An Insight To The Relentless War In My Mind
The Black Dog I was 18 the first time I had a medical professional diagnose me with depression. I was living on campus at university, young, carefree and with my whole life ahead of me. I couldn’t comprehend the pain I was feeling. It made no sense given my circumstances and where I was at. […]
How I Survived Being Asked The Most Annoying New Mum Question
If you type the words “baby sleep” into Google, 188,000,000 results will appear in a fraction of a second. When it comes to parenting, there is no greater point of contention. There is plenty of contradictory information available to support arguments on all sides. I don’t know about you but the most common question I […]
How I Find Enough Money When There Isn’t Enough Money
This time of year is the perfect time for a financial check up. The idea of budgeting and finance can be overwhelming or just boring. Yet, it plays a vital role in all our lives. With a little planning and a few fun challenges, you can get on top of your money woes and start […]
My Easy Tips To Make Mealtime Less Painful
Some of the best advice I got very early, as a parent was “pick your battles”. I live by that nugget of wisdom handed down to me. With two very young children, I am presented with a huge amount of battles daily and to fight them all would be exhausting. One battle I gave up […]
Drastically Reduce Your Lunchbox Making Time With These Few Tips
One of the biggest challenges parents face at one point or another is to get your kids eating healthier food. Compound that pressure by making healthy school lunches five days a week and it’s enough to drive any parent round the bend. Enter the Bento Box. You may have heard other mums rave about […]
5 Helpful Ways to Comfort a Crying Child
From newborns to adulthood, crying is a release of emotion that is perfectly healthy and natural. Newborn babies are solely dependant on their parents and crying is their only form of communication. As such, there are a myriad of things they may be trying to communicate with different cries. As they get older, the reasons […]
5 Ways To Slow Down Your Family’s Schedule
The glorification of people being busy has been a bugbear of mine for quite some time. There were certain people in my life that I would avoid because when I asked how they were, they would rattle off hundreds of things they had done in the past 24 hours that left me exhausted just hearing […]
75 Year Old Harvard Study Finds The Secret To Leading A Great Life
Living a fulfilling life is not something that just happens. I have learnt over the years that the best things in life often take time and a bit of hard work. I often jokingly reminisce of how life was much simpler ‘back in the day’. It’s a running joke I have with my best […]