I fake body confidence in front of my kids
Every day I fake body confidence for my kids, especially in public. I’ll be standing on my paddle board smiling away at the kids, but inside I’m cringing. Don’t get …
Wellbeing
The case against Date Night™
Date Night™ is one of those Critical Relationship Tools™ I read about all the time. You have to do Date Night frequently, they say, so that your marriage remains ‘hot’ …
The self-care parents really need (and it’s not a holiday) (although that would be nice)
Self-care for parents is so much more than taking care of ourselves with time away. While lovely and necessary, a bubble bath / mani-pedi / walk in the woods just …
Take a mum break before you think you need one
It’s so nice to take a ‘mum break’ from your everyday life isn’t it? Sometimes you don’t know you are suffocating until it’s too late. It’s so hard trying to find …
Fake smiles, not orgasms (and other secrets to happiness)
The most popular response to the question posted on Quora “What advice would a 70 or 80-year-old person give about the way the life should be lived?”, was a simple …
13 of the best music festivals for families to groove to
There’s nothing quite like heading to music festivals for families. Where else can you dance the night away with your kids to a live band or two or three? Except …