I have noticed in recent months that my self care routines around exercise have fallen away. I have become swallowed up by the juggle of family life and little by little my space for myself has been let go of. I know this happens from time to time, self care is a constant process and…
Most friends I have that run, like to run with music. I totally get it because music can uplift you, distract you from how much your body hurts, and pump you up. Music can help you run further and faster. I tried running with music a few times and it was fun … but I…
I have always been a little intimidated by steam rooms and saunas. Little rooms, full of half naked strangers, that you can’t really see into from outside. Rules and etiquette that I don’t know anything about. So, I stick to the warm spa pool after a swim. On the weekend we took the kids “off…
My wedding anniversary is on Friday, which is of course a wonderful occasion. However, this also made me realise I have now been injured for an entire year, non-stop, and that is really disheartening. In March last year my back seized up. By seized up I mean I could not get out of bed by…
Let me introduce you to the amazing Motu Maidens! (Motu = Island in Maori) a group of Mums who are very inspiring. Recently I blogged about returning to a sport I competed in before having kids, Outrigging. Here in New Zealand they call it Waka Ama and my husband and I recently joined the local…
Drumroll …. I am here to officially report that at some point as a mother it IS actually possible to return to doing things you loved … before kids! This may come as a shock to some of you, after all it probably feels right now like you will never do anything for…
My husband is in the UK at the moment for a work trip. He is away for 2.5 weeks and we are about half way through right now. The kids and I get into a different groove when he is away on work trips. Somethings are actually easier when it is just me at home…
#selfcaresunday has been created to inspire you to take 5 minutes each Sunday to care for yourself. You can signup for the weekly emails HERE but I will also publish a month “review” blog post to ensure you can always find this inspiration again. The #selfcaresunday theme for May was ‘Keep Moving’. Week 1 –…
I decided this week to be brave an record my first video blog – I hope you enjoy! Can’t watch the video right now? Here is a super quick summary … Reason 1: there is less time to talk myself out of doing it! Reason 2: It helps energise me for the…
A year ago I (roughly) I was hiking the Overland Track in Tasmania, one of Australia’s iconic bushwalks. Facebook kindly reminded me if this last week with a “memory” prompt. This trip was amazing for me for many reasons, mostly because it is the first (and only) time I have been away from my entire…