Be Essentially Inspired

And next on my list is meal planning

I know there are apps and I've dabbled in using the menu on the thermomix

But these don't work so well for me

My brain can only do so much flicking up and down a screen before it taps out

And that equals more mental load because
a) my brain gets overstimulated
which leads to
b) having to remember to go back and finish it

With this set up, I've created 3 weeks for meal planning and each day will have some Velcro stuck to it

Then I've created a table with as many meals as I can think of that we normally have and doubled up those that we have most often - these will have the other side of the Velcro on them

And then, I have a little arrow which will also have Velcro and will indicate which week of the plan we're on

Sound excessive?

There was a time when I would have said a very slow, drawn out 'wwwwooooowwwww, that's........... a lot'

For this time in my life though, I'm over here doing a happy dance!!!!!

Hello way less 'what are we having for dinner tonight 🤔' and 'bye 'bye some more of my mental load 👋🏼

This year I'm putting systems in place to reduce our mental load.

It's taking some mental load to do, but I know the pay off will be exponential!

We've been using a whiteboard for years and write up what we need from the supermarket as we start running out of things

I'm taking this to a whole new level - a tick and flick: tick it off the list and flick it from my 🧠

Now I've been to the supermarket to check locations of the things we regularly buy + added some things that are sometimes, this list will get printed and laminated, have a whiteboard marker attached

So the mental load of remembering 'what else do we need?' is reduced with the list being the prompt instead - the small things done consistently add up to big things

Let me know in the comments 👇🏼, how do you do your grocery list in your household? Do you even do one?

And if you're someone who can go shopping without a list, kudos to you!

Even if its milk, bread and bananas, the number of times I have to repeat that in my head as I'm going to the shop, repeat it while while I'm getting the milk, bread and bananas 🍌 , and once I've bought them mentally checking that that was all I needed to get = writing a list for 3 things is much kinder for my brain 🧠

Filling Christmas stockings for sassy mums made easy!

Check out my link in Bio for a special Mumma Vibes T-shirt collection gift voucher and make her day with the gift of style and attitude! 🎁 🌟👚

Christmas party time 🥳🎄🥂

Roz said to wear comfy clothing for the sound session with her tonight
🤔 Which one to take

2024 planning and preparations are under way ❤️ Bigger and brighter 🌻✨️🌻✨️🌻

Our beautiful OTs who work with our kiddos gifted all of us Mums a session at the Styling Station here in Brisbane

Last week I took the leap and made a booking!

I had some tears at the start - this was something only for me

No parenting required, no practice, no observable outcomes and I got to drop the mental load for an hour

By the end of that hour I felt so incredibly calm and happy and confident - I even bought a t shirt on the weekend that isn't black!

The dress I'm wearing is one of the three items I got to bring home with me - up to 3 items are inured I. the session fee!

Cindy and Dana were my stylists and put me at ease right away and we had a lot of fun ❤️

Thank you again to our beautiful OTs and the ladies at the Styling Station ❤️✨️❤️✨️❤️✨️

For those who'd like to know more about the Styling Station, what they offer and how they're empowering women to step more into a version of themselves they've either only dreamed of or have no idea how or where to start, head over to stylingstation.org.au

P.s. if you're ever stuck for an idea for a present for me - also head over to the Styling Station website and get me a voucher - yes, they're that amazing!

The last couple of months I've been focusing on daily things to look after myself, it started with doing box breathing, 3-4 times a day with 5-10 repetitions each time

I'm still doing it, and when I can feel my nervous system start to ramp up, it's my go to

The effects of doing this, and it doesn't always feel like it's doing a lot at the time, is that I feel calmer for longer which = the logical processing part of my brain stays engaged for longer

And this = gathering more evidence that I am the kind of capable others see in me

= increased confidence in speaking up for myself

And what does all of this have to do with a photo of me in a helmet?

The last 3 weeks I've been 2, very short bike rides a week

I'm talking 5-10 minutes rides, on the flat

And I'm loving it 😃💕

The calmness I feel, the enjoyment I get from being active again, the kindness I'm showing myself by taking things at a slower pace so I can create long term changes (my pace is usually head down, all out bull in a china shop, no matter what; or nothing)

And teaching my kids that mum looking after herself isn't a 'luxury'

It's an important part of how I show up for them

Get any aha's from this? Share this with a fellow mum who can do with a reminder to be kinder with herself ❤️❤️❤️❤️

This weekend we had our team Christmas afternoon 🎄

Great company and a great afternoon ☺️

I was in my element with all the crafty things had organised for us to do 😃

Washed and ready for its next wear 😃

🤟🏼

Sometimes taking a moment for yourself is sitting down amd letting your little person paint your nails 🥰🦄🤑👍🏼 (if the emojis don't make sense, I had help from little lady and I let her choose whichever ones she wanted, it may be small, but I love watching her decide and it gives her power over some choices in her day 💕🌷)