positivity

January 17, 2021basic need, body, calm, communication, connections, education, emotions, family, family time, feelings, grateful, homeschool, inner peace, mother, Parenting, patience, peace, perseverance, positivity, senses

Some peace of mind

It’s been weeks since I feel I’ve had the ability or mind space to sit down and write a blog. I think […]

December 23, 20202020, adventure, Christmas, communication, community, connections, craft, family, family time, glitter, mother, painting, Parenting, perseverance, positivity, zoom

Driving home for Christmas

…oh wait…we can’t. I’m sure there are many of you who have had Christmas plans shattered as the news last week told […]

November 9, 20202020, anxiety, bravery, calm, change, choice, communication, community, emotions, empathy, family, fear, feelings, future, Hope, love, mental health, mother, Parenting, patience, peace, perseverance, positivity, trust, unknown

Bridge over troubled water

Can anyone else believe we are in November already and can count on one hand the number of people who have been […]

October 12, 2020attention, attention-seeking, attunement, bonding, busyness, calm, choice, communication, emotions, empathy, family, family time, feelings, future, guilt, Hope, love, mental health, messy, mother, Parenting, patience, peace, perseverance, positivity, tranquility

The sweetest gift

Why is mum guilt such a real and often daily thing? Why is it that when they’re tucked up in bed you […]

October 5, 2020autumn, bonding, busyness, craft, Creativity, decoration, family, family time, fun, Holiday, indoor, lantern, light, messy, mother, Outdoors, Parenting, positivity

I see the light

Being a mum comes in all shapes and sizes. There are so many wonderful experiences and so many challenges. So many things […]

September 21, 2020adventure, attunement, busyness, emotions, family, family time, feelings, learning, messy, mother, Parenting, patience, peace, perseverance, play therapy, positivity, priority, relationship

It’s a hard not life

You just do it, don’t you? I went for a walk with a dear friend today and she asked me how on […]

August 6, 2020anxiety, attachment, breastfeeding, calm, change, emotions, empathy, family, feelings, learning, love, mental health, mother, neonatal, Parenting, patience, perseverance, positivity, premature, relationship

To boob or not to boob

Too much, too little, on-demand, engorged, painful, sore nipples, forever hungry, mastitis, blocked ducts, embarrassing leakage, breast pads, exhausting, emotional, frantic feeds, […]

July 20, 2020adventure, anxiety, attachment, attunement, birth, change, emotions, family, feelings, grateful, guilt, love, mother, neonatal, Parenting, patience, peace, perseverance, positivity, pregnancy, premature, relationship, rollercoaster

You just gotta ride it

Neonates. What an all-encompassing, all-consuming, emotionally exhausting experience. I’m finding it hard to find the words to say to describe the 19 days Awena […]

April 28, 2020Activity, adventure, change, communication, cooking, Creativity, date, emotions, family, family time, feelings, Food, Health, Nutrition, foraging, learning, love, mental health, mother, patience, perseverance, positivity, relationship, self-care

We never change

Daf and I have never been particularly good at “date night”. Early on the pressure to do something super original and fun […]

April 21, 2020attachment, attention, attention-seeking, attunement, basic need, communication, emotions, empathy, family, family time, feelings, grateful, mental health, mother, Parenting, perseverance, positivity, self-care

I will survive

A couple of weeks ago we had a zoom catch up with some lovely folk and heard about all the things those […]