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ME TIME!
We all know that the realm of motherhood often takes over every aspect of your life, but it is SO important to still take care of YOU.
Taking time for yourself everyday, every week or every once in a while gives you the break you need to recharge and continue being the best parent you can be.
It may be as simple as 5 minutes every day or 5 hours out and about a month.
So, what does your “me time” look like?
Sending you love,
MBS
xx
This is for every parent who has ever taken toddlers out to a cafe/restaurant/event where they are required to sit for more than five minutes.
Let’s face it. They’re kids. They’re meant to be loud, inquisitive and adventurous. But sometimes it would be nice to head out and actually SIT, eat and catch up with your friends, family or partner.
Before kids, hubby and I would dine out often. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and if I could twist his arm dessert too.
After kids, we still continued to do this. Sometimes is easier than others but we’ve never stopped or not taken the kids with us. We’ve also never (ok almost never) given them an ipad or phone at the table. It’s a rule in our family. When we eat we don’t use technology. I know how much of a life saver giving a child a phone/tablet can be, so I’m not judging. However one thing I will never leave the house without is our Activity Bag.
The name speaks for itself. It’s a bag filled with activities that we take to cafes. The activities in there are only for cafes, so they aren’t ones they play with all the time and get bored of at home. I also change them up when I find something I think will fit well!
Here are a few of the items that rarely leave our bag:
1. No Mess Water Art set.
Whoever came up with this is a genius. Fill the little pen with water. Let the kids “paint” over the white card. A picture will appear when wet. It then dries and can be reused a million times.
2. Magnetic fishing game.
Again…genius. Comes with 2 rods, 12 foam fish that entertain for ages!
3. Sticker books.
Always a great thing to have. These in particular have stickers and activities which is great!
4. Threading animlas.
Animal cut outs with holes. Shoe laces also provided to practise those fine motor skills and thread the string around each animal!
5. Notebook and pencils.
Your standard go to activity. Let them create whatever they like.
All the items above (minus the bag) have been purchased from Kmart. (Not a sponsored post (I wish) just amazing stuff!) Most of them aren’t online so here’s another reason to visit your local Kmart 🙌
The bag is personalised from Small Print design and can be found here.
If you haven’t got yourself an Activity Bag already, trust me you need it. It’s a cafe game changer & above all LIFE SAVER.
(You can thank me later 😉)
Sending you love,
MBS
xx
Do you ever miss your husband/partner/significant other?
Like ACTUALLY miss them?
Mines currently sitting next to me, so I’m not referring to the distance kind of miss but in the pre parenting relationship kinda miss?
I do.
I miss the uninterrupted conversations we had. The hours we could talk about anything and finish a converstaion the same day we started it.
I miss the cuddles. The times when it was just him and I in the bed. The same bed. Alone. With no elbows to the face or knees in the ribs.
I miss the dinners or breakfasts where we spent time people watching instead of cleaning up squashed $17 avo from the floor or taking turns chasing the getaway child.
I miss the spontaneity of deciding to go out anywhere last minute without contempting the impact it would have on the 3 hours sleep we usually get or packing the suitcase of necessities.
I miss the road trips. In the CLEAN car listening to normal music at a high volume. There’s only so much “eye spy” one can take on the freeway.
I miss my husband.
Just being with him.
Focusing on him.
Focusing on us.
But then I look down at the two little people literally attached to my legs and I realise that once this stage passes too, I will miss it.
So for the next few years part time co-sleeping and half finished conversations over smashed avocado is as good as it’s going to get!
Plus the occasional date night will get us through!
Sending you love,
MBS
xx
