Fit with Sally: self-care in motherhood
I also want to say here that date night is not self-care. It is again spending time with another person. But self-care is, in my opinion, spending time alone with yourself.
I also want to say here that date night is not self-care. It is again spending time with another person. But self-care is, in my opinion, spending time alone with yourself.
self-care in motherhood is not about escaping reality. It is not about a “once per month” activity. And it is not a selfish act.
My expectations, other people’s expectations. But no more than a year ago, I started wondering: is multitasking obsolete?
I return to work after one and a half years of training myself intensively to live an intentional life. A life with purpose. A life without remorse and guilts for being simultaneously a mother and woman with needs and wants.
Nevertheless, there is still a long way to go as far as actual gender equality is concerned. The statistics and figures do not lie
Still, I never wanted to be a boy. In France, if a girl was athletic, adventurous…. she was called garçon manqué ( missed boy)!
There are numerous creative responses to ‘When are you going to have children’ that vary from being polite to it-is-not-your-f*cking-business kind. You just choose the one that fits your mood and mentality better!