Books I’ve Been Reading: May

Reading, Book Club

Before getting into the books I read last month, I want to jump ahead and share two books that I’ve just added to my iBooks app and am currently reading. 

I feel they’re important reading in the current moment (and every moment, really), with the Black Lives Matter and Justice for George Floyd protests happening in the United States and around the world right now. 

The two books I’ve chosen to purchase and start reading immediately to help educate myself further on the topic of racism are Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge, and How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi (Neither of these are affiliate links). 

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Limiting social media: Why I cut back my time online

Personally, I’ve always been a huge social media user. 

I was a young high school student at the golden age of MySpace and MSN Messenger, and I greeted Facebook and Twitter with open arms as they were invented.

I went through an intense, emotionally-charged affair with Tumblr during its heyday (if you know, you know), and I jumped onboard with Instagram and Snapchat as well, soon after their invention. 

I was part of that first generation of “If my social activities aren’t documented on social media, then did they really happen?”

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Motherhood: The hardest thing I’ve ever done

Motherhood is hard

Motherhood is hard.

Harder than I ever thought it would be.

There, I said it.

Everyone acts like being a mum is this blissful little bubble that feels like rainbows and butterflies 24/7.

In actual fact, motherhood is a rollercoaster – yes, it soars upwards into those moments of heaven on earth, but then catapults into stunning depths of stomach-sinking emotions.

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Fears and feelings on COVID-19 pandemic

Tracksuit pants, endless cups of tea, Netflix binges, and napping with my baby – Life in isolation from Coronavirus, or COVID-19, on a day-to-day basis isn’t all that different from my life as a mum on maternity leave, but with a crushing weight of anxiety and a whole heap of life disruption sprinkled (or, rather – poured heavily) on top.

We’ve all been affected one way or another by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Either you’re self-isolating to help flatten the curve of the outbreak and keep others safe (Or you’re refusing to do so, complaining that your football has been cancelled, protesting that this has all gone “too far” and think it’s all a bunch of bullshit – in which case: You, my friend, are bullshit).

You or someone you love may be in actual quarantine with symptoms or following exposure to the virus. You may be working from home or unable to work at all. Your children may not be able to attend school or nursery.

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What’s in my Hospital Bag?

My bag and the bag for baby that we’ll be taking to the hospital

Since I am getting rather close to giving birth, I thought I would share with you my packing list for my hospital bag.

I really enjoy watching these kinds of videos on YouTube myself of late, so I thought I would make one of my own.

NOTE: We’re aiming for a Birth Centre delivery attached to a Hospital, using Hypnobirthing, and with a mindset towards low waste.

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