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✨New Blog ✨Last night I wrote down 30 of my wildest dreams in my journal. What followed was feelings of excitement, happiness but also guilt. Today I’ve struggled feeling OK with having such big dreams when there is so much sadness and suffering in the world and when so many people’s dreams would equate to a fraction of the life that I’m already lucky enough to live. . I’ve come to a few realisations that are helping me make sense of it all but I’d love to know more from you too. Have you ever written down your dreams? How do you manage feelings of desire and determination with feelings of guilt and unworthiness? What actionable steps can we take towards making our dreams come true? . I need help on this one guys....share your wisdom! . I’m going to share some of my dreams in another post but for now, the link to my blog is in my bio for your reading pleasure! . . . . #dreams #wildestdreams #manifest #manifestation #manifestthelifeyouwant #visualisation #dreambig #guilt #newblog #blogger #ukblogger #highestself #personalgrowth #2019 #goals #achieveyourgoals #mother #motherhood #beofbenefit #beofservice #alifethatsgood #101milliondreamers #eleanorroosevelt #quote #goodquote #feminist #feminism #raisinggirls #mindfulness #mindfulmay

6 years of marriage and 2 gorgeous girls later....this is my happiness! (Not the dreadful afternoon tea we had 5 minutes before this photo was taken where Summer was sick and they’d never done a vegan one before 🙄 #fail) . . Tonight is yoga night. Yoga. Journaling my dreams and a Thai takeaway to celebrate staying in because we have kids and no baby sitter but actually, how beautiful is that. Do you have plans for your Sunday evening? I hope they involve some beautiful things 🙏🏻 . Swipe to see the reality of holding a toddler for a photo! 😂 . . . #family #familyphoto #photofail #familyof4 #love #happyanniversary #motherhood #veganfamily #vegankids #veganmama #veganmummy #raisingvegankids #veganfail #afternoontea #motherhood #motherly #mother #growingamother #parenting #girlmum #raisinggirls

Happy 6th wedding anniversary to the hubs, @benjjardine! Marriage has never been harder work than it is for us today, with two young kids, a lot less time for each other and ourselves and a lot more challenges than there used to be! I look at this picture now and like to imagine that you’re saying to me, “we’ve got our whole lives ahead of us,” and I really think that’s true. There really is no one I’d rather be on this journey with than you, me teaching you about how to be a feminist role model for your daughters and you cooking me all the vegan food and nagging me to be tidier around the house. It’s the perfect imperfect marriage full of many highs and a fair few lows too. I love you so much and I’m proud of the work we’re doing to make sure we always remember why we fell in love all those years ago. . Love you, babe X . . . . . #wedding #happyanniversary #happyanniversarymylove #6years #loveandmarriage #husbandandwife #hubby #throwback #weusedtobeyoung #motherhood #growingamother #growingtogether

One of the reasons I love @instagram and social media is that I honestly feel like I learn something new every day. A new perspective on something, a quote that stays in my mind, an idea so clever it will change my life. I love the community here when it works and this past few days I have clicked “like” on so many posts that made me want to cheer YEESSSSS to the writer and applaud them for their intelligence and their contribution. Whether it’s about climate change or the abortion ban, gentle parenting or mindfulness, there is so much wisdom here. So many people doing so many great things to help make the world a better place. A more open place. A more accepting and loving place. . Just today I’ve learnt new things. Just today I’ve read things that have made me stop and think for a moment longer, made me ask important questions of MYSELF. We can easily get sucked into the beauty of the photos or the story we think they tell but it’s the captions I love the most. It’s the honesty and the vulnerability. It’s the ability of others to use the power of their words to reach someone’s heart from afar. I love it. I’m never the same person I was yesterday and this strange little app has a lot to do with that. . There are so many layers to all of us, don’t you think? So many interests and dimensions and passions. I don’t fit into a certain box here, I don’t think, but that’s OK too. I share what feels authentic to me on the day, in the moment and I hope that even a part of it might help you. In the very least, I know it does help me! . If you’re here to share your piece, thank you. If you’re here to follow, thank you. 🙏🏻 . . . #motherhood #growingamother #vulnerability #sharing #socialmedia #femalecollective #authenticity #writer #writing #prochoice #alabamaabortionban #neverthesame #growth #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment #sharingiscaring #learnsomethingnew #beofbenefit #beofservice #gratitude #perspective #life #feminist #feminism #raisinggirls #mother #family

I may not always have the right words, nor the most eloquent or the most profound. I may not always write with clever wit or with correct grammar and I may not always get it right in terms of inclusivity and political correctness but what I do know is this. When there is a fire in my belly, the words try their best to flow. When something ignites my passion to speak I try my best to write with intention and to be of service. To be of benefit. To make this world a better place even if that means I reach a single person. When that passion is there, that fire, it’s difficult to ignore. I want these words spoken and written as a record of my life and my experience and for the future I’m fighting to create for my children. A future that honours women. A future that celebrates women. A future that honours and celebrates the Earth. A future that honours and celebrates animals and their rights too. I may not be speaking your language and maybe none of this resonates with you. Maybe some of it does. That’s OK. We don’t have to agree on everything and we all exist here as individuals. What matters is that we SPEAK when we feel that fire and that passion, that we aren’t silenced through fear of not being good enough at saying what we want to. When we speak from the heart, surely, that in itself is powerful enough. So go for it. Speak your passion! I’m listening 🙏🏻 . . . . #motherhood #motherhoodrising #femalecollective #sisterhood #feminist #feminism #raisinggirls #speakyourtruth #writer #writing #beofbenefit #beofservice #truth #passion #ignite #positivity #vulnerability #mother #motherofgirls #vegan #veganmama #veganism #veganmummy #speaktome #thepowerofwords #alabama #alabamaabortionban #fuckyourabortionban

Abortion is a difficult subject, perhaps even a difficult word. It’s emotive, it involves babies and it’s challenging for so many reasons. The Alabama abortion ban has me all fired up to speak, not because it’s ever happened to me and not because I believe I have the right things to say but because this is an issue that impacts on women everywhere and their rights to their own bodies. I speak from a position of privilege and despite the discomfort myself or others may feel, this is something we can’t ignore. No-one WANTS to find themselves in a position where they need to make this decision. No-one chooses to fall pregnant following a rape. No-one chooses to fall pregnant by accident. No-one chooses to have a pregnancy with complications. No-one chooses to suffer severe post natal depression. No-one chooses to be in the position where their life may be in danger. 25 white men have all voted in favour of banning abortion, whatever the reason. They have voted to remove a woman’s choice for what she can do with her own body, were she to find out she had an unwanted pregnancy. The abortion ban would FORCE a woman to carry a pregnancy to term. The abortion ban would FORCE a woman to go through labour and birth. The abortion ban would FORCE a woman into motherhood. Forcing women into Motherhood. Forcing women to give birth. Forcing women to be pregnant. This is all oppression! This is so dangerous for all aspects of women’s health and of course, women’s rights. The alternative...seek illegal and possibly unsafe abortion or face up to 99 years in prison. It is quite frankly unfathomable that we are debating this in 2019. Abortion, as difficult as it is, is a healthcare CHOICE. The abortion ban could effect anyone but ultimately it is the most vulnerable communities that will suffer the most. We must protect women from being forced into pregnancy and motherhood when we already know how physically, mentally and emotionally challenging it is even when it is a celebrated choice. Why are the fundamental rights of women, to be able to decide what to do with their own bodies, not held in higher regard? Because there’s men sat at the table, that's why.

It’s probably something to do with the moon cycle, the alignment of the planets or something do to with my horoscope 😉😉 but this week I’ve been riding the happiness train and feeling a welcome but unusual feeling of calm contentment. . I guess it’s not that unusual as I feel contentment every single day but what I’m not feeling is overwhelming emotion. I’m not feeling on the verge of tears or that I want to pour my heart out because of something that just happened. I know my emotions come and go, as they do for everyone and some days are just going to be harder than others. Intense motherhood days, usually. So maybe it’s the stars and the moon or maybe it’s just the sunshine and blue skies. Maybe it’s that I’m finally getting some sleep and maybe it’s because I’ve prioritised meditation this week. Maybe it’s that I’m upping my vitamin D and I’ve got the reassurance nothing else is wrong. Maybe it’s just that I’m actively being more mindful this month and that it’s having an incredible impact on my state of mind! Whatever it is, it’s nice to feel this way. Happy. Neutral. At ease. . Perhaps something will bubble up soon, or perhaps not (probably around the full moon I’ll be back to my usual self 😉). I know that my emotions are ALL valid and all welcome. I know that my emotions are linked to my intuition and my femininity. I know that my emotions are linked to my stressors. I know that my emotions are linked to my “me time”. I know that my emotions occur because I care and I know that we can take active steps to preserve and protect feelings of happiness. . Are you on the happiness train today or is today a tough one? Wherever you are, I’m sending you love 💖 . . . . #motherhood #mooncycle #emotions #happiness #mindset #positivity #parenting #rawmotherhood #emotional #empath #empathsbelike #mindfulness #mindfulmay #astrology #pisces #sunshine #blueskies #growingamother #gentleparenting #respectfulparenting #mindfulmama #mumlife #summerjacqueline #mumofgirls #reflect #reflections

Are you getting enough Vitamin D? Turns out...I’m not! I had a blood test last week as recently I’ve been having a lot of headaches (really unusual for me) and my legs and ankles have been aching every day. I saw a lovely GP who was so understanding about the demands of breastfeeding and described it as being like a factory production line I.e what goes in...goes out! . So it turns out that despite daily walks outside with the buggy and me trying to soak up alllll the sunlight, my vitamin D levels are still on the low side (Summer is stealing it all via the boob). Thankfully, my b12, iron and folate are all spot on which is great but this slight knock made me extra happy to have some sun this week. The sunshine makes me feel so happy and a bright blue sky is one of my favourite things in the world. . Summer is napping now so I’m going to take the chance to sit in the garden, journal some mantra for the week and be thankful for my health! Can you spot my skylights? It’s one my favourite things about this house and one of the features I’m going to miss the most when we move. . . . Do you supplement your vitamin D? Do you find breastfeeding can leave you feeling depleted or do you just eat NON STOP like I do? . . . #breastfeeding #breastfeedingmama #breastfeedingproblems #vegan #veganmama #veganchildren #vitamind #sunshine #letthesunshine #getoutside #soakupthesun #mybreastfeedingjourney #vitaminddeficiency #skylight #motherhood #naptime #naptimegoals #bosomnectar #raisingvegankids

We made some plans for today but Jasmine didn’t want to get dressed this morning and no matter how hard we tried to convince her, it was a hard no from her. I was so frustrated, annoyed that the plans we made were slipping away because the timings wouldn’t work and disappointed that we may have another day of not doing much at all. I guess I should’ve tuned in a little closer at the time. I sensed perhaps her actions and resistance at following our plan were in fact her way of telling us something else. She just wanted the simple stuff today, not a big outing and lots of people, not rushing back for nap time and nothing “planned”. Instead we spent the morning down at the local lake in glorious fields of daisies. We saw ducks, swans and geese and spotted bunnies hopping in the woods. We sat on the grass and ate our snacks and we bathed in the sunshine and the shade of the trees. Quite honestly, I could do that everyday. Nature at its best. Jasmine ran and ran and ran, gleeful and joyful at the freedom that a big open space (and no other people) can provide. Everything worked out perfectly. I’m so thankful for the time we spent outside today and for the time we had to connect to our surroundings and what our Earth offers us for free! . . Are you spending time outside today? . . . #motherhood #getoutside #nature #earthmama #gentleparenting #respectfulparenting #mindfulmama #mindfulparenting #spendtimeinnature #motherhoodmoments #getintheframe #vegan #veganfamily #veganmama #veganmum #veganchildren #earthing #playoutside #followtheirlead #leanin #theuniverseislistening #gratitude

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