“Do you think I should send my toddler to childcare to help socialise him before he starts kindy?” a friend asked me a few years back. Her son was an only child and she was concerned that her child wouldn’t…
After my first baby I dutifully returned to paid work when my baby was just under 1 year old. I returned to my desk job for 3 days a week (the minimum they would allow). I really wasn’t looking forward…
I created a spreadsheet detailing the income and expenses for the year of my maternity leave (true accountant style!). How were we ever going to afford our mortgage if I stop work for a year to look after our new…
Stress has caused massive issues in my life. I didn’t realise until recently, but it all started when I became a new mum and strived to be a perfect mum with a perfect baby. Stressed as a New Mum I…
I have wasted so much of my life waiting for the next thing. Waiting for the weekend, waiting for my wedding day, waiting for baby to come, waiting for baby to sleep through the night, waiting for baby to sit,…
