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Returning to work after maternity leave? Read this first.

October 2, 2017 By Tracey 2 Comments

There is loads of commentary about what you need to think about should you decide to return to work after maternity leave.  Between LinkedIn and Facebook, everyone has an opinion on the whole return to work discussion, the logistics, employee rights, employer rights, childcare, what to wear.  All of these things are important and require…

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Filed Under: Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud, Motherhood Tagged With: balance, family, maternity leave, Mia Freedman, motherhood, relationships, thermomix, work

My toddler gave me a performance review

February 21, 2017 By Tracey Leave a Comment

So it turns out mothers have been feeling guilty for way longer than I thought. That they have been judging themselves as parents for decades. Weirdly I figured it was something that my generation of mothers invented. There’s this scene in the second episode of This Is Us that made me think of all of…

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Filed Under: Inside Thoughts Out Loud Tagged With: family friend, fatherhood, guilty, IVF, lessons, life, love, motherhood, parenting, Performance Review, This is us, toddlers, work

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Mean girls or just bad days

July 17, 2016 By Tracey Leave a Comment

Lately I have had this messy imbalance going on that has had some implications on my life.  I have had to remind myself that I don’t really subscribe to that whole balanced life concept – my time is spent at any given time – where it is needed most at that point.  When it starts to…

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Filed Under: Inside Thoughts Out Loud Tagged With: balance, guilt, joy, lessons, life, love, mojo, motherhood, road rage, toddlers, work

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I’m that mother

May 13, 2016 By Tracey Leave a Comment

I’m that mother that you see at the park. The one who has one eye on their child and another on their phone. Funnily enough, I don’t feel that I’m being watched by other mothers and I don’t feel like I’m being judged. I’ve never had anyone give me a look that says “you’re a…

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Filed Under: Inside Thoughts Out Loud, Motherhood Tagged With: balance, guilt, Instagram, iphones, motherhood, park, play, recruitment, Social Media, work

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Just a spoonful of sugar

April 13, 2016 By Tracey Leave a Comment

When I was returning to work after Charlie was born I was lucky.  MM and I run our own business in recruitment so returning to work though had its challenges, what I didn’t have to worry about was negotiating the terms with my employer.  I am my own employer.  Though these days I feel a…

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Filed Under: Inside Thoughts Out Loud Tagged With: childcare, family, family friendly, lessons, life, love, motherhood, nanny, work

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How real is your highlight reel?

November 8, 2015 By Tracey Leave a Comment

Every now and then there is a meme that pops up on Facebook that goes along the lines of not comparing yourself to someone else’s Facebook activity because it’s really just our highlight reel.  It rings true to me, being the queen of comparisons and all.  I know if everything for me is going to custard it seems…

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Filed Under: Inside Thoughts Out Loud Tagged With: authentic, creativity, Facebook, family, friendship, Instagram, joy, lessons, life, love, Social Media, work

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