by Annie | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Self-compassion, or being compassionate towards oneself has been scientifically proven to be highly beneficial to our overall mental health and well-being. It can be an extremely useful and powerful tool in motherhood. I first came across this term when learning about...
by Annie | Nov 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
It was World kindness day the other day.At first thought, I found it a bit worrying that we need to dedicate one day a year to kindness. To me, kindness is something that goes, or rather should go around every day of the year.Expressing kindness is even shown to have...
by Annie | Sep 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
A while ago I downloaded an app that tells me how much time I spend on my phone. Boy was I shocked. The thing is, when you’re alone with a baby, your phone feels like your only window to the outside world. It’s difficult not to reach out to send a WhatsApp...
by Annie | May 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve been a mum for around 9 months now. As prepared as anyone can be for such a huge event, I did not expect parenthood to be so full of contradictions. For every sleepless night you get a cracking laugh out of nowhere. For every floor you have to clean for the 3rd...
by Annie | Apr 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
I don’t know about you but I see change around me. The park next to our place is full of people exercising. That’s new people, because I’ve been going to the park around the same time each day for the past year. I’ve had people ask me for recipes, because with...
by Annie | Apr 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Lockdown. Our favourite cafes, restaurants and shops are closed. We can’t spend time with our favourite people. We can’t visit our favourite places. There are so many things we can’t do. But like all things in life, there is always something good to come out of every...
