Tag: busy
Something nice will happen…
6.30am. The alarm clock. Already?! Snooze for 10mins. Slowly open my eyes. Even slower make my way to the kitchen. Kettle on. Bathroom.
I know, I simply feel it – something really nice and beautiful will happen. Something warming, gentle. Something to awake my spring feel, to put a smile on my face and make those little eye wrinkles tell the secret. That I am a mum, a working mum, a 24/7 busy mum.
Coffee, boiling water in the coffee pot. While waiting, I make breakfast for my 3-year old. It’s homemade porridge with banana and honey. Love it. Why can’t I find some time in the morning to have breakfast with my child? I love her! I’d love to spend more time with her. Plus, I love porridge. She – not so much, but it’s ok, it’s healthy and will give her the energy to face her day, her active play at the nursery. Nursery from 8am till 6pm. She is the first child to be dropped in and the last one to be picked up. What can I do, I am a busy working mum! The guilt of not spending enough time with my little girl has grabbed my heart already. You blame me, I know, but I’ve been blaming myself for longer. Much longer.
Still… something nice will happen. I can smell it. I can touch it. It’s bright and sunny, it’s like fresh morning feeling. I almost sense the warming cuddle of the morning sunshine, caramelised colour, the smell of vanilla pods…
Dress, make-up – ok, ready to go. I’m on the street now, walking… er… almost flying – I’m running late again and the nursery school seems to be si far away in the morning. I realise – it’s spring already. Passing by the neighbours’ houses on the street, I breathe the fresh feeling coming from their gardens, those lovely little daffodils perhaps. Just suddenly I see the whole pink-white rows of blossom trees on the street – isn’t it beautiful? I slow down a bit. I want to breathe this beauty and keep it in me. Keep it for longer. Much longer. Crossing the road, a warm wind brings some special fragrance – the smell of vanilla pods. I look around – is it just me? I get closer to the bushes and flowers, I get down my nose and smell each one of them, searching to the one bringing the special vanilla smell. Can’t find it. But the vanilla smell is still there – somewhere in the air, in the wind – warming, beautiful, nice. I feel nice. I am a happy mum now. I smile and my little girl smiles back at me. It’s going to be a beautiful day today! Nice and warm. Because… something nice has happened!
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April 1, 2011
Clingy toddler at home, no sleep, too much to do… if you are a busy mum like me who sometimes is feeling stressed out can get an instant natural pick me up from a new product that fits conveniently into a handbag or pocket.
The MamaBabybliss Bliss Stick Uplifting Oil is simply dabbed onto pressure points whenever a woman needs a lift. The all-natural ingredients include:
- Lime Oil: lifts depression and energizes a tired mind, while easing breathing and assisting digestion.
- Bergamot: for depression, feeling fed-up, respiratory problems, colds and flu, PMS and SAD.
- Geranium: helps relieve stress, mild depression, PMS, anxiety and tension, menopausal problems and for general energizing.
“All mums need a little lift every now and then, whether they’re an exhausted new mum getting by with very little sleep while coming to terms with her new, often overwhelming role as mother, or an experienced mum of three rushing between work and after school activities,” explains Justina Perry, founder of MamaBabyBliss. “We’ve created the Uplifting Bliss Stick to help mums take a short breather, giving her the energy she needs before carrying on with her busy day.”
The Bliss Stick Uplifting Oil is available from www.mamababybliss.com and costs £5. The product is part of the MamaBabyBliss range of natural pampering products for pregnancy, babies and mothers, all of which are made with natural active ingredients that are ethically sourced and are entirely free of chemicals found in similar products.
The company also has new website featuring a range of videos including relaxation techniques, massage and yoga. See them at www.mamababybliss.com
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July 24, 2010
New research, commissioned by Weetabix, shows that despite an encouraging 80% of British schoolchildren eating breakfast before leaving home, family breakfasts are more a battle than a ball for today’s stressed-out parents. It’s even worse, I’d say, for busy mums, who often skip their breakfast and rely on the cuppa tea or coffee to do the trick for them. Well, it won’t. I speak from experience. While my little one’s favorite breakfast is Weetabix Original, I’ve been struggling to find a nice & easy to prep breakfast for myself. I’ve been trying different breakfast options but they either take time for prepping (which I don’t have), or are not tasty enough. I need something quick to prepare, to be healthy and still to give me a moment to indulge myself (come on, I deserve it!)
As of today, 12th July, a new tasty and nutritious breakfast from Weetabix is available at Sainsbury’s: Chocolate Weetabix! During my manic mornings all I need to do is to poor some organic milk and soak a couple of the Chocolate Weetabix biscuits in it for a perfectly balanced and tasty breakfast – the fuel that I’ll need to keep up with my busy day while juggling between my marketing career and my lovely child!
Chocolate Weetabix is high in fibre and low in salt, fortified with vitamins and iron and free from artificial colours. No guilt about the “mmm, so tasty and nicely melting” chocolate chips as part of my breakfast because the new cereal with all the goodness of wholegrain in Weetabix contains only half the sugar of the average chocolate flavoured breakfast cereal! Just what I need in the morning, and you know what – sometimes as an afternoon snack as well. It’s so tasty and indulgent, still healthy, I can’t get enough of it!
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July 12, 2010
