How to walk in the door ready to parent

There’s no denying it, being a working parent can be exhausting. Most working parents feel like we are running just to stand still. We have limited time, limited energy, and too much to do. We want to be good parents. We want to get parenting ‘right’. But we are seldom at our best at the end of a working day when the parenting shift kicks in.

An Open Letter to The Mum Who Feels Like She Wasn't Enough During Quarantine

All of the changes, upheaval and uncertainty has been pretty hard going on everyone. In particular, I think many mums are feeling pretty overwhelmed and guilty right now.

You are doing a miracle right now - here's why lockdown parenting is so hard

Parents are really going through it right now with this pandemic parenting situation, you are not alone if you are struggling! It’s an impossible feat to be juggling the amount that we are and I just want to say THANK YOU for everything you are doing to love your kids in spite of it and I’m sorry if it’s feeling desperate.

Motherhood is tough and honestly it’s been quite an emotional journey. As we head towards Isabella’s third birthday in December, which I am sure will be here in no time, I’m reflecting on the past two and a half years of motherhood.

Learning to Deal with Overwhelm

Overwhelm is something that many of us are all too familiar with these days.

We live in a world of never-ending to-do lists and we’ve grown accustomed to the notion that we have to do ‘all the things, all the time’.

What I learned through having babies 14 years apart – Ruth Morris Co-founder of Baboo Box

I was 20 years old and living in a rented flat just outside of London when I landed my dream job in publishing.

Every morning I would travel across London felling nauseous and wondering if it was the claustrophobia of the cramped tube carriages, the anxiety around starting a new job or a lingering hangover from the night before.

Share your Reality

As a parent of 2 boys I can often beat myself up about all the things I’m not doing. I look at other people's lives through the social media haze & comparison starts to sink in. I begin to question what I am doing, how I am doing it & why does it not look like their ‘perfect’ life.

I’m so excited to share Issue 9 (Wellbeing Edition) this August and all of the incredible women and small business that I have been so lucky to work with for this issue.

Lockdown has been tough. Honestly at times I wasn't sure how we would make it through, but we did bit it’s definitely been a learning curve.

Learning to dance in the rain; a self-care toolkit for navigating life in lockdown

As we approach three months in lockdown, many of us have been unable to access our usual self-care toolkit. Parents in particular have had less time than ever; many juggling work with childcare, navigating their child’s emotions whilst trying to make sense of their own.

Use the Slow Down Time to Form New Positive Habits

As the world is slowing down and retreating, we might be able to take a little bit more time for ourselves to nourish and replenish from within. Try and incorporate these simple wellbeing practices as recommended by a qualified health&mindfulness coach Louise Murray, into your daily routine to create new positive long-term habits. This will also help you live a better life when the lockdown is over!

What will life be like after the Covid-19?

I wish I had a crystal ball I could look into in order to answer that question for you. All I can say is that I don’t think that life will be the same. And in a way, I hope it isn’t.

The Art of Kindness: Helping Under-Pressure Mums During Covid-19

The pressures of being a mum are exhausting and demanding at the best of times and for some can lead to loneliness, depression, anxiety and isolation. In the age of COVID-19, the pressures are even greater and evolving at a speed capable of striking fear and anxiety into even the most ‘seasoned’ of jugglers.

Corona-coaster Parenting

As the cart heaves itself slowly up the track, adrenalin builds. Knuckles turn white as you squeeze the safety bar even tighter, anticipating what will happen as you drop over the horizon.

Reset  

I often find myself thinking about what a “perfect” day would look like. Getting up early, having time to meditate, practice some yoga then get up and ready for the day before the rest of the household rises. Sipping a hot cup of coffee whilst making a super healthy breakfast for my family feeling refreshed and motivated. The house clean and organised. Everyone happy; no-one rushing. Right the way through to pulling a frilly eye mask over my perfectly cleansed skin {probably wearing silk pajamas} content, relaxed and ready to start afresh tomorrow.

Wednesdays.

This day has become the most important day of the week as the days have blurred from one to the next during the lockdown.

Early on, I was naive to how long what we’d be here, or how great the impact would be on all of us.

I’m so excited to share the Special Digital Edition May 2020 of the magazine and all of the incredible women and small business that I have been so lucky to work with for this issue.

3 powerful ways to support your child with anxiety

Anxiety is a word we’re hearing a lot right now.

The current situation is a double whammy of constant, ongoing threat and removal of one of the top anxiety busters – social support.

Tips for life at home with a toddler during Covid-19

Well what a time we are living in.

From explaining these strange times to a toddler, to keeping them entertained and trying not to turn them into human fearing germaphobes, us parents have a lot on our plates. Throw in a healthy dose of work from home, financial challenges, or for some working on the front line and still trying to parent around everything and it’s a wonder we aren’t all insane by now, well maybe some of us are!

Queen of Routine

Self care is so individual. It depends on a person’s situation, character, likes and dislikes and their own personal take on what it means to feel good. There are lots of things I’ve put into my self care tool kit over time, including, strangely enough, work.