“Never stop being yourself”

I’m only 34… I feel like I’ve lived five lifetimes and my skin has been through all of them. Sun, smoking, teaching, parenting

I bought a soft play biz chasing a dream. It gave me joy, lessons & friendsthen I learned the hardest part: knowing when to stop.

Motherhood shifts your identity, pace, and priorities sometimes in ways you never saw coming, but often in the most beautiful ways.

Last night reminded me of the newborn days except it came out of nowhere. From 2 a.m. to 4 a.m., I sat in the dark with a coughing toddler.

I’m not bored because there’s nothing to do. I’m bored because I don’t feel like me anymore.

Up since 5:30am, two coffees down, tantrums, dry shampoo, missed story time. Just another morning in mum life.

She sat down. No one spoke. The host didn’t even say hello. Is this how we welcome mums? No wonder so many feel invisible.

Leaving the house with a newborn felt impossible between the car seat confusion, pram anxiety, and packing the nappy bag, I almost gave up

I love being a mum, but I miss the woman I used to be — the late nights, the laughs, the freedom. Is it okay to miss her too?

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Easter egg chocolate You can hear it coming. A faint rustle of foil. A whisper of sugar in the breeze. A distant cry of “Muuuuum, why...