With winter well and truly upon us now, the standard winter viruses have started to spread and it seems no one is immune!

2018 was such a transitional year for me. It brought the transition from full-time working nurse with some side hustle, to stay at home Mum. The transition to motherhood has been a complete joy. It has been an answered prayer and a deep desire fulfilled. It has changed me, changed my husband, changed our marriage and even changed how we look at the world.

A bit of a funny title to a blog post I agree, but I couldn't think of anything else that accurately conveyed what I'm going to write about!

Just before I launch into this topic, I just want to preface it by saying that I do get a bit 'ranty'.This is an area I'm particularly passionate about, as I see the pursuit to 'lose the last 5kg' robbing people of their joy for life and the freedom to live and be truly happy in their bodies.

Have you ever committed to eating better, getting more exercise, or more sleep—only to fall off the wagon a week or two later? I’m betting that 99% of you answered “yes” to that question. Why? Because behavior change is hard. And knowing is not the same as doing.

I saw an article recently by a popular blogger on the things she did every day. People seem to be so fascinated by what others do in their day to day (me included! Why is that?!). Anyway, it got me thinking, why don't I share some things about myself so you can learn a bit more about me .... but I thought I'd turn it on it's head share some things I DON'T do.

Since having my first child, I've become even more hyper-aware of all the diet culture and exercise fitspo propaganda that we are exposed to on a daily basis.In my own life, the pervasive pressure that our culture seems to place upon mothers to 'lose the baby weight' has been something I've constantly had to resist. I've had to consciously speak to those voices in my head telling me that weight loss has got to be a priority, and I've had to catch myself when the natural tendency to compare myself to other postpartum woman comes up.