Comments on: Switching off

By: Circus Queen

Circus Queen — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 23:37:07 +0000

For me, the challenge is going to be not to spend time scrolling through Facebook on my phone when I’m waking up for night feeds in a few weeks’ time. It just made it that much harder to fall asleep and I’m going to need all the sleep I can get! I love your clock, by the way.

By: Aimee

Aimee — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:07:56 +0000

I love this. I am going to follow this advice. Right after…NO I AM, RIGHT NOW.

Seriously though, Molly, wise words. x

By: Josie

Josie — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:30:08 +0000

I was terrible at genuinely taking time off everything and relaxing. Nearly 2 years on I do it regularly and without guilt and I think it’s made me a better parent – more patient, more engaged and less distracted. Even more so when you go though a bad sleeping patch, which is when I generally find my thoughts of having another put on hold when I remember just how knackering newborns are!

By: brinabird and son

brinabird and son — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:46:57 +0000

Me time is so important! I have started making sure I read a bit of my book ever day or at night just before bed now or go the gym or for a swim. My hubby is really good at making me take time off to which is great I think as I used to feel guilty. He was like “what? you don’t trust me?” He hates when people talk about daddy’s doing the babysitting

By: Mummy's to do list

Mummy's to do list — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:19:11 +0000

This post is so spot on – relieved to see I’m not the only one! Before I had Little Miss I used to love reading before bed. I still do but these days rarely seem to get round to it. Every night I mean to go to bed earlier than I have and I’ve never been a morning person so really struggle to get going first thing. Going to try even harder tonight! The phone is a big issue, like you I find it hard not to pick the damn thing up and start browsing – even if I’ve already spent much of the evening online! I did force myself to leave it alone last night and pick up the book instead, it was much more relaxing and I was asleep much earlier as a result.

By: Capture by Lucy

Capture by Lucy — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:04:34 +0000

I worked til gone midnight last night and then foolishly we went to bed by the romantic light of two iPhones and before I knew it, it was 1am. Hideous. I am definitely trying to have more of a home/work life balance. When you are both self employed it’s hard mot to keep going and going but over Christmas I took a complete break from all work for a whole week – it felt heavenly. Pockets of nothing is the way forward for me and then full on again. I’m an all of nothing girl! Great post M xx

By: Honest Mum

Honest Mum — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:50:19 +0000

Totally with you there lovely and blogged quite a bit about my changes in work schedule and LIFE schedule since my creative and personal plan for 2014.

I now have a day off midweek just for Oliver and I to spend alone time together and I’ve transformed my workload, upping fees, taking on fewer commissions-saying NO to things (why is no so hard) and heck ENJOYING life so much more…your midwife was totally right, mum needs to be happy first and somehow, I’m achieving balance (or getting there) and it feels good, oh so good!

You enjoy that bubble bath, looks like bliss x

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:02:13 +0000

And I’m sure it’s advice you would give to stressed parents yourself! I have been there scrolling my timeline at 3am because I’ve been panicking about work or couldn’t sleep – and the end result was exhaustion, irritability and generally being massively over-emotional. Not good – for anyone!

By: Fi Star-Stone

Fi Star-Stone — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 21:55:13 +0000

I so need to take this advice.

My phone is always on – I answer parenting emails at 3am to stressed parents.

I scroll through my social media timelines and click on links to cool house stuff, nice shoes, silly videos. I don’t stop until I’m exhausted.

I uses to read so many books.

I used to take long baths and have pamper sessions in the bathroom.

I used to buy trashy mags to read on the sofa when the kids had gone to bed.

Thankyou for this. You’re my new ‘new me’ guru!

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 21:28:02 +0000

Oh me too. I am currently debating joining a new Yoga class. Tell you what – if you do the gym, I’ll do the Yoga class…