Category Archives: Self care

For goodness sake… let it burn!

I’ve got this candle. It’s a pillar candle with roses engraved into it all around. It’s very delicate looking and pretty. So I got this candle about 12 years ago, I was out shopping with mum in Laura Ashley and was trying to feel more grown up than I was so I bought this beautifulContinue reading “For goodness sake… let it burn!”

Reasons to get and stay fit…

Everyone has their own motivations for getting fit and keeping fit. (It’s important to remember that you should do it for your own reasons and not for show or for others). So in no particular order… 1. To be healthier. 2. To improve fitness levels. 3. For better mental health. 4. To keep up withContinue reading “Reasons to get and stay fit…”

What makes you happy?

If you’ve ever really sat down and thought about that question then you’ll probably have realised that it’s not as easy to answer as you might first think. While everyone’s idea of happiness is different, it strikes me that actually the things that bring us real, deep happiness are most likely very similar. As I’veContinue reading “What makes you happy?”

Muming in Lockdown

Being a mum can have it’s ups and downs at the best of times, being a mum during lockdown can be like swimming against the tide with a small army of sea creatures throwing washing, home learning, cooking, playing, tantruming children and an array of toys at you, all from a 2 meter distance ofContinue reading “Muming in Lockdown”

It’s OK to make mistakes!

Well we all make them. Big ones, little ones, some we make over and over again. It’s part of our nature and us mums are no exception. Since being a mum I’ve come to realise just how scary life is and how many decisions a day we actually have to make. It’s exhausting! From decidingContinue reading “It’s OK to make mistakes!”

How’s your growth mindset ?

Some of the best things about being a mum are all the new things your start to discover about yourself. You can multi-multi task, you have more patience that you didn’t know was even possible and you can play imaginatively for hours on end with a cardboard box, to name a few. But within beingContinue reading “How’s your growth mindset ?”