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Embrace the mess: Taking a chill pill on house cleanliness

Lately I've been having a bit of an internal struggle with what I’d like my house to look like and what it actually does look like. It's kind of like this cleanliness war is raging on without me and my piles of washing and endless sink of dishes are my enemies. Somedays I feel like my completely rocking it and everything gets tidied away at the end of the day, the floor swept, the surfaces mostly clear but then the next day arrives and my tiny (albeit very cute) destroyer of neatness wakes up and the battles rages on. It's not that I don't want to be tidy... It's just that my tiny human is busy undoing all the tidying that I do. More often than not I'm just too tired to spend my evenings cleaning and putting piles of washing away. This means my washing basket has effectively become my new wardrobe. I rifle through the big basket every morning for my clean clothes and then I wash more and add them to the pile. Marie Kondo would not be impressed! My new no

Reusable nappies: Saving the world one little bum at a time

When I found out I was having our little boy I was excited about the prospect of using reusable nappies instead of disposables. I've seen them being used in centres I've worked at and I was hopeful in doing my little bit for the environment. With all the media coverage at the moment around plastic and the damage it's doing (and this past month being plastic free July) I got motivated to try and go 100 percent reusable. It's a learning curve It's taken us a while to get there because like everything in motherhood- there's a learning curve. We started out by trying some of " The Nappy Ladies " recommendations when our baby was about 4 or 5 months old. I had three different types and every one of them seemed to leak on us. I got pretty disheartened and was about to give up when a friend of mine suggested I watch some Youtube tutorials. Great suggestion! Turns out I was putting two out of the three on wrong (the leg holes weren't done up tight en

Mum Rant: Get out of my carpark!

In the last week I have seen 3 people on 3 different occasions park in the 'baby parks' who didn't have babies or children! Yes! 3! You know the parks I mean, they are the ones allocated for people with buggies and little ones in carseats. These carparks are really awesome because they are usually wider (meaning less chance of you scratching the car next to you when you are getting baby in and out) and undercover or at least a bit closer to the supermarket making your already long day just a tiny bit less stressful. Last week it was pouring with rain and I circled my supermarket parking lot hoping to find a park undercover. Sadly I was out of luck but then I saw a lady getting out of her car (parked in the pram park) with no baby. She strolled into the supermarket toasty warm and dry. I on the other hand had to park way down the lot and run in torrential rain with my rather heavy 14 month old on my hip. Now, I know this doesn't sound like that big of a deal but

Do what you feel and some other first year reflections on being a mama

Last month we celebrated our sweet little boys first birthday and it felt like such a huge milestone! Not just for us but for our families and friends too. It's one of those moments where it's so far off for ages that it feels like it's never going to come and then all of a sudden 'Bam!' We have a one year old and I realised we are no longer newbies at this. I also started to feel incredibly grateful to have had so many supportive people in our life. They offered us kindness or encouragement even when we were so exhausted and over it (trust me we had our fair share of those days). I truly feel thankful to have such a great village around us to talk to, to bring us meals and to moan to on those days where I didn't want to Mum anymore. Looking back on this year has made me realise I've learnt so much! not just about my baby and my husband but also about life in general. Here's just a few things I wanted to share. Take advice with a grain of sal

Our Baby Led Weaning Journey so far...

Starting solids is yet another one of those highly debated and hotly contested areas in motherhood. I personally felt like there was so much information out there and so much advice given- it's really confusing to know what is the right fit for you and your baby! To puree or not puree? Organic homemade or store bought baby food? What about gut flora and fauna? (for the record I had no idea that was even a thing before becoming a parent) How much iron does he need? What if he doesn't like anything? SOO MANY QUESTIONS!!! Recently some of my friends have been asking me how I have such a confident eater and the thought occurred to me. He is really pretty awesome at eating now but how did we get here? What I realised is that it was mostly all lead by him. We just helped him along by offering him lots of choices and opportunities to experience food in a positive way. I thought I’d share a little bit about our journey into solids so far and a bit about what I’ve learned in

Becoming ‘unbusy’ - a bit more about heart led parenting

I recently had the absolute pleasure of attending one of The Heart Schools workshops. I’ve been to one before as a teacher but this one was titled ‘Time for Toddlers’ and with my little one transitioning fast into toddlerhood I couldn’t resist going along. The presenters spoke about lots of things that they think toddlers need like space, freedom and nature but what I think I really took away from it was the importance of unhurried time. It really opened my eyes to the importance of slowing down with our children (especially our toddlers). Listening to their body language with your heart instead of your head all the time and that helps to understand their big emotions. They spoke about creating connection instead of disconnection by not rushing around and being ‘busy’all the time. They encouraged the idea of creating deeper connections by just simply being. I for one am extremely guilty of bring constantly busy. I always feel like I’m never finished with my house work or other chore

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