Work life balance (aka the great juggling act)
Everyone talks about it, everyone has an opinion about it but the big question is – HOW do we do it? My life pre-Mia (my 9 month old) went something like this: Two big tablespoons of extremely busy...
View ArticleMother’s Guilt Over Breastfeeding
First step they say is admitting you have an issue or a shortcoming and here is mine – I was unable to breast feed both my girls. This guilt resurfaced this week after the revelation of “formula making...
View ArticleSeparation Anxiety
My baby girl is 10 months old and with this bittersweet milestone comes the separation anxiety stage. And boy are we feeling it! My own anxiety has also been amplified by the fact that within two weeks...
View ArticleMy Resolution!
I know it’s not the 31st December by any means to be making New Year’s Resolutions but enough is enough – this excess weight HAS to go! So here goes… I, Vanja, will be revising my eating habits from...
View ArticleEeek…Child care orientation time!
The bittersweet day has come – my baby girl has an hour long orientation day at child care today. How do I feel? Scared, anxious but also happy and excited. The scared and anxious part of me is worried...
View ArticleFirst (half) day at child care…
Honestly I have been dreading this day ever since the booking was made. The two orientation days the previous week, didn’t go as planned and this made me even more anxious. There were so many moments...
View ArticleMy other love…
Since joining the wonderful team at An Aussie Mums Diary I have been reunited with my love of writing. Reading and writing have always been my passion from as long as I could actually do it. In my...
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So excited!
Tomorrow my eldest daughter Natasha and I get to spend a whole day together – on our own! I can not wait. It has been so long since we have had a “mummy – daughter” day. Even before Mia came along I...
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Twelve months stint as a stay at home mum comes to an end
Before I went on maternity leave, many of my (male) colleagues would say – Have fun on your “holiday!” And I would scoff at them – “Holiday?! I will be looking after a newborn and a 5 year old starting...
View ArticleJuggling…
What a month it has been for my little family! I have returned to full time work almost 1 month ago and it has been one giant juggling act for us all. I feel like I haven’t had a chance to catch my...
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