Letās talk about self care. I know. Another post about self-care. Stay with me please. Because when youāre a busy mum, āself-careā often feels like one of those things people with time talk about. People who drink hot coffee. People who pee alone. Magical creatures. Iāve been blogging for years now, and if thereās one …
Letās just say it out loud. Having a baby changes everything. Your body. Your sleep. Your patience. And yesā¦ your relationship. Not because you suddenly stopped caring about your partner. But because youāre exhausted, overwhelmed, and barely have time to shower ā let alone have a meaningful conversation. If youāve ever thought, āWe feel more …
Let me start with a confession. I care about what other people think of me. I hate the idea of being judged as a mum. But it doesn’t stop me from being the mum I want to be. Iām writing this blog post because so many mums I talk to ā friends, readers, and even …
You might not like this. I didn’t either when it hit me. But the truth is, as a mum, you are not under any pressure to be “perfect” or to “do it all”. That pressure is not actually coming from the outside. Itās a story we keep telling ourselves. Somewhere along the way, we started …
So, Brooklyn Beckham recently posted something on Instagram that got everyone talking ā and not just about him. And before you groan and think, āUgh, not another celebrity drama,ā stick with me. Because this isnāt really about fame or headlines. Itās about something much deeper ā something that happens in families all the time, even …
Iāve started noticing this a while agoā¦ How mums apologise for everything. āSorry, would you mindā¦?āāSorry for moaningā¦āāSorry, I need your helpā¦āāSorry, I donāt agree with youā¦ā “Sorry, may I ask…?” Sound familiar? We sprinkle āsorryā into our sentences like itās a meaningless filler, almost like punctuation, but with feelings attached. And while it might …