Skip to main content

Taking time out as a Mama

Being on holidays with my family has made me reflect on how important it is to nourish this Mama's mind and body. I think we get caught up in our hectic lifestyle which for us can be pretty full on. Sometimes it gets to Sunday night and my husband, Flip, and I look at each other and say "ummmm....where has that weekend gone?" Then it's back to work on Monday and the cycle starts all over again.

We are in a lovely beach house in Burrum Heads (love AirBnB!) and I am enjoying the simple pleasures with my family. Walking over to the beach on the hunt for solider crabs, going out boating and seeing the excitement on the kids faces, playing board games as well as being able to do one of my all time favorite pastimes which consists of sitting, reading cookbooks and drinking numerous pots of tea. You know it's a great beach house rental when they have a proper teapot as well as a MokaPot for delicious coffee.
Tea in a proper teapot, A Year at Avoca Cookbook and a Delicious cooking magazine - a beautiful way to spend an afternoon.

The Little Man found the collection of shells! Rustica cookbook by Frank Camorra and Richard Cornish - a beautifully presented inspiration for Spanish cooking 
Starting the day with beautiful breakfasts such as pancakes, cooked by Flip, and creamy delicious yogurt and sitting down at a beautiful old timber table whilst watching the rain start to come down was a lovely way to start the day. Looking out and seeing the rain create some great puddles for the kids to jump in warms my heart. Knowing that these simple pleasures will bring amazing smiles to their little faces.
Pancakes and yogurt on a rainy morning
Taking this time out to cook delicious foods with the kids, eating dinner with your extended family and discussing what we are are going to do on the next day as a family is my favorite way to end the day on a beach holiday. Conversation is so important around a table, it's a great way for everyone to have a voice and talk about their day.
Muddy Puddles - the simple things in life
I think it's important for Mamas (and Papas!) to take time out to reflect that they are doing a great job, sometimes in pretty hectic and hard circumstances. Taking time out to do something you really enjoy is a great way to recharge and look after yourself. That way you will have more energy to be a great parent because let's be honest, parenting and adulting can be hard work some days!

The saying of "if you don't look after yourself, how can you look after others?" really resonates with me. Think about being on the airplaines when they talk about the oxygen masks-put yours on first and then look after those around you. Look after yourselves so you enjoy the time learning about preparing and cooking whole and nourishing foods to keep those around you healthy and happy. Educating our kids early about these whole foods is so important for future health and happiness.

 Cheers to holidays and taking time out as a Mama.
Love, Leah xo 
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Creative Mama

Being an oral health therapist, my brain is wired to science, clinical and I find things are in black and white. Sometimes that can be a negative thing, sometimes it is positive.  I work pretty hard so I thought it was time to do something for me. Something that I wouldn't normally do. Something at night time that no children were invited to. After scrolling through Instagram I came across Triangle House and The Exploring Creativity Workshop. I contacted the lovely Caragh from Triangle House to find out a bit more about the workshop. Caragh answered all of my questions which was just fantastic! I decided to invite a good friend of mine, Kate, from Exult Design who is extremely creative! Perfect girls night out. We turned up at Triangle House and were greeted by the wonderful Pauline and ushered upstairs for delicious snacks and drinks. It was a lovely way to mingle and chat to Caragh, Pauline and other people who were also there for the workshop.  We started the worksh...
Post a Comment
Read more

It Takes a Village to Help Mama to Raise a Baby

Since having babies, it has really hit home the phrase, "it takes a village to raise a baby". I am not going to lie, kids are full and hard work. I bet all other mamas and papas out there agree with me when I say that. Five years ago, I used to think I was tired after working full time and socializing. That sort of tired is nothing compared to working full time, socializing AND looking after very active 2 and 4 year olds! Being a mama is fabulous, but exhausting!  My First Mothers Days Classic Fun Run  - Exhausting but fabulous!   Raising these babies requires lots of help, love and support. Phillip and I both work full time and we could not raise these babies and work full time with our wonderful village around us. In February we took the plunge after much deliberation and decided to have an Au pair join us. We had no idea what we were doing, no idea on au pair manuals and thank goodness our first gorgeous big girl (as they are affectionately known as by o...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Camping Mama

We took 1 day off work to get an extra long weekend of 5 whole days off work to spend some much needed quality time with friends and family. We packed up and headed up to Cotton Tree Holiday Park for some much needed chill out time. Ivy is a huge fan of camping. And I mean huge. At home she loves to tie knots and there are rescue lines, ropes and all sorts of outdoor stuff in the playroom. So when we told her we were packing up to head up to the Sunshine Coast she was beyond excited.  Cotton Tree is an amazing area for families. What I love is that the beach is on your door step and afterwards you can duck over the road and get coffee, ice creams and fish and chips. Which makes getting away so much easier. Our last camping trip was a bit (ok a huge!) disaster! No amenities, no water and what felt like a huge tornado go through the campsite. The last camping trip entailed Flip and I holding up tent poles in the middle of the night  due to horrific winds ripping through. So h...
Post a Comment
Read more