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Posted on December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 by The Novice Mummy

Tis’ the Season for Reflection and Gratitude

"Learn to be thankful for what you already have while you pursue all that you want." ~ Jim Rohn The holiday season is upon us and as the businesses around us prepare to take a break for this annual period of rest, it makes sense that the weekly women@work feature takes a little Christmas break…

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When you find yourself pregnant with no idea how to go about being a freshly minted mum, being a career woman, being an fitness bunny, being a wife and being you all at once, what do you do? Start a blog...obviously ;-)
Its Easter Friday! I wish you rest and restoration of the mind, body and soul over this break. . I was just thinking that the most random little things make me really happy. Little things that I do for myself because I love the way they make me look and feel. Quirky earrings, makeup and high heels. . What little things make you happy? . #Easter2019
We interrupt regular programming to say that after saying Dada first (*clutches chwest at the memory*) much to his father's gloating delight 🙄, Nate now says Mama A LOT and the word Dada seems to have disappeared from his vocabulary🙌🏾. This can only be confirmation of the truth that Jesus spoke...and the first shall be last 🙏🏽🤣 . The level of pettiness in our household though🤣😂 . #PettinessLivesHere #Gogowins
I'm going through a period of necessary self-reflection and in my reading I came across this little snack for the mind: . "You differ from a great man in only one respect: the great man was once a very little man, but he developed one important quality: he recognized the smallness and narrowness of his thoughts and actions. Under the pressure of some task that meant a great deal to him, he learned to see how his smallness, his pettiness endangered his happiness. In other words, a great man knows when and in what way he is a little man. A little man does not know he is little and is afraid to know. He hides his pettiness and narrowness behind illusions of strength and greatness, someone else's strength and greatness..." . From the Essay, "Listen, Little Man" by Wilhelm Reich. . #HowCanIbeBetter #selfreflection #pride #humility #ILoveMondays
Nate's Paed told us something interesting and I thought I would share. . Nate is a very busy baby. Extremely busy. Really, really busy. His focus is all over the place. She told us that focus can be taught and built up with daily interactive activities coupled with limited screen time. She suggested getting a few interactive books and going through the same books 2 to 4 times a day daily. He will start to recognize the characters and to connect them to the interactions. Most importantly, he will participate. That will, in turn, slowly build his ability to focus on a task to completion. It will also help limit the chances of having to have the ADHD conversation in Grade 1. . She also said that among other things, screen time is passive stimulation and, in excess, it can overstimulate the brain while encouraging, "lazy" interaction because the baby doesn't need to do anything. The screen feeds him everything. Because of this it's important to keep a balance. . On the first day of trying to read this book together, we got to page 2 and he snatched the worms right out of the book🤦🏾‍♀️. I superglued them right back in because I will not be defeated by a #toddler. Only on the 3rd day we got to the last page (they are only 5😄) and he took off when we opened the pop up bees. I guess it was too much of a surprise. We will see how it goes. Please let me know how it goes if you try it too and please share any tips your paed has shared with you. . #paediatricianapproved #sharingiscaring
“Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. And having both is a blessing.” . #family #Saturday #familyshoot
I couldn't love you anymore if I tried my busy smurf. This time last year you had the movement range of a slug. Now you are practically running in a weird waddle and it blows my mind. . #growth #change #love
You know what exercise doesn't need to be? Conventional. . "There's a whole world out there of enjoyable, and even unconventional ways to exercise—it's just a matter of finding the one that works for you" . You can dance alone or with others. You can walk. You can rock climb. You can window shop. Windowshopping gets me 5000 steps in under an hour in a big mall. You can park far from entrances. You can squat 5 times every time after you pee. You can roughhouse with your kids. You can "adult." You can clean. Someone in Fitbit group challenge I was a part of clocked 24000 steps in a day cleaning her house and cooking Thanksgiving Dinner. Her shadow didn't need to darken the entrance to a gym to outdo us all🤷🏾‍♀️😄. Try Yoga. Take the stairs. Pace while on your phone. The options abound. . Find what's easy and fun for you and then do it. Happy #wellnessTuesday #ProgressNotPerfection #fitmumWannabesUnite #BeYourBestSelf #Becoming #Try
Every time I feel overly stressed and overwhelmed I reorganize my closet and drawers. My mind is in dire need of a reset and my drawers and closet are about to be very very organised. . How do you deal with stress? Also Who is responsible for adulting? I want a name and address. Asking for a friend...😊 . #MondayReset #happyNewWeek #whitebuttondownshirt
My niece has the most adorable habit. She rotates almost 360 degrees on her bum before she decides which direction to speed off in. I thought Nate was a fast crawler but this one is Usain Bolt😍😍😍. Isn't she the cutest?! . #latergram #niece #love #family
Usually I don't do this but thank goodness I get a 2 day go-slow from my relentless email traffic. I desperately need to breathe and catch up. . #casualFriday A different kind of #powerdressing #edgystyle #workingmum doing #brandambassador things.
He is giving me the #sideeye. I think its because we both thought I would be the type of mum who bakes cupcakes for school from scratch. . Instead it turns out that I'm the type who doesn't get to reading school WhatsApp messages about bake day until 30 minutes before the store closes on the night before bake day😂🤦🏾‍♀️. Thank goodness the store was still open🤗. . #shadybaby #schoolmum #toddlermum #workingmum #babyboy
Far less talked about and yet far, far more important is the issue of the mental snapback. . I had no term for this until I saw a post on it by @jeanchronicles a couple of days ago. . As Jean put it, "how long does it take to get back to feeling in control of your mind, body and spirit after having a baby?" . It took me almost 13 months to beat back the #babyblues, the feeling of being overwhelmed, the feeling of being overextended, feeling like life was happening to me while I reacted and of course, feeling completely exhausted 100% of the time. By January very little could bring me to tears and I felt defeated more often than not. All this while I was thoroughly enjoying my baby, grateful for the gift and generally in love with my life. Confusing, I know. . My husband told me something had to change. I needed a new structure that worked with our new life. I had to allow myself to fully comprehend that things had changed. There is just no preparing or warm up to the kind of change this is. Then I had to take action before I broke down completely. . For me that was meeting my Jan targets & then approaching my boss to explain that I couldn't give much more if I didnt take time to rest & figure out a new approach. I took leave. I spoke to other mothers that went through the same and listened to how they coped. I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with chronic exhaustion. As the kindly doctor explained, exhaustion and anxiety are a spirit breaking combination and they feed baby blues. I made a conscious decision to say no to almost everything until I wasn't tired to tears. . February into March I finally started to feel in control again. Waking up was easier. I took my meds and drank my water. I returned to work with a better temperament and far more productive. I am a better wife and mother. I haven't got back into my social life yet but I am taking it one step at a time🤷🏾‍♀️. I'm sure baby #2 will be easier because now I know what's on the other side of a newborn. We talk about, celebrate and applaud the physical #snapback. We should talk about, celebrate & applaud the #mentalsnapback too. Talking raises awareness and awareness is the difference

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