It started with an alarm I forgot to set the night before. That meant I was awoken unceremoniously by my little boy precisely half an hour late. Of course, this was the day I had a 9am deadline and an 8.45am start at playgroup (where I help set up). Flinging clothes in the general direction […]
About 3 & ½ years ago, I started getting symptoms of Anxiety. When they started, I wasn’t sure what was happening to me. I would have moments when my heart would start palpitating with a squeezing sensation in my chest for no apparent reason. I found that I was quite tired a lot of the
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This is so easy to throw together on a weeknight – it’s so simple, healthy and delicious! It uses just 4 ingredients, but I did use home-made marinade, which was leftover in the fridge from something else. You can easily make your own using a recipe like . I would love to eat fresh salmon more
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The first year of my daughter’s life I found motherhood quite difficult. I felt swamped by my new role and somewhere along the way I lost myself. I felt I had been transformed into a breast feeding, nappy changing, baby burping robot. I had put on about 30 kilos while pregnant and although I had
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I was never into fitness. I was not one of the sporty kids at school, and I absolutely hated running. But after having two kids, I decided I was sick of the extra weight I was carrying, and it was time to do something about it. I started running to try and drop the kilos
I would never have called myself ‘skinny,’ even before kids. But my new ‘post baby’ body has taken some getting used to. I think a lot of women struggle to accept what they see in the mirror after becoming a mum. Some things have changed… possibly permanently. Exercise has given me back some curves in
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When you’re feeling low, exercise is often far from your imagination! But, if you can get yourself started – maybe ask a friend, family member or your partner to join you, the benefits are amazing! Like: You’ll feel better about yourself. Meeting small goals along the way and watching your body become strong will surely
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We’re a motley crew of mums on a mission… to burn baby fat. 3 nights a week we meet in the street.
Gratitude is one way to ensure that life is always experienced in the positive. It’s a choice that takes practice and as such, is a skill that can be taught. I believe that learning the basics of good old fashioned “please” and “thank you” is the foundation for learning gratitude. When you have to
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Babies are not born grateful and Toddlers are fully self obsessed, so the art of gratefulness has to be shown to your littlies. Gratefulness cannot be “taught” to your children, it is “caught”. So, be good models Mum and Dad! Always use ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ in your every day language, and insist on your children using these words also.
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