I’m ok 🙂
Some reflections on my little breakdown 🫣❤️
Open to any suggestions…
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Diet thoughts and thyroid tings and a screechy baby 😣🙈🥺
I’m as daggy and unfeminine (in terms of clothes) as they come on a day to day basis & after my first son who is now just over two my hair turned dry, wiry & “witchy”, which didn’t change even after 18mths & being pregnant again…
So I decided to try the vital shampoo that I had wanted to try 14mths earlier- but felt incredibly skeptical & scared of the company & model of selling as I’d been burned by NWM companies before 😣😩🫣
Not only did I love the instant results for my hair- & everyone else did too (!!)- but I also decided hesitantly to try their skincare & skincare makeup & I swear to you, this 41 year old loves what she sees in the mirror once again! 💃
No Botox or fillers -or even regular hairdresser or facial appointments! What you see here is purely the results of superior, botanical based hair & skincare & skincare makeup 🥰❤️ and I should add I’m 12 weeks postpartum tomorrow
I could not be more thrilled & I just love feeling like me again!
I’m nowhere near perfect or flawless yet I feel I look as good as I can naturally & im beyond happy with that 🤗🤗
If you too would like a simple & effective refresher for your hair & face comment REFRESH below or DM me.
It is the most fun & fulfilling to help other women like me feel themselves again- naturally ☺️
All my love
Bridgetjane
I cannot speak more highly of the botanical based active skincare & skincare makeup that I came across in my hair transformation journey.
I truly didn’t expect to like it. I was very hesitant to switch from what I was using as I did like that & had used it for years!
But since trying this new range I’ve not looked back & truly my skin has never looked or felt better 🤗
If you’re interested in knowing more a botanical based and effective skincare and active skincare makeup (that improves the condition of your skin as you wear it), DM or comment FRESH below ⬇️
Two months with this little cherub on Thursday 🥰❤️
She has just grown SO MUCH!
A beautiful, now chubba little bubba 😍
Just like her mama, she loves her food and goodness me you will hear about it if you’re delaying that goodness in any way, shape or form!
In fact, this little miss is very expressive. She has been from birth. She made eye contact with me & smiled the first night!
She has a presence you can’t ignore ❤️
Not so chill like her brother, but equally delightful in her own unique way 🥰
I love her energy. She’s going to move mountains I can tell! (Maybe I should be scared- actually I think I am 🤣😩🫣🤪)
How special and lovely it is to watch your children grown and develop…
Who do you think she looks like? I most definitely see her dad! ❤️
Taking a moment to savour these beautiful images by @lovedbymace & to reflect upon life lately…
I used to resist & fear change.
I hated it. The unknown. The uncontrollability. The undefined & unconstrained parameters.
It was all overwhelming.
I think this is why in so many ways I’m a creature of habit:
Same food, same clothes, same daily or weekly rhythms.
I need the predictability. The familiarity. The beat of monotony weaved into the mystery.
Recently I have thrown myself into more life change than I would’ve thought possible to cope with.
Our first baby.
Then our second.
A new home.
So much newness. So much uncertainty. So little space for predictability, controllability & the known.
And yet I see somehow I’m thriving. I’m doing better than ever in many ways.
Mentally, emotionally, ?physically.
I feel empowered. I feel strong. I feel productive.
I feel alive.
Fully alive.
And fully expressed.
I’m seeing my true self. My true capacity. My true love.
What I really love & value in this life.
And it is that which you see right here.
My beautiful family that somehow chose me in this lifetime.
Beyond blessed.
Thank you to the universe. Thank you to my body for its magical creations. Thank you to the best husband anyone could wish for.
My life really is a beautiful dream & I’m so grateful 🥰❤️😍
Thank you again Sharri for your genius. I’m so grateful for your incredible skill at capturing our magic despite the seeming chaos 🙈🤪🥰❤️😍🙌
My universe 🥰😍❤️
I truly mean that I was never the one that wanted to get married & have kids…
I just thought it was basic 🙈🤷🏼♀️🥺🫣😟
Not too proud to say I couldn’t have been more wrong!
This is E V E R Y T H I N G 🙏🏼
There is nothing more worthwhile or fulfilling to me.
What about you mama? Are you living the family life you never dreamed of? Always dreamed of? Or is it not what you thought/desired? All experiences, feelings and perspectives are valid ❤️
My dream is to inspire & educate women on how to live a life they love… in my experience, it’s all inner work ❤️🙏🏼
Lots of love ###
Who’s fighting with me?!
LEGGO!
The last day of 2023 was spent, yes LIVING.
A taste of what 2024 has in store.
Filled with little ones- cuteness & chaos (note Hudson’s work in the toilet 😂)
So grateful for a hubby who wants to be involved with his kids as much as his wife 🥰❤️
Grateful for healthy, happy kiddos who have the sweetest & sassiest little personalities
Grateful for amazing friends who stay in touch and are always there supporting no matter the physical distance or time between catch ups
Grateful for a peaceful & calm home that is our sanctuary & looking forward to creating it afresh in a new house next year
Grateful for the love & support of family
Grateful for YOU all- the most supportive & beautiful community
Grateful for my health & happiness
Grateful to all be together & spending the night just doing the family do 🥰❤️
I hope you are finishing 2023 with a grateful heart, mind & soul & looking forward to creating more magic in 2024 🥰❤️
Lots of love oxoxox
Oh my gosh….
This made me so emotional…
Just before we became 4- we had a lovely beach photoshoot session with the talented @brookeelizabeth.photography 🥰❤️
These are images and memories I’ll treasure forever
And yes, this is all that really matters in the end ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Brooke for capturing our family 🙏🏼❤️
My reason, my why, & my vision for Monat:
Happier mamas = happier families.
It’s true.
We LOVE to be mamas. But we also need to look after ourselves. To pour into ourselves. To FEEL like ourselves. Not “just a mama, wife, chef, taxi, nurse, nurturer, &, &, &”!!!
Becoming a mama has been without doubt the BEST thing I’ve ever done. And I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else
AND I was feeling like a very dull & diluted version of myself.
I hated what I saw in the mirror.
Depleted, dull, frizzy, dry hair that never looked any good unless I spent an hour blow drying it 🫣🙈
A face that looked tired, drastically aged, also dull & lacking any kind of radiance or glow 🥺
I told myself I didn’t care, yet that desire to just look & feel a little better remained.
As did the desire for CONNECTION, COMMUNITY, CREATIVE EXPRESSION, a sense of purpose, productivity & fulfilment.
Something other than the “mundane” loads of washing, cooking meals, tidying up, tending to everybody else’s needs…. You know? I love all this & yet it can also be so depleting when we are not being poured into as well. When we are not also receiving in some way that lights us up we become depleted & full- energetically & physically.
This is what I saw and desired in the women I followed who were doing Monat. They were lit up- physically & energetically! Glowing & radiant. Creative & productive.
All whilst having their kids & family at the centre of their lives. They just slotted Monat in & around that.
Their hair looked great. Their skin looked fabulous. But most of all they were lit up, energised & having FUN each & every day.
I wanted this for me. And this is why I said YES.
I have received all of this & more on the other side of my yes, & now I want to share this with other mamas who need & want this kind of effect in their life too!
So- if you are feeling depleted & dull… a bit lost and not quite yourself, let’s chat mama.
You CAN do something for you, tha
I feel so blessed to be living a dream I never even knew I wanted for most of my life…🥹
For most of my life I rejected the idea of marriage, kids & being a stay at home mum & wife 🙈
Truthfully, & almost shamefully for me now, I thought it was “lame”, & I wanted to be “so much more” 😳
Thank goodness for all the self development work I did in my twenties & thirties because honestly, without that level of immersion, confrontation & truth I may never have woken up & broken down my very strong walls.
I may have missed all this 🥺 All this magic. All this bliss.
I may have continued on through life as a fiercely independent woman, refusing to be “held back” by a man & kids & “chained to the home” 🙈🫣😳
Wow. How in denial I was🙃
Home is my sanctuary. My heaven. My everything❤️ these guys are my entire universe & heart ❤️
Home with my husband and kiddo(s) is exactly where I love & feel blessed to be🥰
I’m so thankful for discovering a way of “working” that fulfils my desire to be connected, creative, purposeful & of service without compromising or taking away from my highest priority- my family 🥰❤️
It really is possible to have it all👏🏽
If you’re prepared to be brutally honest with yourself, you can live dreams you never even knew you had ❤️
We are entering the second last week of being a family of 3, & very soon we will expand into 4.
My dream is to continue to put this & them first whilst also filling my own cup, nurturing my own health (body, mind & soul), & being the most loving version of myself I can possibly be so that my kiddos & husband never doubt how truly, madly, deeply they are loved ❤️
What is your dream? Do you know? Are you sure?
Have you uncovered a dream you never knew you had in your heart?
I’d love to hear ⤵️
Thanks to the gorgeous & talented @lovedbymace for these images that are merely a sneak peak of a gallery to come ❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼
I just can’t believe this little guy is going to be TWO in 9 days 🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭😭
Annnnd a big brother in six weeks 🙈
Watching him grow & become his own little person is by far the best thing I’ve ever been blessed to do 🥰❤️
I just can’t even put into words how much I love this little human…
Every single day, multiple times a day he makes me laugh & I just love being his mama 🥰❤️
Hudson James Brasser you really are the best thing to ever happen to us & everyone who meets you & knows you absolutely adores you ❤️
You are a gift to the world xo xooxox
Come with me as I show you my 5 minute makeup routine 💄
So quick & easy with a natural, radiant finish that lasts all day! 😍
Not to mention that our skincare makeup is infused with our nourishing & hydrating skincare that gives not only a cosmetic result but actively improves the condition of our skin as we wear it 🥰❤️
Base BB cream in nude- this also acts as a sunscreen
Brighten & Lighten concealer with Eye Smooth eye cream
Radiant bronzer- talc free
Gel cream blush in peach with hyaluronic acid
Lip oil
Eye of Horus Goddess mascara
Eye of Horus eye liner
Hair- day 2 - all Monat products - so easy to manage! Just a comb with fingers and im good to go!
Is your daily makeup routine this simple? And effective?
If not, let’s chat!
We can set you up on the same basic routine so that you can spend way less time getting ready & much more time feeling confident out in life!
Comment 5 minute makeup below or DM me!
Xx
It’s not always easy
But you can do it
You can stay calm. Breathe. Choose peace.
If for nothing more than your own well-being.
Remember everything passes. Everything.
Do what you can to regulate your own nervous system. Call on supports. Express your emotions in healthy ways
Get outside. Breathe. Look up at the sky. Look at the blue & green all around you. Soak up the fresh air & reset your outlook.
Think about what’s best in the long run whilst also minimising damage in the short term.
Again, it’s not always easy…. But I do believe it’s possible ☺️❤️
I’m here with you 🙏🏼
Come with me as I make @simple.home.edit ‘s Pulled Pork & pickled red cabbage 😋
So simple, so easy, so delicious!
You can find the full recipe on Nicole’s website. This was meant to be served in mini taco shells however we used what we had and paired it with rice! Always a winner ☺️👏🏽
Does your family love pulled pork? Will you try this version?
Enjoy ☺️
#familyeats #yummyfamilydinners #simplecooking #fromscratch #delicioushomecooking #homecooking
Thoughts on entering and transitioning into the #thirdtrimester 🫠
It’s been a challenge so far and I haven’t found my “comfort” zone yet… maybe I won’t?
I feel larger than I was with Hudson- especially in my but and thigh region 🫣 I haven’t found clothes that feel comfy or flattering…
I am not hating myself by any means though which is really reassuring if you know my history…
Once upon a time I truly judged & “liked” myself based on what I saw in the mirror. I was super thin, could not cope with fat on my body & had extremely high and relentless standards for my appearance 😑
I never realised how difficult it was to be like that until I decided I wanted to be loved & liked for who I was, not what I looked like. Of course the change had to come from within. Only always.
I’ve learned that the body changes. Appearances change. That’s ok. That’s healthy and normal. Hating or liking yourself based on what you look like is not healthy and it will never lead to long term happiness 🤷🏼♀️
So, I will find my way to adjust to this expanding body and to embrace it even. I am in awe of the miracle that is pregnancy & creating another human inside your own body 😱
I guess I just don’t have the luxury of time, space & focus that I had the first time round to be able to shop, relax, meditate etc. This also has benefits 👏🏽🤪 (not a lot of time to stress, worry, catastrophise)
How have you found adjusting to your changing body in pregnancy mama? Has it been different for different pregnancies? Did you find your pregnant style?
Id love to hear from you 🥰⤵️
#29weekspregnant #fitmama #healthymum #bodytalk