Hello October! Journal with me
A new month is here. Time for some journaling!
Leave behind:
Birth trauma is at the top if my list right now. And it'll stay there for a while I'm afraid. I have sudden flashbacks to those brutal 12 hours that make me tear up uncontrollably. Even though I try hard, it seems I can't control the sadness and pain attached to those memories. Giving birth truly is a messy affair.
Three focus areas for October:
Sleep, movement, softness.
Things I want to find:
Warm tops with long sleeves that are easy to pull down for breastfeeding. Wool everything for baby Francesca, especially socks in all the shades of rust and brown.
Warm tops with long sleeves that are easy to pull down for breastfeeding. Wool everything for baby Francesca, especially socks in all the shades of rust and brown.
Things I want to tinker with at home:
One month in with a newborn and there's ton we still need to do. But this month we won't focus on all that. All our attention is for the baby and surviving this early stages of sleepless parenthood.
Places I want to hang out:
Just being out and about in my neighborhood any time baby allows for it! I've been cooped up for a couple of weeks now and I miss spending time outdoors so much.
This is what I want to radiate in terms of appearance:
Effortless comfort and practicality with a tiny bit of style.
Effortless comfort and practicality with a tiny bit of style.
Clothes I want to wear:
Jeans, a green sweater and a blue coat.
Jeans, a green sweater and a blue coat.
Make-up/hair/styling:
Mascara for brows and lashes, eye liner on the upper eye lid. Clean hair worn natural.
Mascara for brows and lashes, eye liner on the upper eye lid. Clean hair worn natural.
Shopping list:
A 2-in-1 washing machine and dryer to help us stay on top of baby laundry during the colder season; also, new baby clothes... Francesca is growing so fast!
A 2-in-1 washing machine and dryer to help us stay on top of baby laundry during the colder season; also, new baby clothes... Francesca is growing so fast!
Keywords for me as a *career woman*:
Trust your guts.
Should focus on:
Being kind to myself. I'm doing enough, even though it doesn't feel like I am (but I guess all moms feel this way).
Being kind to myself. I'm doing enough, even though it doesn't feel like I am (but I guess all moms feel this way).
Will do less of:
Mom rage...
Mom rage...
Take on/dare to do:
Writing and being creative without judgement. Motherhood is already tough enough - creativity should remain a fun playground for the soul.
Writing and being creative without judgement. Motherhood is already tough enough - creativity should remain a fun playground for the soul.
Want to learn:
Same as last month: post-natal fitness, or "how to become a strong, functioning human being after giving birth".
Same as last month: post-natal fitness, or "how to become a strong, functioning human being after giving birth".
Want to cook:
All kinds of soup and risotto, especially pumpkin veloutée and saffron + porcini risotto.
Want to listen to:
Morning meditation tracks after nursing all night long. Lack of sleep bogs me down like crazy.
Morning meditation tracks after nursing all night long. Lack of sleep bogs me down like crazy.
Want to read:
I've just finished The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier (nice one for all the enthusiasts of Murano glass) and am currently looking for my next read. Any recs?
I've just finished The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier (nice one for all the enthusiasts of Murano glass) and am currently looking for my next read. Any recs?
Want to watch:
Renovation and baking shows (Bake Off!).
Renovation and baking shows (Bake Off!).
Want to spend less time on:
Worrying about others' expectations.
Worrying about others' expectations.
Something I need in relationships to feel good:
Knowing that my friends and family have my back as a new mom.
Knowing that my friends and family have my back as a new mom.
Relationships I want to focus on:
With my partner, and myself.
With my partner, and myself.
I want to get better at:
Managing the overwhelming anxiety caused by my relationship with my mother.
Managing the overwhelming anxiety caused by my relationship with my mother.
Three key words for my health:
Nutrition, hydration, walking.
Nutrition, hydration, walking.
Three things for my mental health:
Taking deep breaths throughout the day; making time for a hot shower before bed; practicing being in the moment.
Happy new month,
Sinù xx
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