Family Life

Family Life is something which is different for everyone but we all have similar experiences which we can share, have common ground with and relate to.

Family life for me, as you may know, hit me like a ton of bricks, I wasn’t expecting to meet my now husband Christopher, I wasn’t expecting to get married and I wasn’t expecting to have to children. Although it wasn’t expected, I wouldn’t change a moment of it.

Before I met Chris, I was a forever-single girl with no care in the world and no desire to start my own family. But of course, this all changed when Chris waltzed into my life like something from a movie.

Family life for me is quite different to what others experience, mainly because I have more help than others do.

I am a stay at home mum, with the profession of a blogger taking up my spare time and I have the help of a nanny. My husband works full time and I have close friends and family all within relatively close proximity. I’m lucky like that. I know where nearly all of my friends and family live, and even if I’m not sure of the exact address, I have their contact details so I can ask them directly. I’m blessed, but there are people close to me who have lost contact with their loved ones and wouldn’t know where to start looking for them if they wanted to reconnect. However, one of my friends did mention that she was considering hiring a PI from Bond Rees – helping you find a person who you’ve lost touch with is one of their many specialties. I told her it was a great idea and urged her to follow through with this when she has the chance. There is nothing better than being surrounded by those you love.

My family life is pure bliss, I get to stay at home with the girls every day, see them grow up, help them make dolls houses and teach them how to walk, talk and be happy.

While these are normal milestones that every family experiences, I treasure them with all my heart. The same things that my parents did with me, and their parents did for them, I am now doing with my children with the hopes that they will do it with their children one day too. They are going to come from a long line of amazing people who put others before themselves.

And I honestly can’t wait for the day that I can tell them stories about their grandparents and great-grandparents. I just wish they had the opportunity to meet my grandma and grandpa – they were the best grandparents a girl could wish for! They lived life to the full, even when they moved into an assisted living in lincoln facility. Unfortunately, this had to happen, as they were unable to live independently, but the help they received there was out of this world. But trust me when I say that they will hear stories of how remarkable they were.

I really am a lucky woman. And I understand that my family life is a little different from many mothers who maybe work a full-time job, have no additional help, and are struggling to make time for themselves within all of this.

I appreciate all the people in my life who make me happy and are always taking care of me. I get to experience a very fulfilling family life and my husband loves to shower me with a lot of attention, affection, and gifts. He, in general, remembers major occasions and dates like my birthday, anniversary, Mother’s Day, and all. Perhaps, he keeps a calendar and looks online for articles on Mother’s Day gift ideas for your spouse or for other occasions, but whatever it is, I feel very grateful for the effort he puts into everything. Not everyone is this blessed.

In Good Taste - Family

A big benefit of being a stay-at-home mother is that I am able to cook delicious, fresh, healthy meals for the family. I was never much of a cook during university, or even when I moved out of my parents at the age of 21. My mother hoped that being forced to cook for myself would help to improve my skills within the kitchen, but it didn’t and I lived on frozen pizza, instant noodles and crisps for six years.

Nowadays, I spend my afternoons in front of the stove, experimenting with different flavours, dishes and testing them on my unsuspecting children ready for dad’s return at 7 pm.

Family life undoubtedly changes everyone and everything. From how you think to your hobbies and food choice, having children changes your mindset and essentially how you live. They become the focus of your world as you try and bring them up in the best way possible. They also cause a lot of anxiety and stress, especially when they get ill and you are frantically googling “the best pediatrician near me” to get them looked at, only to be told they just have a cold. They are your biggest joy and your fear.

My relationship with my parents has become stronger, as well as my sister and my circle of friends has grown smaller. Family life busy, it’s exciting and it’s nothing you can prepare yourself for.

Everyone’s experience of family life is different, from the way we choose to raise our children, what we feed them and how we teach them the ways of the world.

The important thing is that we support each other in our pursuit to be the best mothers, fathers, grandparents and nanny’s we can be.

I don’t claim to be the perfect mother, but In Good Taste is a place for family members to come together to share their tips, advice and experiences with others who need a helping hand.