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Spring is Sprung…

Posted by CountryMunchkin on 14/03/201414/02/2019

Loving the daffodils coming sneaking up through the dirt this week. Signs that the seasons are shifting. Little vases and quirky jars of flowers, hand-picked from my own garden is one of the ways I really really know it’s Spring…

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Lunch in the garden after a morning talking social media strategy with @sharpfoxsocial - possibly the best hour I’ve spent workwise in a while. Kat is a font of knowledge on all things Instagram, but more importantly she gets right to the point and doesn’t hold back. There’s no point asking someone for help and guidance if they’re too afraid to tell you what they think. As a fellow straight-talker myself, I always appreciate it in others. I have learnt an awful lot today. And now, I’m having a late lunch, in the sunshine to the sounds of birds tweeting and the chickens crooning. Some parts of working for yourself are challenging - doing your own tax return, no holidays, no salary, the constant drive to find new business - but some of them are wonderful, and the flexibility of working from home, at the hours that suit me is a perk I won’t be giving up in a hurry.

Saw this courtesy of @starrayoga and I love it. I have been called bossy all my life. And it’s only as I get older and understand myself better that I can start to see why this word has failed me as a woman. I’m not good at a lot of things, but I am good at taking charge and making something happen. These are skills that should be valued, celebrated and fostered, not derided. In both my working and personal life, I have been responsible for getting several projects or initiatives off the ground that, before me, had stalled. I am a terrible sheep, but I am a good shepherd. I don’t follow too well, but I don’t shy away from leadership. Why, as a woman, is this quality so abhorrent? It shouldn’t be. Sheryl Sandberg tells a story about a conference she ran once, where, to a room filled with men and women she asked the question: “Who in this room has ever been called bossy.” As almost every single woman raised their arm in the air, Sandberg looked around the room and noticed not a single man with his hand up. Not one. This has to change. (Ever been called aggressive, pushy, shrill or emotional? Make your own at catalyst.org/biascorrect) #biascorrect #leadership #womenincharge #notbossy #banbossy #sherylsandberg #theboss #bossyisgood #bossygirls #takingcharge

I do really try not to play favourites. Really. I try. But when one of the twins (we all know which one) is being especially challenging, it makes the cute, cheerful, pouty warmth of the other one seem so much more obvious. And sometimes, it’s easier just to give in to it. Loving this boy is the simplest thing in the world. Plus he gives the best kisses. And his hair is like silk. #priorities #babyboy #toddlertwin #toddlers #twins #simplethings #twinmama #motheroftwins #lifewithtwins #twinchallenges #hairgoals

Learning all about dandelion clocks on our walk yesterday. It’s a lovely nostalgic moment when you get to share a piece of your own childhood with your children. #dandelionclocks #dandelions #beautifulweeds #weedsandwildflowers #countrywalk #springsunshine #twinlife #lifewithtwins #childhoodunplugged #letthembelittle #childinnature #natureschild #wildchild

I’ve really been feeling the intensity of living with a high needs child at the moment. It’s impossible to leave any room, shut any door, answer any phone call without a period of negotiating, placating, soothing or distraction first. I feel like a prisoner in my own home, never allowed to move where I want to, stand up when I want to, go upstairs when I want to. It’s a lot. And the thing is, despite how it might seem, it’s nothing I’ve done particularly. It’s just the way he is. There’s a tendency, when children are like this, to find fault, to assume it’s something the mother has done to ‘encourage it’ - because of their childcare choices or the circumstance of their home life or how much they ‘indulge’ their child. But, this needy boy of mine is a twin. And his other twin - who has the same mother, the same home life, the same childcare arrangements is not needy, is not clingy, is not worrisome. I know that this isn’t about what we’ve done, it’s just who he is. And it’s important to remember, that it’s not about what a mother with a needy child did, but about how she reacts to and meets this need. If you want to judge - though really, it would be better if you didn’t - don’t focus on what you think she has done to have a child like this, judge her for how she responds to those child’s needs. That is much, much more important. #highneedsbaby #highneedstoddler #twinboy #clingyboy #toddlertwins #naturenotnurture #motherhood #motheroftwins #twinlife

Pure magic. I recently transitioned the boys to pillows and duvets. Grobags are great and all but I kind of have a love/hate relationship with them. I know they lead to better sleep all round, but I really find them unsatisfying to put my children to bed in. I’m old-fashioned about some things, I guess, and I’ve always loved tucking my babies in at night, warm and cosy, their head on a soft pillow, curled under a warm duvet, slumbering happily. Needless to say, after purchasing beautiful bed sheets and organic-cotton-blah-blah duvets (I’ve tagged the brands in the pic), I placed them excitedly in the boys’ cots and looked forward (more than normal) to bedtime. Both boys got into their cots, looked down at this new lovingly-curated arrangement, shook their heads, picked the pillows up and handed them to me, before pulling their duvets up and solemnly shoving them over the side of the cot. Resounding success, I’d say. #backtogrobagsthen #bloodygrobags #bloodytwins #sleepingbabies #cotsheets #cotblankets #cotduvet #toddlers #toddlertwins #motherhoodthroughinstagram

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