parenting – Honestly surviving parenting

The accomplished underachiever

Returning to work, for most is no longer a “choice”. Cost of living has resulted in a need to be a dual income family. I didn’t have a child until my 30’s, this meant I had achieved financial independence and made good career progression. I wasn’t prepared for the fact, none of this would helpContinue reading “The accomplished underachiever”

A touch too intimate

Becoming a mum came with a lot of unspoken territory. This had led me to feel embarrassed, awkward or lost in worries I never prepared for. The second you become a mum, your needs come second and because of this no one covered the truth of post baby body recovery. So here I am again,Continue reading “A touch too intimate”

The ‘ideal’ parent

I’ll be the first to admit social media has been my best friend and worst enemy, especially since becoming a parent. A perk of social media is getting a quick confidence boost from a post, with a lot of likes or comments. We are all guilty of this. However, it also has the ability toContinue reading “The ‘ideal’ parent”

Sherlock and The sleep thief

We have reached 5 and a half months and the concept of sleep in the traditional sense is well and truly forgotten. You have realigned your expectations and now consider a good night sleep to be if you are only woken twice between 10pm and 4am. We have faced newborn feeds, sleep regressions, moving intoContinue reading “Sherlock and The sleep thief”

Identity crisis

“What would you like to do?”, My mind goes completely blank. Since when did this become a hard question? The answer to that was much simpler. The day I became a parent, I stopped making choices for myself. Food is what you have time for, clothes are selected by what is clean, wipeable and allowsContinue reading “Identity crisis”

The time trial

Since four months my son sleeps less, plays more and screams whenever he can’t see me. His need to be interacted with has resulted in me losing hours of time. The only way to survive this has been to maximise every minute he is settled to achieve the most basic of adulting tasks. I obsessContinue reading “The time trial”