April 2014 - Confessions of a Slummy Mummy

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Posted on 19th April 2014 at 3:51 pm.

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What’s on your Summer bucket list? Emoji edition

What’s on your Summer bucket list? Emoji edition
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My husband has finally broken up for the holidays and we have lots of plans for the coming weeks....(diy jobs and garden parties... hopefully a camping trip or two
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And, while moving area may not have been what we had planned, I’m really happy that we are that bit closer to the beach.... all we need now is a a sunny day... has anyone seen one?
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Tell me your summer plans in emojis
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🏝 🪴📷🦄🌻🍓⛺️🪚
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Dream Job . I’d like nothing better than to grow

Dream Job
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I’d like nothing better than to grow my product photography business, to use my degree and creativity to tell marketing stories for brands and small businesses.... I’ve been lucky enough to be trusted with a few commissions over the last couple of years and I know what needs to be done to take it further......
But I can’t and it breaks my heart....
Right now we need a steady income, I’m doing a nine hour minimum wage shift tomorrow.... and I can’t help but feel resentful
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I’m not ashamed to work this role, I’m thankful i can provide for our family but the truth is I’m angry too...
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I’m angry that the millennial generation was told that we can grow up to do anything...to be anyone... that the sky was the limit... that work hard..... go to uni was presented as a golden pass to our futures that we could be mums and have careers and that we only needed to believe
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I want so much to pursue my dream but I lack the time I need to market myself
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Any small brands out there want a photographer?? ..... I don’t have headed paper, specific social media accounts or a website with SEO focused blog posts and video tutorials.... but I’m passionate 😁😁
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Ps this photo was taken for the fabulous @devonlyflavours
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So this week we packed the baby clothes away... an

So this week we packed the baby clothes away... and not just away on top of the wardrobe.... but away into the loft
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I remember being resigned to no more children after Dory was born, I grieved for my womb, I cried a lot.... and then, rather than make a final decision and close the door forever we figured we would leave it ajar.... see what life brought us...
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Its around this time, after the youngest child’s birth, that we consider our options.... think about age gaps and possibly plan another baby ... and right now, we are doing that just that..... only where we would normally say ‘yes..!’ Or set a date for the future... we are saying no, my heart aches a little less than it did a year ago, and I find myself yearning for life beyond babyhood more and more .... my priority, for our family, is stability right now..... after a year from hell we need no more upheavals, no more hospitals, no more trauma or change.... we need to make home, heal and learn to find joy in the everyday
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I guess you could say the door has been closed...but not bolted..... I have no way of knowing if our broodiness with continue to diminish along with my fertility as time goes on..... or if we will crave a final addition in the future...maybe I’ll give in and let Scott get a dog when the kids are older instead....
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the future of those beautiful rainbow clothes will be decided in a year or two ..but for now..... they’re good where they are
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Hey campers!! Hit me with your favourite places to

Hey campers!! Hit me with your favourite places to pitch!
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We don’t need an all singing all dancing site with a giant purple mascot and club house full of forced fun...but running water would be great.
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Bonus points if it’s in walking distance of a beach and/or scenic walks.
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Also, I’ll totally remember to take a photo on our first day this year rather than this.... on the final afternoon when we are all windswept, dirty and extremely tired
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Anyone want something photographed? I’m in a cre

Anyone want something photographed? I’m in a creative slump at the moment.... each day I tell myself I’ll take my camera out for a walk that evening, just to get out the house... and every evening I slump down after tea and watch dr who with the boys instead......
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Maybe tomorrow??!
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