting dressed in the morning, going to bath before bed, etc and to be honest it's actually distressing me. I know that toddlers will try and assert themselves in situations they feel they … Continue reading Terrible 2’s?
Keeping it real
Keeping it real. I'm sitting here in my bed (please note that is actually 2:15pm so really shouldn't be in bed) but it's raining! Yes, actual real soaking rain and it's just heavenly to watch and listen to. The drought has been so severe it's just bliss to have some rain. Hopefully (fingers crossed) this … Continue reading Keeping it real
Nostalgia
No idea why but today I'm feeling really nostalgic about Tristan's first few months. The definition of nostalgic / nostalgia is "a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past". I also feel quite a lot of pity for the girl I was back then; I was seriously struggling with undiagnosed postnatal … Continue reading Nostalgia
Take 5
Take 5. As a working mom, work at home mom, momprenuer or any other term you want to give it, you never get a moments rest. Moms who go to work usually have an hour or so on their drive to and from work for themselves. To listen to the radio, or some music or … Continue reading Take 5
Ramblings from my mind…
Ramblings from my mind. So I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about things, well particularly me and my (unmoving) post baby weight. It's not shifting no matter what I do. I eat right, exercise and it stays the same. I still weigh the same I did over 2 years ago when I had … Continue reading Ramblings from my mind…
The secret
The secret. It's so weird but since I posted my last entry I've come across so many people feeling what I'm feeling about marriage after kids being tough. One blogger put it so well, she wrote a post called "I forgot how to wife" and you can read it here. And it is so true! … Continue reading The secret
2018 is going to be my bitch!
2018 is going to be my bitch! I'm going to smash so many goals it's actually not even funny! I am going to: lose weight - ideally 10kgs - before I fall pregnant later this year turn my amazing passion into a profitable small business learn to be more patient with hubby & Tristan learn … Continue reading 2018 is going to be my bitch!