They say the key is to find out what you’re passionate about and work out how to do that for a living. That’s true happiness. That’s living the dream. Allow your passion to become your purpose, and one day it will become your profession. ~ Gabrielle Bernstein But what if … Read More
Is there really any way to truly prepare for motherhood? There are so may self help books, guides for pregnancy, professional advice, classes to attend, programs to follow, and friends to ask. But lets face it, when that first real contraction hits you, when you’re in the throws active labour, … Read More
When you’re knee deep in nappies, surviving on minimal sleep, struggling through days of toddler tantrums or scoffing at the idea of “me time”, it’s hard to appreciate your position. Finding gratitude in life’s circumstances when life appears to be serving you lemons is a challenge. Lately, I’ve found myself … Read More
Mamahood is a challenging journey. No matter what you face there will be times when you will doubt your strength. There will also be moments where you look back in awe at how you made it through. The thing is, you are stronger than you think. When we take that … Read More
I just had the best trip ever! It was literally 43 hours, not even two days in total, door to door. I’m now homeward bound and have a little flight time to reflect. I visited the other half of Yoga Mamas – Kate, and the purpose of the trip was … Read More
Yoga isn’t about rolling your mat out in your dedicated yoga space, with scented candles burning, buddha in the corner and absolute silence, except for the gentle chiming of your singing bowls soundtrack playing in the background. It can be. But it doesn’t have to be. For mamas, it’s much more … Read More
As I started putting together ideas for this blog piece, I thought to myself – what does it mean to be a social mum? Is it Friday drinks with the girls, midday coffees with your mamas group, a solo glass of wine on the phone with your bestie, or is … Read More
Wow, life really is a balancing act. Can I start this by firstly saying that I don’t have all the answers, I just have a theory which I’m working towards putting into practice. As this week’s theme is “Bond”, I thought this was the perfect opportunity to explore how we … Read More
And for your mental wellbeing. So, mumlife, crazy ain’t it?! We often talk about the challenges, the amazing milestones, the changes and those heart wrenching moments. But what about the down right, ridiculous, WTF, bloody hilarious days. You know the ones. Those days where everything goes wrong. Everything. Those insane, … Read More
As mamas, our to do list is pretty exhaustive and almost always never ending. If someone were to ask you to remove what you don’t really need to do, you’d probably look at them quite blankly …maybe followed by a punch to the face 🙂 With our long lists and even … Read More