Balancinglifewithyas

The light has turned red, and I slow down to stop. I turn to look at my youngest sitting in her car seat and see her staring out of the window in silence. I can see her eyes focused on the bus passing, the people walking on the streets, the cars slowing coming to a stop next to us. Just the soft noise of the radio presenter in the background. I nearly try to turn the volume up but then stop myself when I realise she’s silent but her mind probably isn’t. So instead, I keep qui

The start to my 2026 season has been far from perfect. When the fireworks lit up the sky at midnight, I sat there ready to conquer my goals. The world however had far different plans. The world decided, let’s shake things up a little to humble her. January was the month that I had to block out anything that didn’t align with me which meant rejecting jobs I needed but I knew were toxic and saying no. I hate saying no to strangers. But I knew if I wanted to move forward, I ha

NINE years into parenting with three different children, and the hardest obstacle I have and am dealing with is feeling lost with my identity. It took me a while to figure out why, but then I had a personal epiphany. I’ve been a working mother, I’ve been a stay-at-home mother, I’ve parented with a nanny while working and I’ve parented with a nanny while at home. I am currently in a stage of parenting without a nanny, while studying full time and working part time. I’ve live