Category: Mom Shift

The weight of our words

We use thousands of words every day—through conversations, emails, WhatsApp messages, social media captions, and even the quiet things we whisper internally to ourselves. But how often do we pause…
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Full(filled) not busy

“We’re so busy”, “it’s so busy”, “I’m so busy”.  I hear versions of these phrases multiple times a day.  Our lives are full, it’s true, but when we say busy,…
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The empty cup

Gosh, there is just so much heaviness around us at the moment, in the world and in our beautiful country.  This inevitably spills over into our homes and it’s often the…
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Never let them see you run

It was 2:30pm.  I found them in the TV lounge.  Again.  For the third time today, after telling them about 300 times that there was to be no more TV…
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Changing lanes

Two weeks into maternity leave – away from the office, offline from clients and deliverables.  Since my last Teams call, we’ve welcomed a new little human to our tribe.  A human that…
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Happy Mother’s Day

I so clearly remember the moment I became a mother. I had never changed a nappy before and had never even held a newborn. There were so many things that…
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Good enough

“I love you, mommy” are four words that can make you melt like butter inside.   They can make your heart feel like it might explode with love.   They…
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Me for you

Motherhood can be totally overwhelming.  The responsibilities are endless and it’s a continuous roll of meals (with a lot of effort in the preparation, very rarely appreciated by the little…
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The better times

Once upon a time, we had dinner parties until after midnight and slept in until after eight the next morning to find many more empty bottles of wine than we…
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