As a mum there are loads of reasons why we lose our identity, I’m going to give tonnes of tips for working out who you are.
Things are so much easier now! AND SO MUCH HARDER! Philosophically I get that life is just different, children change, our challenges change, things aren’t ‘harder’ or ‘easier’, they are just different. But I’m surprised how much more difficult it is. Billie Piper talked about it his week (warning, that’s a link to the […]
Today I’m not here! I’ve over at Britmums talking about Welfare cuts (if you haven’t read the story of Tamsyn Woods story of her fight for her husband, please do click over there) and how whilst we need to deal with this recession, we seem to be picking on the vulnerable and weak who can’t speak […]
One thing sure to make me rant is bl**dy doctor’s receptionists and crazy rules about when you can or can’t book appointments. THIS IS WHY MOTHER’s DON’T BOTHER WITH SMEAR TESTS AND SORTING OUT THEIR HEALTH. ‘Please make sure to only discuss one problem at a time with the doctor’ they say. But Oh no, […]
Can a book help you if you are stressed or overwhelmed or depressed? Yes, it totally can. BUT it’s always sensible to mix being self-reliant with a bit of involvement from other people; so reading a great book doesn’t mean that sometimes we might need someone else’s help as well; wether that’s a chat with […]
I haven’t blogged about this, despite Cherie-gate etc etc etc. But this morning I’m grumpy, so I thought I’d let lose and have some fun with it. Can Mums Have It All? This is the big question loads of people spend hours, days and months talking about. Why on earth are they talking about something […]
So lovely blog readers I have a problem for you to solve! I’ve googled it, but can’t for the life of me find a solution, so I’m turning to you incredible peeps to find one for me. Because I have a BIG problem! You know how I wrote my top tips on getting to sleep […]
Sleep, one of the most crucial things for our well being, but so often not that easy to come by! I’ve not ‘slept through the night’ for 6yrs; i.e. since I first had kids. But to be honest I wasn’t the best sleeper before that either. The big hairy northern one is a snorer; […]
Does it help you when you are shattered to know that there are days or big periods of time when I struggle too? Does that make you feel better about it, and normalise it? Or does it make it seem hopeless? Practially speaking, the only reason I can write the tips I write, and the […]
So a few weeks ago someone made a very pointed comment about not liking a children’s farm that I like because it’s so ‘yummy mummy’. Clearly I was being accused of being a ‘yummy mummy’ and not in a good way. To be honest, I was kind of ‘why would you bother to let me […]
The Problem I received an email from a Mum a week or so ago that reminded me so much of what many of us feel at times in our lives: I feel like I’ve lost myself and really can’t do anything, be a good mum, work or even decorate our house which we moved in […]