Its Birth Trauma Awareness Week. For some that will mean nothing, they will give it a seconds thought and then go about their day and that’s completely fine. In fact that used to be me, and I wish I was still so naïve to it. But for so many others, those words will flow through their bodies, kind of … [Read more...]
My Juice Cleanse for the Year
Last week I wrote The Sweetest Blog I’ve Ever Written when it was the Jewish New Year. (If you missed it, here it is: /blog/the-sweetest-blog-ive-ever-written). This period now is a sensitive time if you a Jew. It is the time between Rosh Hashannah (New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement … [Read more...]
Note to self:
I am the first to admit that I am completely terrible when it comes to taking care of myself. To other people, it probably doesn’t look like that. I am not skinny, but not fat. You will find me at a delicious bakery and never at a McDonalds. I often will have links on my Facebook page about the … [Read more...]
From around the play-dough table..
When I am out with other mummy friends I sometimes feel like a misfit. At an average Mothers Group dinner there are two kinds of mothers, the working mothers and the stay-at-home mothers. The night will be lovely, as much as we try not to talk about our kids inevitably we will be hearing what … [Read more...]
Being the trouble and strife
Sometimes I suffer from extreme mother guilt and I rack my brain with ways that I could be a better mother. I am also aware that I may not be the best sister or daughter either but I’m going to be honest with you… when it comes to being a wife – call me crazy – but I think I’m pretty awesome at … [Read more...]