I used to think success looked like doing more, achieving more, being more.
Now… I just want slow mornings with my boys, fresh sourdough for breakfast and muddy hands from growing our own veg 🥕🥦
A life that feels calm, not chaotic 🤍
#slowliving #mumlifeuk #growyourown #maternalwellness #intentionalmotherhood
Lately ✨
1: Elias adopted a snail and named him Garry 🐌
2: We put up our bug Hotel 🐛
3: Spotted our first Peacock butterfly in the garden 🦋
4: I finally have a Greenhouse (only took 3 weeks to put up 😅) 🎉🏠
5: The seedling situation got out of control 🌱
6: I’ve bit the bullet and sown everything into my raised beds 😱🪴
7: Spotted a Nursery Web Spider about to have lunch 😭🐞
8: The boys exploring the local woods with their great Nana 👵🏻
9: Bought myself some pretty flowers 💐
10: Made Elias’s Easter Bonnet 🐣
11: Our @merlin.bird.id app has been working overtime 🪶
12: Moss… well because it’s my new favourite thing 💚
13: a Little Lady Bug appreciated my nail art @bypixiee 🐞
14: Jacob has decided he wants to persue wildlife photography 🥹📸
15: One more because I’m such a proud Mama ✨
16: A red tulip because it made me happy 🌷
17: More Moss because it’s bloody amazing! 🍃
18: Nothing like the sun peaking through the trees🌲
19: Spending my Dads 77th birthday with him 🥹🧡
20: if you haven’t noticed in the photos Marley lost a tooth 🦷 🙈
I used to think my children had “too much energy”…
that they needed to calm down, sit still, be quieter.
But the truth is
they didn’t need less energy…
they needed more space.
Space to move
space to explore
space to breathe
Out here, everything softens.
The meltdowns ease, the noise settles, and they come back to themselves without me forcing it.
Sometimes it’s not about correcting the behaviour…
it’s about changing the environment.
Less walls, more space 🌲
#outdoorchildhood #nervoussystemregulation #motherhoodunfiltered #natureheals #raisingwildones
There’s a certain kind of woman…
the one who notices everything
the way the light hits the trees
the sound of birds in the morning
the quiet magic of the moon 🌙
she feels deeply
she slows down
she sees what others rush past
and somewhere along the way,
she was made to feel like that was “too much”
but it isn’t
in a world that’s constantly rushing, numbing, and disconnecting…
your softness is needed
your awareness is needed
you are needed 🤍
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#motherhoodunfiltered #slowmotherhood #gentleparenting #mindfulmotherhood natureconnection
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Anything that turns snack time into something fun instantly gets their attention. Safe to say I think I have found the ultimate mum hack this year! 🥕🍊🍎
I may have made a cheeky few for myself as well 🤪
Thanks @Thechillfactoruk 🙌🏻
#ChillFactor #ChillFactorSlushies #MumLife #snacktime
I mean I do leave the house… but only if it involves, buying seeds, compost or new plant babies 🤷🏼♀️
Oh or to go explore and be whimsy in the woodlands 🌲
#30something #outdoorfamilies #growyourfood #gardeninglife
Anyone else deal with overwhelm by adding more responsibility? 😅
Apparently my coping strategy is plants, animals, gardening projects and anything else that requires daily care.
Chaos… but the wholesome kind 🌱
#mumlife #gardenlife #natureathome #chaoticgood #mumhumour growyourown reallifeparenting
The little eyes watching us are always learning what’s possible.
When our children see women speak up, dream big, and keep going even when things feel hard… they learn they can too.
Here’s to the women showing the next generation what strength really looks like.
Happy International Women’s Day. 💛
#InternationalWomensDay #RaiseStrongHumans #MotherhoodJourney #WomenSupportingWomen #MumLife
Sometimes I watch my children interacting with the world and I’m reminded that kindness is something we’re all born with.
They don’t judge who deserves it.
They don’t overthink it.
They just give it freely.
Maybe the world wouldn’t feel so heavy if we all kept a little more of that childlike kindness. 🤍
#motherhoodunplugged #raisingkindhumans #motherhoodmoments #mindfulmotherhood #parentingwithheart
